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Business Advice from Tom Golisano on Building a Billion Dollar Company

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Financial success stories are what business legends are made of; entrepreneurs starting their own companies with a few thousand dollars from their life savings and their credit cards. Most of founders fail, but there are the rare ones that succeed to become billionaires. On the Small Business Radio Show this week, billionaire Tom Golisano, founder […]

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Small Business Owners: Don’t Overlook Your HR Strategy

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By Tegan Fitzpatrick When you’re an entrepreneur, you generally need to understand every function of your company: operations, sales, marketing, finances, and human resources. Many business owners, however, only concentrate on departments that are directly linked to sales and increased ROI, and put human resources on the back burner. However, by not making HR a

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How to Guarantee Success by Becoming an Expert

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Want to succeed today and guarantee long term success? Become a subject matter expert in your field. This is because selling is no longer effective; people don’t really want to just buy your product or service; they want to learn and be educated from the best. On The Small Business Radio Show this week, Dorie

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20 Business Name Generators for Small Businesses

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Choosing the right business name can help you get your new venture off to a strong start. However, some entrepreneurs struggle to find names that are relevant, memorable, and available. Luckily, name generators can help spur ideas. There are plenty of these available online, including those for specific industries and niches such as craft business

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7 Ways to Ensure Your Small Business Closes Sales

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Is your small business sales team newer, less tenured, or used to a different selling motion? You may find that their ability to drive a sale to close is just as much of a variable. Recently, our Essentials Business Coach team in Atlanta held a “War Room” — a sales tactic to review deals in

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This Company Says It’s the Airbnb of Boats

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GetMyBoat, is a startup that calls itself the “Airbnb of Boats.” This app lets interested people rent boats in many different countries. Small Business Trends contacted Val Streif, marketing manager for GetMyBoat, to find out what makes this enterprise successful. He started by making some big claims. “GetMyBoat is the world’s largest marketplace for boat

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How One Entrepreneur Went from Getting Robbed to Being a Millionaire

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AquaVault is a portable outdoor travel safe that protects your valuables while you swim on vacation. Small Business Trends contacted Jonathan Kinas, Co-Founder/ Managing Partner, Aqua Vault Inc, to learn the story behind this product. Like a lot of great products, Kinas pointed to the old adage that necessity is the mother of invention. The

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Why Thinking Small Will Get You Closer to Your Ultimate Goals

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There’s no lack of people telling you to go find your passion and dream really big. But, why does it seem like when we try, we so often end up falling short and more overwhelmed than when we started? On the Small Business Radio Show this week, Liz Forkin Bohannon, founder of international fashion brand,

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