3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Feb. 26

3. Top tips for starting a business. Thinking of starting a business? No matter what field or sector, every successful business owner has common traits from hard work and planning (especially given the tough -- and competitive -- environment caused by the economy) to marketing, assertiveness and, finally, constant evaluation of progress, according to LinkedIn.

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