As a small business owner myself, I understand the worries of small business owners and entrepreneurs during times like these.  The most important thing to remember is to not panic.  You can make it through business rough patches with the same attitude you use to get through each day: build your brand, provide excellent service to your clients, and always keep your focus. Best tips for small bu...

What are the three marketing tools for small business you just can’t live without? Some say it would be hard to beat email marketing, surveys and social media marketing. And if you agree with this assessment, you’d be doing your small business a great service by focusing on these three areas since all have the ability to drive great ROI for any small business. But what’s good for the geese i...

Why do customers still buy from you? Karen Axelton, veteran entrepreneur reporter and blogger, recently listed five main reasons for small business marketing advice entrepreneurs should realize why people still keep coming into the store to buy. Here they are in no particular order: –Convenience: We don’t want to call people lazy, but there’s a reason why there’s a drugstor...

Here’s a good story about an entrepreneur using small business online marketing ideas who found a great niche and is now utilizing the Internet to “grow her footprint” in business. Diana Vanover is a woman with big feet. She always found frustration when trying to locate comfortable and stylish shoes in her size because few retail stores actually carry them. So she set out to cre...