If you've ever worked for someone who made your life a misery; who didn't understand you; who seemed to give no recognition of the work you put in, or who undermined you or bullied or intimidated you, I should imagine you'd probably find, not just you, but a whole team working at sub-optimal level.

Copyright (c) 2009 Audrey Burton Do you improve your clients' lives with your service? If you are a wedding planner, professional organizer, life coach or therapist (or other personal service business), your marketing needs to really touch your prospects in a compelling and emotional way.

Time is of the essence - here's how to get it done efficiently. While watching a student on campus one day I witnessed "the ultimate" in multi-tasking. The student was roller-blading (getting exercise) - to class (quick transportation) - with his shirt off (getting a tan) - listening to his assignment that he had downloaded into his ipod (audio-learning) - AND - he was eating a sandwich - all at the same time (alright, probably not a great way to eat while exercising - but doable).

There are tons of different marketing tactics that are available for you to use and you get inundated with many "new" opportunities every week. How do you figure out if you should do a specific marketing activity or not?

Let me cut to the quick. In the UK we have now officially entered the longest recession in recorded history. Businesses are going bust at an alarming rate and every savvy business owner wants to maximise their search engine optimisation marketing and their advertising pay per click spend.

The Numis Network is a hidden gem that is starting to get a lot of attention. If you have not heard of Numis before, it is a great business that has been around for a few years now.

For any type of business, money spent on energy use is one of the largest allocation as part of operational expenses. It makes a lot of sense to keep on monitoring energy use in order to keep it to a level that allows the business to get more profit.

As a small business owner, you have tackled many challenges and obstacles to make your business a success. Many business owners have found that a joint venture is a great way to continue expanding revenues and even help grow their own business.

Aunt Mabel’s priceless vase is too big to lug across the country. The thing is an antique from China, it was made during the Ming dynasty! To ship it might be expensive, but it will be worth it once this puppy is sitting in your living room.

Ask five people what to do to be successful when starting a business and you will probably get five different answers. Everything from, "you absolutely have to have a business plan" to "failure is eminent without my new software.