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Articles tagged: Small Business

Understand Buy-Sell Agreements: Safeguard Your Business Against Death, Disability, Divorce, and Disputes

Buy-sell agreements protect businesses from death, disability, divorce, and disputes, ensuring smooth ownership transitions and financial stability.

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7 Steps for Building a Small Business Brand Strategy

Build a successful brand strategy for your small business, from creating a strong brand identity to focusing on customer needs and fine-tuning your approach.

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Strategic Product Pricing: A Lesson from Pumpkin Spice Latte

The success of Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte holds valuable lessons on strategic product pricing that are relevant for many businesses.

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Hey Business Owner, Are You Using the Full Potential of Social Media Marketing?

Did you know that 91% of Fortune 500 companies use Twitter and 89% use Facebook? More and more business owners are turning to social media marketing to stand out in the market. So, are you using social to its full potential?

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6 Important Business Plan Mistakes to Avoid

A long or hyperbolic business plan can turn off investors quickly. Eliminate red flags with these six important business plan tips. 

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How Do I Evaluate Multiple Offers in a Business Sale?

Comparing multiple offers in a business sale is not always an apples to apples comparison. Consider buyer intent, complex provisions and, ultimately, your goals.

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Cash is King: Prepare Your Balance Sheet for a Business Sale

Buyers look for signs of healthy cash flow. Find ways to clean up your earnings and expenses as you prepare your balance sheet.

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19 Questions You Need to Ask to Build a Killer Marketing Strategy

Despite what the plethora of ‘simple’ marketing guides on the internet might imply, developing an effective marketing strategy is complicated and difficult work. Sure, you could patch together a quilt […]

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Four Reasons Effective Marketing Strategies Require Patience

When you have the right ingredients: a valuable service or product, a solid team, and a well-crafted marketing strategy, there can be a strong desire to ‘jump-start’ further success. Adjusting […]

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The LLC Operating Agreement Demystified

An LLC operating agreement is a set of rules and provisions that outlines company structure, management, compensation and other internal issues.

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