Brainstorming is a great problem-solving tool and it can be very helpful in your business. It has been around for decades, but is so easy that anyone can learn to do it and benefit from it in a matter of minutes. Here are four quick and easy steps that´ll teach you how.

How do you choose giveaways to promote your business? Promotional products can be an important and efficient part of your marketing plan. And, if you choose them wisely, they can really help in branding your company and in selling your product or service.

This is a great, easy-to-read book by one of my favorite business authors, full of short descriptions of how to stop procrastinating and get the important stuff done.

What’s your talent? I used to think you had to have a talent-show type of talent to be considered “talented”. You know, singing, dancing, baton-twirling and the like. Not true! Talent is a natural ability, aptitude or power. Meaning, it is something you naturally do better than most people.

Is there such a thing as "recession-proofing" your small or home-based business? What can you do to ensure that your business survives an economic downturn?

Do you have a thing for order and organization? Do you enjoy helping others? Do you like sorting, filing, cleaning, and devising systems to store and retrieve things? Do you like to see others succeed and more easily achieve their goals? Then, perhaps you can become a professional organizer.

It’s time to show the love-- to your customers and clients! Use Valentine's Day themes to add a little romance (or at least fun!) to your marketing mix.

How can you start a successful freelance writing business? If you enjoy writing and are willing to create a viable business plan, you can get paid to write and live your dream.

Many times, writers hate the very idea of marketing their work. Marketing smacks of sales and if you wanted to sell stuff, well, you wouldn’t be a writer now would you? Here´s how to overcome your distaste for promoting your book and get to work making money from it.

Do you know how to set goals and make effective and efficient plans to achieve them? Read my review of one of the best books out there on achieving your goals.