Marketing intelligence is extremely important because it tells customers’ priorities, motivations, decision-making patterns, and what their budgets are. Although there are multiple paid sources that provide market research, it is often too expensive for small business budgets.

What do you need to start a business? Do you really need all those things in order to start your business? Well-known angel investor and entrepreneur Chris Dixon comprised a list pertaining to what startups do and do not need. SmallBusinessNewz reporter Abby Johnson went through the list and pulled out several of the fundamentals to share in this video report.

It’s amazing how different an online business can be from an offline business. For example, building credibility online is a lot harder to do than establishing it offline. As Reporter Abby Johnson explains, offline businesses can interact personally with consumers and build credibility through relationships. However, reports show that online businesses have only a few seconds to prove themselves to be credible.

While the initial stages of starting your business are exciting, some of the excitement wears off when times get to be challenging. This could be problematic since it ultimately affects your employees and possibly even your clients. So, what can you do to stay motivated?

Are you beginning to question whether or not you should move your business out of your home and to another location? If so, SmallBusinessNewz has several tips that will help you truly make the right decision.

Raising capital for your startup is never easy, but how difficult will it be in 2010? Unfortunately, it will still be challenging. SmallBusinessNewz reporter Abby Johnson delves into the topic and offers a few new spins on obtaining funding. Watch this SmallBusinessNewz report to find out all the details.