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Working with a mentor when you’re just starting up can make all the difference. Here are eight tips for finding one.

The end of the week has rolled around again, so it’s time to catch up on the week’s most important small business headlines.

The nature of consumer reviews is fast dictating whether or not customers will be driven in or out of your business. Simon Carson has some tips for using these trusted resources to your advantage.

I ask one question to determine whether a new company has a future. The 15-second answer tells me all I need to know

The average business loses 6 percent of revenue from employee theft. How to make sure it doesn’t happen at your company.

Commonalities may be comfortable, but they also create blind spots. You want lieutenants who provoke feuds and dissent.

Apple has announced yet another record-breaking quarter, doubling revenue and profits on the back of strong iPad and iPhone sales.

Businesses are pessimistic about trading conditions and their performance for the first quarter of 2012, as concerns about the European debt crisis and the slowing Chinese economy pulled down the majority of indicators in the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (ACCI) Survey of Investor Confidence.

Nokia has been fined $55,000 after customers weren’t easily able opt-out of an SMS marketing campaign, and the ACMA is warning all businesses to check their SMS marketing follows rules set out by the Spam Act.

Hiring a celebrity spokesperson doesn’t have to break the bank. Here are some low-cost ways to involve celebrities in your business.

These tools that can help any small business gain control of email clutter and become more organized and productive.

A Princeton dropout makes waves with mobile gaming and payment services.

Sir Richard Branson has called the war on drugs a global failure, and is asking governments around the world to experiment with policies that would see the decriminalisation of illicit drugs.

Businesses are no more satisfied with the major banks now than they were in October, despite two interest rate cuts in November and December.

Sometimes the Web services you rely on crash… or get taken down by the feds (sorry, Megaupload.com!). Be ready before it happens to you.

These six mantras help keep me focused, and help keep my business sailing along, no matter what the day brings.

Hint: It’s harder than it sounds. Here’s how we make it work, and stay happy while running a successful business.

Consumers will spend more of their online dollars with UK retailers over the next month, PayPal says, as the local dollar continues to strengthen against the British pound.

When it comes to setting business goals at the start of a New Year, Charles Pludthura suggests you make them achievable and realistic. Here are some ideas to get you started.

You have more important things to focus on than, um, focusing. Get back on track with these tips.