Sooner or later most freelancers will have the pleasure of working with a client who seems to have forgotten why…

Franchises aiming for global expansion could mean two things: It is either they are booming or they are looking for overseas market, due to stagnant or declining local market.

Franchises practicing green principles will help them to gain more edges than those that are not. Are green franchises the right ones for green franchisees?

I'm talking about refining or expanding the lineup of products or services you offer, or changing the way you sell them. If your circumstances are sufficiently dire, I'm talking about overhauling your entire business model. Specific examples provided in this article.

This is a significant and potentially game changing technology. By expanding the sites from which reviews are gathered and expanding the pools of reviews, Google will be able to aggregate this sort of information about many more places. It could very well portend a shift in the review landscape, moving power way from centralized review sites towards active and aggressive hyperlocal sites.

So how can local businesses make sure they are found? Start by trying out some searches yourself. Start first with your computer, but then try your phone, too. Ask your geeky friends to help you by searching on their phones when they are near your location so you see what they see. Different phones have different apps; different carriers have different default search engines; different locations w

This overwhelming lack of self-confidence is the opposite of the traditional entrepreneurial stereotype. Don't founders forge ahead even when others say success is impossible? Doesn't a founder invent a new product based on her confidence that others will want it? Doesn't the very idea of starting your own company scream "I'm doing it my way, and my way is better?"

The recession has changed how customers shop, possibly forever.

Introduce new products or services to help your small business beat the recession in ways that cost-cutting can't.

Build relationships and a system of accountability to keep your clients happy and loyal