We all know that the “money is in the list”, but you may be sitting on a rich referral resource pool called… Your Circle Of Influence.

Join Cathie Heath as she explains why putting everyone you know on your mailing list has the potential to help you and your business.

There are many ways to attract customers using social networking sites. In this video Shelly Allen discusses an article that she found in mashable.com about the use and benefits of using a mobile phone app as a vendor and small business owner especially when there’s a high probability that lots of customers are likely using different mobile phone apps…

For more information, you can check out http://foursquare.com/businesses/ and see if it can be a benefit to your business.

Join Kristen Darkenwald as she highlights The Law of Compensation, which was the focus of an article written by Robert Kiyosaki and published in the September 2010 Issue of Success Magazine.

Learn how The Law of Compensation can provide clues to your future success and help you continue to forge ahead in your business.

by Miriam Buhr

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The Trend in Small Business is all about Social Media Marketing. You see it everywhere from TV to restaurants to the Mall.

Pepsi was one of the first to dump a huge portion of their Super Bowl advertising budget and put it into marketing on FaceBook and Twitter.

On a recent trip to Barnes and Noble Wes Hazlitt found a whole section devoted to this subject.

For more information about and resources from Wes, be sure to visit his website.

Cathie Heath discusses the idea that when business owners attempt to get a handle on all they have to accomplish in their businesses, it can feel a bit overwhelming at times.

Join Cathie as she shares several time management tips found in Entrepreneur magazine from time management expert, Julie Morgenstern. Morgenstern advocates using “maps” and dividing a work day into chunks.

Find out how to create these “maps” and combine them with tracking to help you be more productive and move your business forward.

There are several key areas that need to be addressed when you are choosing the right employees for your business.

Join Shelly Allen as she discusses employee hiring practices as a small business owner.

Getting to the point where you actually need employees is a major milestone for a small business owner and…

You want to make sure that you are taking all of the necessary steps to find the best employees for your small business.

In this video Miriam Buhr addresses how creating local network business groups can offer many benefits to the small business owner.

The idea to blend online and offline marketing methods makes great business sense because it offers small business owners the ability to increase their exposure at the local level using powerful social media tools and platforms which have served well the online business owners.

By creating a local group that caters to a specific group with a specific need, the likelihood is that whoever creates such a network is bound to see some gains.

Be sure to watch end of video to see the results experienced by the Boston Networking Club which is found in the LinkedIN platform.

In this video Cheryl Jordan discusses a strategy and a business finance resource that has helped business owners obtain funds for their enterprises.

According to research by AOL Business, this one tip can increase your chance of business finance approval by 50% with potential to move your request to the ‘Yes, You’ve Been Approved Batch.’

Kristen Darkenwald shares how Facebook is Not Kids Play and why business owners should pay attention.

In a recent report from Mashable.com, Facebook acquired over $40 Million in Social Networking Patents. This piece of news alone indicates the growth of Facebook and that its online domination is not going to slow down.

In this video Kristen also shares a short review of “The Facebook Effect” by David Kirkpatrick.

The Facebook Effect was written with full cooperation of Facebook’s CEO and founder, Mark Zuckerberg. He shared the complete history of the rise of Facebook and the future of this company.