American Express OPEN Forum: Powering Small Business Success

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  4 Tips to Successful Delegating 

  As a small business owner, time is your most valuable asset. Make the best use of it and delegate these four things.

  

• Startup of the Week

  Startup of the Week

  GroSocial 

  This social media marketing business succeeded by white labelling its products to partners with small business clients.

  

• Special Feature

  Special Feature

  A Winning Company Culture 

  In our three-part series, we look at how to create a successful team dynamic for your small business.

  

• Featured MSNBC Video

  Featured MSNBC Video

  American Business: Ready, Set, Research! 

  An entrepreneur masters the art of affordable market research.

  

• Featured Crash Course

  Featured Crash Course

  Tax Deductions for Your Business 

  Think you're paying too much in business taxes? Learn about some possible deductions with our latest crash course.

  

• SBA Honors the Best in Small Business>

  about 23 hours ago in Marketing

  National Small Business Week culminates in an award ceremony for the country's top small businesses.

  Jane Applegate The Great Ideas Network

  

• Harnessing the Power of the Superlative>

  a day ago in Marketing

  You can't settle for second place when it comes to setting your business apart.

  Mike Michalowicz Toilet Paper Entrepreneur

  

• Handing Off a Startup, Post-Graduation>

  a day ago in Managing

  How a college entrepreneur built up—and let go of—a successful give-back business.

  Kim Bhasin Business Insider

  

• Small Business Insights from FedEx

  Affordably Build Your Brand

  FedEx Global Brand Management Director Monica Skipper shares a cost-effective way to build a bigger brand for your small business.

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• Can You Take Part in Job Creation?>

  a day ago in Managing

  A new survey shows optimism in small-business job creation.

  Rieva Lesonsky Rieva Lesonsky

  

• 4 Tips to Successful Delegating>

  a day ago in Managing

  As a small business owner, time is your most valuable asset. Make the best use of it and delegate these four things.

  FABIENNE FREDRICKSON CLIENT ATTRACTION

  

• A Second Chance for Two Bakery Owners>

  a day ago in Lifestyle

  The story of two Georgia entrepreneurs who found love and success later in life.

  Katie Morell Business Writers

  

• Featured contributor

  TJ McCue 

  TJ runs http://www.TechBizTalk.com | A review, how-to, and tutorial site to help you discover the top new web-based applications and services for your growing company.

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• Give Customers a Break>

  a day ago in Money

  A great offer is the best way to get your customers in your store. Here's how to craft the perfect deal.

  Lois Geller Wise Bread

  

• Using Placecast to Deliver Geotargeted Marketing Messages>

  a day ago in Technology

  Placecast's ShopAlerts platform uses geo-fencing to send relevant mobile offers to customers in the nearby vicinity.

  Stephanie Miles Street Fight