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Amazon.com was launched in 1995 by Jeff Bezos and eventually became the leader in online shopping. This guest post explores the lessons a small business owner can take away from looking at how Amazon operates, and the issues it faced in its early days.

There might come a time a the life of a business when everything seems to go wrong. Don’t wait until this happens – have a plan in place beforehand. And when it all goes south, make sure you don’t make these mistakes.

Any business, whether virtual or brick and mortar, understands how important the holiday buying season is for their bottom line. Here are 15 things a e-commerce business should consider doing well before the all important holiday buying season to be ready for the onslaught of customers.

Earlier this year Google introduced Chromebooks which are laptops that utilize the cloud as their only storage means. In other words, they don’t have traditional hard drives that most laptop users are used to. This has the potential to revolutionize business computing, and here is why…

Believe it or, entrepreneurs working from home can actually be incredibly productive. Contrary to the belief of many, those working for themselves, from their home, aren’t just sitting around watching TV all day. They are actually very productive. Here is why…

Outsourcing is a great way for a small business to be able to do more for their customers without actually having to hire more employees. Before your company signs a contract with an outsourcing provider, here are a few things to consider.

There is more to starting a new business venture than just hanging your shingle on the door. This post discusses some tips on running a small business, from planning, to professional relationships, to keeping the company’s books on order.

A turnkey business is one where you purchase a “package” that allegedly gives you everything you need to start a business. However, you have to be VERY careful when it comes to turnkey online business, and here is why.

With all the doom and gloom that is filling the airwaves these days, who, in their right mind, would want to consider becoming an entrepreneur today? We contend that for anyone who wants to take control of their financial destiny, now is as good of time as any to become their own boss, regardless of the current worldwide economy.