In-Business Resources

Here are 5 ways you can tweak your marketing to get people talking about your brand.

Are you trying to do more with less these days—less money, less time and fewer employees? I think most business owners are in that boat. If you’re looking for ways to decrease the cost of running your business (or cut the costs of starting one), you should be thinking about outsourcing.

This workshop explains how to prioritize small business responsibilities, eliminate negligible activities, and organize the work. Read more

“Business Technology Simplified,” a free online guide developed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Microsoft, contains straightforward advice on technology-related issues, including cloud computing, communication solutions, marketing and time management.

USA Today columnist, Steve Strauss, shares the financial benefits of turning your niche into business. Read more

Are you using outsourcing to start or grow your small business? If not, why not? A recent report from oDesk, an online remote hiring community, has some compelling reasons why outsourcing benefits both entrepreneurs and the people they hire.

It’s possible for someone to change his or her organizing habits, so long as they want to change. It may take time, but a slight nudge, a bit of encouragement and a few strategies that you share with others, can make it happen.

According to a recent survey commissioned by Microsoft, telework has become a business imperative for organizations of all sizes, even for SMBs.