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Charles M Cooper
Charles M Cooper

Building Your Customer Value Proposition

As a business owner you need to know many things, but unless you know why customers are going to come to you to do business, and how, then you know nothing.

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Charles M Cooper
Charles M Cooper

Is the AIG Bonus Tax Going Too Far?

While it is true that the people are up in arms over executive bonuses, bailouts and all the other fiscal shenanigans going on these days; when it comes to government interference in contracts and private industry, shouldn’t there has to be a line where we say this far and no farther and shouldn’t passing a special tax on a small group of people because the Congress doesn’t like what they were paid well past that line?


Tags: aig, bonus, taxes

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Kim Fenolio
Kim Fenolio

Small Biz Tip: Twitter Marketing : Finding People to Follow

How do I find people to follow on Twitter? These Small Business tips are about doing just that.

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Charles M Cooper
Charles M Cooper

The Home Office Tax Deduction and You

One of the most vexing issues among home-based business owners involves the tax deduction you can take for your home office. Here is what you need to know.

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Kim Fenolio
Kim Fenolio

Small Biz Tip: Twitter Marketing : I’m New to This

“I’m new to Twitter! What do I do first?” Small Business tips cover what to do first after you sign up for Twitter.

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Charles M Cooper
Charles M Cooper

Recruit and Keep Top Talent for Your Small Business

Yes, we are in a period of layoffs and downsizing, and the need to “trim the fat” is greater now than ever before. Trimming fat, however, implies that you want to keep the lean, which in this case makes finding and retaining top talent a top priority.

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Kim Fenolio
Kim Fenolio

Small Biz Tip: Twitter Marketing : Small Business Benefits

4 reasons why Twitter works for small business. These Small Business tips will demonstrate how Twitter can benefit small business.

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Charles M Cooper
Charles M Cooper

Small Business Tax Changes You Need to Remember

As a small business owner you need to have a good handle on your company's taxes. Here are a trio of changes you need to know about. Two are good, one...not so good.

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Kim Fenolio
Kim Fenolio

Small Biz Tip: Internet : Branding Yourself Online

These Small Business tips will cover how to brand yourself online: the 4 best branding practices.

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Kim Fenolio
Kim Fenolio

Top 20 Small Business Experts on Twitter

Are you on Twitter? Many small business experts are. Find out who the top 20 small business experts are on Twitter and exactly why they're called experts.

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Kim Fenolio
Kim Fenolio

Small Biz Tip: Internet : Getting Noticed

Learn how to get noticed online! These Small Business tips will focus on how to get noticed once you've taken your business to the internet.

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Charles M Cooper
Charles M Cooper

Escaping the Tax Hikes: When Businesses Go Overseas

One of the arguments against tax hikes is that those with the money will leave the location being taxed. We have seen it happen on a municipal level, even a state level, and now, we are seeing it clearly on the national level as the president’s tax policies crystallize and companies relocate overseas to escape them.

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Kim Fenolio
Kim Fenolio

Small Biz Tip: Internet : Building Your Website

How to build a website when you don't know where to start. Thee Small Business will be about building your website provided you've purchased your domain name and have web hosting.

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Charles M Cooper
Charles M Cooper

Mind Your Language: What Message do the Words in Your Ads Send?

We all know that words have meaning, but did you realize that there is a meaning beyond what the dictionary says? More than that, it can have a great effect on how your advertising is perceived.

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Kim Fenolio
Kim Fenolio

Small Biz Tip: Internet : Your Website Name

What do your name your website and domain for your small business? Here are 4 tips to make the decision easy. Small Business tips cover naming your website and securing the domain.

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