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It’s been another great year here at Tweak Your Biz!  What started out as an Irish small business community website has grown across the globe, with hundreds of thousands of small businesses now checking in regularly.  2012 highlights included: When the site was rebranded from Bloggertone to Tweak Your Biz back in March And in September,we appointed our new Managing Editor, Sian Phillips Our contributors Of course, none of this would be possible without the talent and support…

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A phrase that jumped out at me in the course of the whole phone prank episode surrounding the Duchess of Cambridge’s recent stay in hospital, and the tragic death of one of the nurses involved was, “reasonably foreseeable.” I think it was a representative of the Australian radio station involved who said that it was not “reasonably foreseeable” that the prank might end up in causing someone to commit suicide. Reasonable Foreseeability Reasonable foreseeability is a legal term used…

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Do you create great content? Find out how Author Rank allows you to claim ownership of your content regardless of where you publish online, become an authority in your niche and have your avatar and name show up in the search results. What is Author Rank? “Google needs a better way to sift through and determine quality in an age where content can so easily be produced and distributed” – Peter Norvig, Director of Research at Google. Simply put, Author Rank is the idea that your…

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Blogging by definition is a display of web log posts, normally in reverse chronological order. It can be a company blog, personal blog or business blog. Blogs can be the work of a single individual, a small group, or (more recently) multiple authors. Multi-author blogs (MABs) consist of posts written by a number of authors and professionally edited. The majority of high profile collaborative blogs are based around a single uniting theme, such as politics, technology, or business. The Blogging…

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I have just spent a number of days going through a remarkable 184 page document produced by McKinsey Global Institute (MGI). The title of the report is The Social Economy: Unlocking Value and Productivity Through Social Technologies.  This report shows what a tremendous advantage Social Technology is to the world of business. Here I am going to highlight some of these benefits to save you having to read 184 pages… Advantages to business of social technologies Product…

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On July 1st, 2012 #45Conversations was launched by Jane Boyd.  It was a challenge to see if 45 Google+ Hangouts On Air could be held in 4 days.  What has unfolded since can only be described as a crazy and epic online conversation adventure that has been full of learning, amazing people and endless possibilities.  Jane has talked with some really interesting individuals – all over the world.  Every person has shared unique stories plus tons of ideas related to social media,…

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This post was originally published on the Bizsugar Blog. If you missed it, last week concluded our month long “Rock Your Biz” business blogging contest. The full list of contest winners can be found here. As you might certainly imagine, it isn’t possible to put together such an extensive undertaking without support from many people. That group, of course, includes the members of the BizSugar community. Behind the Scenes However, we thought we’d also pull back the curtain a bit to…

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A Funky Name, a Funky Business, and a Funky girl. That’s certainly what the Irish Dragons thought of Samantha Kelly of Funky Goddess when she presented to them recently for funding and mentoring. Funky Goddess began as an online site selling a beautifully packaged gift box for young teenage girls called “Welcome to Womanhood”. Samantha really did turn taboo into funky in a country that not so long ago had pharmacies selling sanitary towels and tampons in brown paper bags. Her promise to…

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There is a new movement led by grassroots DIY organisations, the cultural sector and social entrepreneurs who accomplish monumental feats with scarce resources. They are fuelled by a Big Idea and a strong collaborative ethic. As hinted in my last post on re-purposing vacant space, SMEs And Start-ups have a lot to learn from this sector as they too grapple with the same challenges and motivational forces.  It is a movement characterised by community building, innovation and sustainable…

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Tweak Your Biz (formerly Bloggertone) is a business blogging community that has been online for three years. In those years it has grown into a recognised international online publication.  Having different contributors who are all experts in their field makes TYB a “go to” place for original, bona fide and relevant articles which are helpful to everyone. I thought I’d ask a few of the regular contributors what they see as the benefits for writing for Tweak Your Biz and here are…

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