You may want to refocus your pitch: The product or service you’re selling won’t get investors interested in financing your startup. Instead, the ingredients that will really make them believe in your business are your customers, their profitable problems, a rock-solid pitch — and you.

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Even if consumers really like a product or service, they’re not likely to share those feelings on Facebook or Twitter, new research suggests.

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Large, diversified companies can survive an occasional bad review of a product line. But it’s a lot harder for a startup or a small business to recover from that sort of thing without its brand being permanently tainted.

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Here are your latest and greatest tweets that helped me run my small business last week. #tweetsoftheweek

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Every couple of years utterances of the implementation of a flat tax emerge. In fact, in a tax seminar during the early 1990s, a well-revered speaker made one of those mark-my-words predictions that the flat tax would be operational within the next few years.

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Attorney, author and The Small Business Expert Susan Solovic says too often would-be entrepreneurs get stalled by legal myths that can be debunked with a little help from a pro and a smart spending plan.

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The year isn’t even halfway over, but that doesn’t mean it’s too early for businesses to be thinking about their taxes.

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While slogans can help build brand awareness and likability, they don’t always resonate with consumers.

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Should you ask all prospective investors to sign a confidentiality agreement before providing details about your company’s plans for growth? My fast answer is NO! Here is why.

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Effective customer service is paramount for business success, no matter how big or small the company. Freshdesk wants to help businesses handle customer complaints and inquiries seamlessly with its cloud-based helpdesk.

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