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Cliff Ennico
10/29/2012
Small Business Advice from The New York Business Expo Recently, I had the privilege of attending the 2012 New York Business Expo at the Javits Center in New York City... As I do when attending any trade show, I look for the 'little' exhibitors that are just getting off the ground. Here is some advice from people who have 'walked the walk' and are struggling to build a successful business in the icy crucible that is the Big Apple. More >>

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10/15/2012
Building a Successful 'Authorized Rep' Program Back in the day, when the baby boomers were young, every neighborhood had at least one 'Fuller Brush man' or 'Avon lady' selling products door to door in their spare time. Interestingly, the model appears to be coming back with the increasing popularity of social media websites, and a lot of companies are looking to pay people for recommending and selling their products to their friends, neighbors, and family members... More >>

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10/01/2012
Sizing Up Amazon's 'Fulfillment By Amazon' Program Anyone who's ever sold anything online knows that often the most unpleasant part of the process is packing, shipping and fulfilling orders. So it should come as no surprise that one of the hottest things in online retail right now is the "Fulfillment By Amazon" service offered by Amazon.com... More >>

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09/04/2012
How to Respond to Bogus Online Customer Reviews Thanks to the Internet, we can find out with a click of a button if anyone has had a bad experience with a product, a service, a small business or a local professional. But what if you have a strong suspicion that a negative online review about your business is bogus?... More >>

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08/27/2012
The Twelve Dumbest - And Most Common - Small Business Mistakes Here is 12 of the dumbest entrepreneurial moves - all are easily avoidable with a little common sense and 'street smarts'. More >>

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07/23/2012
More on 'Retail Arbitrage' Last week's column on 'When Retail Arbitrage Isn't Legal' generated lots of fan mail, mostly from readers who have been doing this for some time and were shocked - shocked! - to find out that there might be some laws that pertain to this new and (as yet) untested field of e-commerce. More >>

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07/16/2012
When 'Retail Arbitrage' Isn't Legal One of the hottest concepts in online retail right now is "retail arbitrage" - buying goods retail and then reselling them online for even more money. The idea is that people who cannot buy these items in their local stores will pay a premium over the retail price to buy them online. Which is all well and good, until you bump into a manufacturer that already has an established distribution system... More >>

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07/02/2012
Preparing for Your Own Old Age It's no secret that the elder support system in the United States leaves a lot to be desired. But it really hits home when you and/or someone you love has to deal with it... More >>

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06/25/2012
The Graduation Speech Your Kid Needs to Hear, but Probably Won't Lately there has been much wailing and gnashing of teeth about this year's crop of college graduates and the tough time they will have finding decent jobs. Yet the commencement speeches today's graduates hear at their ceremonies don't talk about any of that. Instead they are being told to "follow their stars," "make the world a better place," and so forth. Here's the speech I would love to give if given the opportunity... More >>

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06/11/2012
Some Taxing Issues for Ebay Sellers I had the honor of speaking...on two topics of great interest to eBay sellers and e-merchants generally: (1) The 'Legal and Tax Aspects of Your Business on eBay'; and (2) 'Answers to the Most Common Business Questions When Selling on eBay.' ...Here are some 'cutting-edge' tax issues facing eBay sellers today... More >>

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