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Palo Alto Software is pleased to be a small part of this amazing global effort to help young entrepreneurs, small business and growing businesses succeed with their business dreams. This week, all over the world, businesses, universities and thought leaders in the business community are celebrating the power of the entrepreneur. As Tim Berry, the [...]

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Interesting article today on Businessweek.com about the importance of recognizing your business costs and getting them under control now verses later, when it could be too late: “…by recognizing the problem early and making moderate reductions, small firms can avoid more severe cuts later on, financial experts say. Companies that ignore warning signs can erode [...]

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Ok, so, if I am not referring to a special police unit what is SWOT and how can it help you run your business better? SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. Every business should be doing a SWOT assessment every year to make sure that they understand the current market and to focus [...]

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You may start noticing a theme on the BIG Blog – “Back to Fundamentals” – and when you sit down and think about it, it is a really simple idea that can have a really big impact on your business. Whether or not your company is in a financial pinch, the economy is in a [...]

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Business 101

by Chelle Parmele on October 21, 2008

There’s a lot of talk in the media and the blogsphere about the economy and how businesses will be reacting to the climate. Many are guessing there will be layoffs coming in the next several months. PR and Marketing departments are tightening their belts and some companies are cutting those departments altogether. Pretty scary times. [...]

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