• Are you sending out signals that your business is in trouble?  Customers aren’t going to flock to a sinking ship, so watch out for some of these red flags to keep your brand positive, even if your bottom line isn’t. 
  • Starbucks and Howard Schultz are quickly becoming a new power player in peer-to-peer lending.  So if the bank turns you down, stop in for coffee and a micro loan to get your ideas off the ground.
  • Looking to land some big VC money is 2012? Tom Kinnear has some advice on how to go about it.
  • A new generation of Farm-preneurs is picking up steam thanks to the popularity of organic and other food trends. 
  • One of Seth Godin’s latest posts caught my eye on the power of specialization – “the more or less choice”
  • For many entrepreneur’s, sales is one of the least favorite parts of life on your own.  Shying away from it because of your apprehensions is always a fatal flaw.  Take a read of this for some ideas on how to make it happen.
  • James Altucher with some great advice on how to survive year one at your start up.  Some good tips on the pecking order for raising capital and being there for your clients – all the time.
  • Many startups struggle with the battle between doing it yourself and hiring someone else to do it, regardless of what “it” is.  This quick post doesn’t necessarily tell you how to handle those challenges as much as it does get you to think about them and realize them.
  • Trying to figure out why to use Twitter for your business?  I think most can agree to the effectiveness of Facebook, but question “the whole Twitter deal”  Here are 3 quick tips on how it can return some ROI for you.