As the economy continues to struggle I see an ongoing tragedy in the business world. Professionals who have valuable and significant products and services to offer aren't able to create exposure and demand due budget constraints. Fewer people have a strong budget to get their information out in a consistent and meaningful way. More >>
Thanks to a new law in California, the days of selling online without having to pay sales tax are numbered.
Since 2008, a number of states have attempted to impose their sales taxes on Internet commerce, most of which involves sales across state (and often national) boundaries. More >>
"I run a small advertising agency with about 10 employees. Given the nature of our work, our employees spend much of their time online, especially on the social media websites including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. We have found these websites a tremendous source of revenue, as all of our clients are looking to develop advertising strategies for these sites..." More >>
Recently, I gave a presentation on Internet sales taxes at the eighth annual eBay Radio party in Las Vegas - a confab of some of the top eBay sellers in the United States and Canada...During the conference I tracked down about 30 of the top eBay sellers and e-commerce experts in the room and asked them the same question: "In your opinion, what is THE secret to selling successfully on eBay, or indeed anywhere online?" More >>
"My husband and I started a consulting business a while back, and we are finding ourselves getting more and more business from government agencies and nonprofit organizations. There's only one problem: many of these people want to know if we are a 'minority-owned enterprise' or a 'female-owned enterprise'... More >>
You do realize, don't you, that so-called "reality shows" on television are not real?
While the actors picked for these shows are not what we might call "Hollywood attractive," and therefore look more like real people than Hollywood actors, they are still actors, aren't they? More >>
...Last week I received a postcard from a Broadway production company looking to raise money for a revival of a classic Broadway musical.
The postcard proclaims "you too can be a Broadway producer" for as little as $1,000, and goes on to explain that the producer is seeking up to $5 million from the public to finance the revival...
...So just yesterday I finished reading the autobiography of one of the great entertainment industry entrepreneurs of the last century - the cofounder of a successful organization that will be celebrating its 50th anniversary next year after having earned billions worldwide...
...Here are six sneaky, stealthy ways some state and local governments are raising taxes on small business in ways they hope won’t generate lots of adverse press coverage...
...Last week we received a letter from a law firm in a faraway state representing a company we have never heard of, accusing us of infringing the company's trademark. Specifically, they are objecting to the use of one word in our company name, to which they claim they have exclusive trademark rights...
As the economy continues to struggle I see an ongoing tragedy in the business world. Professionals who have valuable and significant products and services to offer aren't able to create exposure and demand due budget constraints. Fewer people have a strong budget to get their information out in a consistent and meaningful way. 
You do realize, don't you, that so-called "reality shows" on television are not real?
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