Are Color Trends Important in Product Design?

Emotional resonance is key to successful design. Consider color: Its influence begins in childhood, when you probably picked your favorite. "It's really multilayered, the human reaction to color," says Courtney Garvin, an Atlanta-based graphic designer whose senior thesis at Yale concerned color theory. "There's the physical aspect--what happens optically, what happens in the brain. Then you have cultural associations, personal connotations and on and on."

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http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226319

Most Powerful Moms in Social Media

By Leah Bourne. Edited By Helen Jonsen.

The women who make up Working Mother's Most Powerful Moms in Social Media list are powerful influencers–reaching large audiences across all of the major social media platforms including blogs of all styles, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube. They also all have at least one-child at home who is under 18 years old. Read article here
http://www.workingmother.com/most-powerful-moms/most-powerful-moms-social-media

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http://www.workingmother.com/most-powerful-moms/most-powerful-moms-social-media-pictures

HOW TO: Start Up a Small Business

How to Guides on starting a new business.

Main Topics:
Going Broke
Laying the Startup Groundwork
Planning for a Successful Start
Raising the Capital
Establishing Your Image
Finding Customers

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http://www.entrepreneur.com/howto/startyourbiz.html

5 Powerful Ways to Build Your Credibility as an Entrepreneur

by Onibalusi

As an entrepreneur, one of the most important things you should focus on is building your credibility. Be it online or offline, having credibility is very important for new business opportunities, contacts, and your overall business experience.

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http://epiclaunch.com/5-powerful-ways-to-build-your-credibility-as-an-entrepreneur

10 Ways a Start-Up Can Use Social Media to Market Itself

By Edward Boches

“How can a start-up with a few employees and a tiny marketing budget get its name out there?”

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http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/5297/10-Ways-a-Start-Up-Can-Use-Social-Media-to-Market-Itself.aspx

Two Key Principles for Success

by David Samuel

I hope this article gets more people to become aware of how our life passes like grains of sand in the hourglass, and before you know it, time is all used up.

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http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/two_key_business_principles_for_success

Attitude is More Important than Age...

by Arthur Wang

Does an Older person has a chance to become a successful Home Business Entrepreneur? Your attitude plays a very important in determining whether you can be a successful Home Business Entrepreneur and make money out of it.

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http://www.businesshighlight.org/business/home-business/attitude-is-more-important-than-age-to-a-home-business-entrepreneur.html

Entrepreneur Characteristics: Personal Qualities of an Entrepreneur

What makes an entrepreneur is a complex question. It includes factors from the environment in which an individual was raised, his or her family situation, and his or her personality traits. This question has been the subject of a great deal of both study and research. The following discussion is a summary of my own observations plus some of the conclusions of others.

http://www.morebusiness.com/getting_started/primer/d943458887.brc

Creating A Business Image That Counts

By Barbara Gabogrecan

Many things can contribute to creating the business image that you want and they should all be considered before you rush into having anything printed to promote your business. Start with the very name you call your business. When deciding on the name consider just what the image is that you are trying to convey e.g. fun, serious, sensitive, caring, knowledgeable, etc. Don't have the name too long or too difficult to pronounce or spell.

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http://www.allentrepreneurinfo.com/Article/Creating-A-Business-Image-That-Counts/10639

See Your Business With New Eyes

By Debbie Allen

Your business image is like a symphony orchestra. No single instrument determines an orchestra’s success or failure. Likewise, the image you project is not based on a single business card, brochure, or display, but on the total impression created by all these things and more.

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http://www.businessknowhow.com/marketing/neweyes.htm