http://www.businessmouth.com Free business views and advice from Dave Blake, serial entrepreneur Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:48:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There is little doubt that those businesses that update their websites with regular, unique, knowledgeable business blog content do much better in Google and other search engines than those that don't.In a nutshell, good business blog content keep visitors on the website, and attract relevant incoming links from social media, ... http://www.businessmouth.com/2009/11/16/15-reasons-every-business-needs-a-blog/ When preparing a business for sale, it is essential to concentrate your efforts on maximising its value. There are several stages to the process but they centre around analysing where spending can be cut and where spending needs to increase in order to gain ‘quick wins’.  These enhance how your business looks on ... http://www.businessmouth.com/2009/10/31/preparing-a-business-for-sale/ How many times have I read about the stuff people wished they'd been taught at business school? Why do entrepreneurs have to go through the tough lessons themselves? I mean, sure, making mistakes and learning from them is all a rite of passage for business owners, but you get the ... http://www.businessmouth.com/2009/07/09/what-business-school-will-not-teach-you-about-running-a-company/ Entrepreneaurs are the life-blood of the economy. In these tough and turbulent times, the risk isn't the reward. Those that give it a go and make it through the recession will thrive and so will their communities. Seize the opportunity.  Watch this great video from grasshopper.com.   http://www.businessmouth.com/2009/05/15/the-reason-we-are-entrepreneurs/ Yesterday, President Obama announced a major boost for small businesses across the United States.  The US Treasury is going to buy up to $15bn of Small Business Administration (SBA) loans in a bid to increase liquidity in the business loans market and provide a massive stimulus to small enterprises. President Obama said: "Small ... http://www.businessmouth.com/2009/03/17/good-news-for-small-businesses/  According to several business brokers I have spoken to over the past few weeks, the number of small businesses for sale has dropped significantly. Everyone said that they had fewer businesses on the books and had not closed many deals. The drop in sign-ups is partly due to prospective sellers concerns about the ... http://www.businessmouth.com/2009/01/16/numbers-of-businesses-for-sale-down/ Every business person and entrepreneur is facing a changed environment in 2009. For some, the landscape is very barren indeed. How is your business outlook changing and what do you plan to do about it? Here are my resolutions: Update the business plan and forecasts Transfer the plan from Excel to one of ... http://www.businessmouth.com/2008/12/10/what-are-your-business-new-years-resolutions-for-2009/ You have to love these 16 rules for success by Bob Parsons, chief of GoDaddy.com :1. Get and stay out of your comfort zone.I believe that not much happens of any significance when we're in our comfort zone. I hear people say, "But I'm concerned about security." My response to that is simple: ... http://www.businessmouth.com/2008/07/07/check-out-these-rules-for-success/ Sorry it’s been a while since my last post. A few personal issues cropped up and I took some time off the day-to-day activities of my businesses to sort them out and then take an extended holiday down to New Zealand.Let me tell you, that country is wild!The air is ... http://www.businessmouth.com/2008/06/22/businessmouth-back-with-a-vengeance-after-much-needed-rr/ What a great post – how to save money running a start-up - by Jason Calacanis of Mahalo (and founder of Weblogs Inc). But boy, did he ruffle some feathers. In my view some people just took him too seriously and missed the fundamental points he was making about keeping ... http://www.businessmouth.com/2008/03/09/starting-up-just-read-this/