Ben Means Business

I've finally landed in my hometown of Detroit, MI and am ready for some R & R (YES...I said Detroit). Therefore, I decided that I won't be posting any new content until Monday. However, this week was full of business advice from some of the best in the blogosphere. So just in case you've missed anything, I've comprised a list of some must reads to get you through the weekend.

1) Top 10 Strategies for becoming Uncommonly Successful-My favorite this week was an article written by Stacey Mayo over at Business Know How. Nicely written article that uses exerts from her new book. Re-iterates many things that we(entrepreneurs) lose sight of when starting a small business(some of which are mentioned in my post Why are You and Entrepreneur?).

2) New IRS Campaign targets help for Small Business Owners -Denise O'Berry over at http://www.allbusiness.com/ has written a very informative article about a phone forum the IRS is providing small business owners to help educate them about filing business taxes. Taxes are never an easy task, especially for the brand new owners. So read the article and make sure to attend the IRS' forum.

3) 10 Things you should know when Marketing - Article written by Evan Carmichael outlines a post written over at http://www.conversationmarketing.com I would've used the original article but it wasn't from last week so Evan gets the credit! I really enjoyed this posts. Very practical advice with a humorous undertone. Great Read!

4)Importance of Time Tracking - This was the second in a series of posts on this subject. It discusses one of the major topics to consider when starting a small business. Great topic, great article. Nuff said :).

5)5 Tips for Success when Traveling with Your Business - This was a post from popular blogger Yaro Starak. It gives practical advice about getting things done while on the road (I will be utilizing some of these tips this weekend).

For those of you attending SOBCON, have a great time, I look forward to reading all about it. To everyone else, enjoy the reading and have a great weekend!