FastUpFront Small Business Blog

If you are looking to start your own business you might want to consider the sound advice of famous entrepreneurs- those who have already trodden the path to business success. In the following list, several well-known business tycoons offer a collection of business tips and general words of wisdom to keep you and your business [...]

As a new small business owner it may be very gratifying to develop and sustain a business for an entire year- especially if you are doing so under adverse economic conditions. But keep in mind as you celebrate this one-year milestone that there will still be a significant amount of work to do to help [...]

As the 2010 tax season kicks into high gear small business owners should be aware that there are several favorable changes to the tax code that will affect small businesses in particular. These amendments were designed to provide a little relief in our struggling economy, and they should do just that to those who qualify- [...]

I want to end off this series of Twitter posts by breaking away a little from the business theme of this blog and take a brief philosophical-type tangent… The Internet and the technology that both supports and relies on it has been changing quite rapidly over the past couple of decades, and throughout its insurgence [...]

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 [...]

 As the year and a decade come to an end it is time to both reflect on the past and plan for the future… I recently came across this survey conducted by the Pew Institute which examined popular attitudes on the most notable technological and social changes of the past decade. According to half of [...]

One of the less publicized fallouts of our economic tailspin has been the overnight devaluation and in some cases decimation of personal savings. This phenomenon has effected people from all walks of life and all ages. (Image Credit) But, there is a silver lining to every cloud… Now that the economic bubble has burst, it [...]

Online banking may offer a great deal of ease and convenience, especially for owners of small and home-based businesses, but it exposes the account holder to a sea of unscrupulous fraudsters and hackers. In one fell swoop, a business’ entire financial health can be compromised and a business owner’s personal assets can be decimated. (Image [...]

Earlier this year I posted a series on credit card reform and suggested that it would be a rough road ahead for many small business owners… unfortunately I was right. Though the credit card reform act of 2009 may have put a spotlight on some of the obscure and outright abusive business practices embraced by [...]