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Jim Smith
YCHANGE International
Jim Smith mentors entrepreneurial start-ups and counsels small to mid sized companies that are looking to expand or are under performing or under capitalized.

10 Qualities Every Future Start-up Entrepreneur of a Small Business Needs to Have

Martin Zwilling in Management/Leadership in Entrepreneur, October 29th, wrote an article on 10 Qualities Every Leader of The Future Needs to Have. These are...

5 Critical Marketing Steps For Your Small Business

Struggling with how to grow your business? Perhaps you're not thinking strategically enough. Here are 5 marketing steps you must take if you want...

8 Key Tips For Promoting Your Small Business

1. Know Your Favorite CustomerBy definition, your favorite customer is the one who brings in the most revenue with the least...

What Can Your Small Business Learn From Starbucks $1 Cups?

Something is different at my local Starbucks. In line for my requisite morning latte the other day, I noticed several regulars already holding the...

YouTube and Your Small Business

At some point or another you must have heard success stories of people being discovered on the internet. Many singers and actors have been...

Instagram and Your Small Business

The world we live in today is technologically advanced. No longer are we relying on the radio and television stations as the only means...

5 Key Small Business Tips To Gain Success in 2013

If you own a small business or if you are thinking about starting one there are certain must do's that are key to being...

5 Key Ways to Ensure a Quality Web Site Experience for Your Customers

Many small business owners leave the design and composition of their web site to a third party who is generally unfamiliar with the needs...

4 Key Ways To Deploy Mobile Applications.

Using mobile applications in a small and medium sized business (SMB) allows the streamlining of business processes for on-the-go employees and executives and creates...

6 Tough Questions a Small Business Should Ask Itself

As the owner of a small business, you should be able to answer the following six questions without hesitation. What market segment are we missing?Do...

6 Practical Marketing Tips

As we head into the 4th quarter keep paying attention to marketing and PR which is always very important to your survival. When it...

Is Your Small Business Comfortable In Its Skin?

Your small business is an exact reflection of you. For your small business to be comfortable in its skin means that you need to...

Google+ And Your Small Business

Google+, is one of the latest members to add to your arsenal of social media? There are multiple ways that you can use Google+...

8 Social Media Tactics To Find And Understand Your Favorite Customer

Using Social Media to really understand your market and get to know what pain your favorite customers are suffering calls for actively interacting with...

Yelp And Your Small Business

Yelp has become a wildly popular online social media site where real people leave real reviews on local businesses. Yelp's purpose is to assist...

StumbleUpon And Your Small Business

For many small businesses, reaching the widest customer base possible is generally a priority. Social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter...

Making Pinterest Work For Your Small Business

If you haven't heard by now, Pinterest is making waves through the Internet. It is now the third most popular social media site and...

LinkedIn And Your Small Business

LinkedIn is a social media resource that many people overlook. In the past, it was used mainly for finding a job or connecting with...

Twitter Is A Must For Your Small Business

Twitter is exploding and currently has over 200 million users. These users aren't all personal accounts; many are businesses, including small businesses. Are you...

Facebook Is A Must For Your Small Business

Facebook is one of the most popular social media sites with a global user population of 845 million and still growing. While it may...

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