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On September 8, 2010

The Vision-Based Business Plan

The idea of a business plan is very comforting. It makes people feel safe and secure to know that there is a plan guiding business activities in the “right” way.

But why is it that business plans almost never come to…


On September 8, 2010

How to Recruit on College Campuses

Tomas Barreto said no to Microsoft. After two summers working in the software giant's accounting division, Barreto turned down an offer for full-time work. Instead, he went in search of a start-up where he could play a bigger role, and…


On September 8, 2010

New SMB Projectors from Epson

Today, Epson unveiled a line of affordable projectors designed for small- and mid-size businesses. The EX-Series features three projectors with 2,600-lumen lamps that can last up to 5,000 hours in economy mode. All three projectors have handy features…


On September 8, 2010

Automating Innovation

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today:

Your virtual suggestion box.Companies are spending more money on employee innovation. A lot more money. TodayBusinessWeek reports that…


On September 8, 2010

Google Opens Local Shopping Feature to Small Businesses

Google is attempting to help small businesses convert shoppers browsing online into in-store buyers with its "Local Shopping" feature.

The feature lets shoppers search for goods online then see who locally has the product in stock. Google started with big retailers…


On September 8, 2010

I Hate the Small Biz Political Sleaze

Damn, elections are heating up again. So we’re going to listen to an endlessly insulting harangue of politicians claiming to speak for “small business.” As if anybody…