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Cheryl Sowa
Cheryl Sowa

Small Business Success Story: Yevgeniya Lepskaya School of Music

Entrepreneur and music extraordinaire Yevgeniya Lepskaya has overcome many challenges to open up her own school of music in Park Ridge, Illinois. I recently interviewed Yevgeniya and asked her about her challenges, successes, motivation, and small business advice.

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Cheryl Sowa
Cheryl Sowa

Can a Small Business Owner be TOO Much of a Leader?

Small business owners assume the role of leader once they start their business. As the head honcho, small business owners have to have control over all aspects of the business while still being a leader. Can a small business owner be TOO much of a leader?

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Cheryl Sowa
Cheryl Sowa

Want to Run Your Business Blog Into the Ground?

Many businesses use blogs to communicate with their consumers, relate to people in their industry, and to keep the world up-to-date with their latest developments or news. But many of these blogs aren't correctly structured, used, or utilized. Do you want to run your business blog into the ground?

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Cheryl Sowa
Cheryl Sowa

Top 10 Tax Tips I Didn't Know

It's the middle of tax season and April 15 is right around the corner. Is your small business ready? Check out a few tax tips!

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Cheryl Sowa
Cheryl Sowa

Novice Blunders

Are you a new small business owner? Many of the common problems novice entrepreneurs make can be easily avoided. We'll pick out the top five problems and analyze why they are an issue, and what can be done to prevent you from making the same mistakes.

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Cheryl Sowa
Cheryl Sowa

Don't Market to Generation Y

Gen Yers are hard to reach as a whole, yet one of the largest markets to make purchases. The best way to market to Generation Y is to not market to them, instead, establish a connection.

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Cheryl Sowa
Cheryl Sowa

Small Biz Tip: Human Resources: Hiring Practices

The Small Business tips today discuss proper hiring practices.

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Cheryl Sowa
Cheryl Sowa

Small Biz Tip: Start Up Concerns: Business Name

The Small Business tips today discuss naming a start up business.

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Cheryl Sowa
Cheryl Sowa

Small Biz Tip: Start Up Concerns: Marketing Budget

The Small Business tips today discuss a marketing budget for start up businesses.

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Cheryl Sowa
Cheryl Sowa

Small Biz Tip: Start Up Concerns: Money

The Small Business tips today discuss money concerns for start up businesses.

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Cheryl Sowa
Cheryl Sowa

Small Biz Tip: Managing Finances: Choosing a Bank

The Small Business tips today discuss choosing a bank that is best for your business.

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Cheryl Sowa
Cheryl Sowa

Avoiding Negative Publicity: The Do's and Don'ts of Advertising

Recently, a rejected advertisement found its way onto the Internet, stirring up controversy throughout America. What can businesses do to prevent this awful situation?

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Cheryl Sowa
Cheryl Sowa

Catching the Cold Call the Right Way

Cold calling is one of the hardest things to do in business. Whether you are an experienced salesperson or a novice, you can follow these tips to strengthen your cold calls.

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Cheryl Sowa
Cheryl Sowa

Small Biz Tip: How to Write a Press Release

Small Business tips about how to write a press release.

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Kim Fenolio
Kim Fenolio

Small Biz Tip: Sales : Business to Business Selling

How do you sell to another business instead of just the individual consumer? Business-to-business selling can be tough if you don't know what you're doing. These Small Business tips are about business to business sales.

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