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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

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“We want to work with people who are up to date in the areas that we’re iterating toward, so we outsource software development but keep design, engineers and product management within the company,” she says. You can advertise for freelance help on sites such as Guru.com or Elance-oDesk.com. Who you gonna call?

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Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2013

Small Business Labs

In 2013, products that help users manage time, life and work effectively will be in demand, as will services targeted to relieve our schedules of mundane tasks and improve personal experience (see trend 4, Small Businesses Hit the Road).   We borrowed this trend from the 2013 Future Workforce Trends from our friends at MBO Partners.

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Your online Business Development System: The Blog Transmitter

BioTeams

I have a controversial view on email - I believe that personalised email is fine but bulk email management and email newsletter systems have probably reached the end of their useful lives for most small businesses. Graphics Designers: elance. Think about using email.but not for very long! Word Press. Analytics: google analytics.