By Greg Crabtree
From start-up to $1 million, business owners wear many hats. The biggest shift in a business after reaching the $1 million-in-revenue mark is defining the owner’s role and identifying and delegating the eight key functional areas to run the business — CEO, Sales, Marketing, Operations, IT, Finance, Customer Service, and HR.
Jonathan (Jonny) Simkin is founder and CEO of SwoopThat LLC, a San Diego-based technology company that offers parents with college-bound students a free service which can save them up to 75-percent on the cost of college textbooks. A recent college graduate himself, Simkin brings a unique perspective to this growing, and sometimes burdensome, college expense.
Eliminating Dread in the Home Office
Most of your dread doesn’t come from the work itself—it comes from how you think about the work.
Owners Need to Know When Operating Home-Based
By Tara Reynolds, Corporate Vice President, MassMutual

It’s old news that small businesses are facing plenty of challenges, but imagine owning a small business and you need to discuss a problem employee… and it’s your little brother. More than 70 percent of all U.S. businesses are family-owned, and their proprietors will often say that success means being one part entrepreneur and one part family psychologist.
Use the Social Networking Website to Connect with Current Customers and Attract New Ones
By E. Andre Wijnveldt, MBA
Location. Location. Location. We’ve all heard that phrase when it comes to selecting real estate. It’s probably the reason you have the business location that you do. It also applies to advertising and marketing. If you are not promoting your business in the right location, you’re not likely to get the attention you’re looking for. With the popularity of Facebook and a user base of over 500 million, it’s easy to see why companies large and small are using the social networking website to stay in contact with their current customers, and to attract new ones. 
Check out Home Business Magazine sponsored resource channels.
Become a Channel Sponsor | »