FastUpFront Small Business Blog

In the spirit of the iPhone, the emergence of every great new technology these days leaves in its wake a clamor of software developers racing to build the applications that will enhance its usage. Twitter is certainly no exception. If you are just now beginning to integrate Twitter into your business operations the good news [...]

Small business owners wondering how they can harness the power of Twitter to increase sales and build their business connections can find several great lists floating around the web. For example, check out here, here and here. Almost all of these tips essentially boil down to one point: success with Twitter as a business tool [...]

The recent announcement that GM has filed for bankruptcy is only the latest in a list of big corporations that have taken the financial plunge- a list that includes such “household names” as Circuit City, KB Toys, CompUSA, Linens n’Things, and most recently, Chrysler). This unavoidable trend also includes many smaller businesses and consumers. Since [...]

Want to take a mental health day but are having trouble coming up with a good excuse? I scoured the web in search of the best excuses for not coming to work, and here are my top 30 finds. If by the end of this list you still need more inspiration, check out this site. [...]

Americans today are shouldering an enormous economic burden, and it might not just be having effects on our pocketbooks.  Research shows it could be effecting our health as well. A slowing economy, rising energy and food prices, and a slump in the housing market combined with a flurry of home foreclosures and the ever-present pressure [...]

Every successful company has a list of values, vision and goals — although some “mean” them more than others. What I mean, is that sometimes they are empty phrases so that they have an answer if someone asks, “What are your company values?” Other companies, really try to integrate their values, make decisions with their [...]

If you have ever been in Canada during the month of November, you are sure have to seen a plethora of red poppies on people’s lapels. Although Remembrance Day is November 11th (the US’ Veterans day), the entire nation buys and wears the little red cloth flowers in memorial of fallen soldiers from the Canadian [...]