Do you like your job? Is it fulfilling? Or is it just a paycheck? In this excerpt from Luck by Design by Richard Goldman, find out how changing your beliefs can give you a totally new outlook.

Ever Googled your own name? Most people have at some point, and there's a good chance your customers have Googled your name, too. Make sure what they find about you in Google makes them want to do business with you.

Users of the Firefox browser know about the capability to extend the browser's functionality through add-ons. There are thousands of these little tools and more are developed everyday.While these toolbars and add-ons can help you find, communicate, search, automate, chat,

In case you had not heard, starting at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Saturday, June 13, you'll be able to choose a username on a first-come, first-serve basis for your profile and the Facebook Pages that you administer by visiting www.facebook.com/username/.

The title to this post came from a discussion with one of my readers about the need to routinely teach everyone in the organization about what your ideal customer really buys from you.The suggestion from my reader was that this

Tonight at midnight Facebook will allow businesses with fan pages to reserve a branded URL, but I just learned you must have over 1,000 fans to do so. Currently the Duct Tape Marketing fan page on Facebook needs a few

Read the Post-Dispatch's annual report of area companies.

CARBONDALE -Southern Illinois University Carbondale will begin offering online courses aimed at helping students and working professionals earn a master's degree.

In the market for a printer for promotional items or direct mail pieces? We discuss a few criteria to use when sourcing printers for promotional items. A good promotional printer can help you take your promotion initiative from concept to

The recently enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 contained a number of either new or expanded tax benefits on expenditures to reduce energy use or create new energy sources.The Internal Revenue S...

One problem small businesses’ often face is inspiring confidence in prospective customers to do business with them. They can’t rely on a corporate identity that is so pervasive and well known it qualifies as a household name, like Wal-Mart or

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has temporarily amended the size eligibility criteria for loan assistance provided under its 7(a) Business Loan Program. SBA issued an interim final rule on May 5, 2009 that temporarily establishes the same alternative small

The number of trainees and apprentices employed by The Highland Council is already exceeding the target of 200 set by the Administration for March 2011. Members of the Council's Resources Committee were told on Wednesday that 203 trainees and apprentices

New proposals to cut the amount of packaging produced and improve recycling rates in Scotland have been unveiled. Next month the public and businesses will be asked for their views on measures contained in the UK-wide strategy, 'Making the Most

Following the closure on 15 May 2009 of the deadline for pre-qualified companies seeking leases for wave and tidal energy projects in the Pentland Firth strategic area, The Crown Estate is pleased to announce it has received multiple bids for

as part of Scottish Renewables Festival 2009 The Highlands and Islands of Scotland is set to play a major part in the first Scottish Renewables Festival, offering people in the region a unique opportunity to see renewable energy in action