The reputation of a business can be critical to its success. In fact, even an individual’s reputation can play a huge role in that person’s success or failure.

More and more businesses are leveraging social media sites in order to grow and connect with their fan bases. There are many good reasons to do this, some of which we will review here.

When it’s time for your small business to invest in insurance, knowing what to avoid in quotes and companies will help your decision making process easier.

After a close baby boomer friend lost her job, she asked me for some advice about how to consider new opportunities.

Small business owners may not see the need for project management. It’s time to reconsider that decision as project management can help your small business in a number of ways. From improved team communications to deadline expectations, project management can help keep you one step ahead.

“How to Finance Your Business” by George Lovato, Jr.

Author, entrepreneur, finance guru and merchant banker, George Lovato, Jr., has created an new interactive eBook entitled, “How to Finance Your Business: Everything You Always Wanted To Know On How to Finance Your Business, but Were Never Taught For Small and Big Business Alike” [Simon Cook Thinkers Press, LLC].

How much time and energy are you spending on managing your cash flow?

If it’s more than 5%..“Houston…we have a problem”…George and I talk about a range of teaching and evaluative tools for the betterment of your business…George says …“Truly effective management is about People, Planning, Projection, Cash Flow, Credit and the idea that if you can’t finance opportunity that’s a REAL ISSUE!!!”

http://justaskgeorgeradio.com/2012/the-brass-ring/

Consulting Guru William McKnight joins the Smallbiz Brain to share his insights and preview his latest book.

Tom Marx is the president of Marx Group Advisors (MGA), a company that provides full-service M&A support for buyers and sellers of middle-market enterprises, specializing in the Automotive and Heavy Duty Aftermarket. The company was originally founded by Tom and his partner Paul Cooperstein.

MGA’s consulting services employ Intelligent Strategy to uncover and increase the value of a client’s company; find or create the ideal buyer or seller; and bring the deal to a winning conclusion.

He’s says it’s RISKY to play it safe in business…

And…he’s the Author of the New York Times bestseller: Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthough Creativity, published by Wiley. Josh Linker is the founder and Chairman of ePrize, the largest interactive promotion agency in the world.

Often quoted in the business press including the Wall St. Journal, INC and Fast Company, he recently launched his fifth company, Detroit Venture Partners, a venture capital firm looking to help rebuild the Detroit region through entrepreneurship. He has won numerous awards including the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, The Inc. 500, Fast Company’s Fast 50 and Detroit Executive of the Year.

Josh Linkner is an accomplished jazz musician. He explains how business success-like good jazz—is most often determined based on creativity and original thought as opposed to technical mastery.