A simple error in communication can be the clincher that loses you an important sale, and more importantly, a lifetime customer. Effective communicating is one of the most important aspects of having ..

Have you heard of the quest for the Holy Grail? Not the Monty Python version or the Indiana Jones version, but the real Holy Grail?According to legend, if a person finds the Holy Grail it will grant m..

Working for yourself can be fantastically rewarding. No-one telling you what to do, choosing your own deadlines, taking your lunch whenever it takes your fancy etc...but after a while, the excitement ..

As much as it pains me to admit this, I may have learned something from the Terminator. Well, to be clear . . . it was actually from the new Fox(R) spinoff series, "The Sarah Connor Chronicles." I ha..

“Love worketh no ill to his neighbour; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.” – Bible, Romans 13:10Seldom are such words found is today’s businesses, or in business tr..

Small business marketing may be the most important part in owning and maintaining a successful small business. A good portion of the marketing effort is determining the needs of your target market and..

I'm sure you have heard of The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne. It is a hit movie on DVD, a best selling book and audio book. It is based on the premise that the secret to success is the Law of Attraction. Ba..

Look around the local shopping centre, and it is almost impossible not to spot all the franchises that are popping up everywhere. Franchises can be best described as a form of business that merges th..

Opinions differ as to what the top seven stupid mistakes are made by small business owners. But one must remember that a business, no matter how large or small, lives or dies by its ability to stay pr..