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5 Tips For Small Business Success In 2014

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Here are some tips you can use now to make your small business a success in 2014. The conversation among small businesses has changed from why there is a need to use social media, to what platform will most benefit their businesses. Join (or start using) Google+. Update your disaster plan.

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How to Find a Mentor

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Stewart, chairman and chief strategist of IR+Media, LLC. “By Startup incubators and accelerators can help a new business grow, and with that comes valuable mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs. “I SCORE mentors: Either via email or in person, SCORE connects entrepreneurs with volunteer business mentors.

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How to Start a Brewery

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By focusing on branding even before construction had begun on the brewery, ColdFire has been building a local following through social media and building buzz for their grand opening. According to the Brewers Association, in 2014 Ninkasi was the thirty-sixth largest brewery in the U.S.,

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