If you are like most entrepreneurs, you will find that sometimes your pitches work really well and other times they fail miserably. You may find that you make twenty sales in five hours one day, but fail to make five sales after working an entire week the next. We’ve all been there.

Before chocking this up to luck, think about why some of your sales are working and others aren’t. You will probably find that many of your unsuccessful days are the result of targeting the wrong customers.

As some of you may know, we’ve been working hard on a new user interface for Grasshopper.  Our goal is to improve your user experience and to make creating and managing your account much easier.

With that said, we’re looking for a handful of our passionate customers to help us shape the look and feel of the new user interface. We need you!

Social networking sites are a powerful tool for marketing your products and connecting with potential clients. However, they are also a popular tool for locating new employees. In 2010, approximately three quarters of all small and mid-sized companies used social networking sites to find new workers or contractors to help expand their business.

Did you happen to catch “America’s Next Great Restaurant,” which aired on NBC a few months back? In it, people who thought they had a great restaurant concept competed in front of a panel of investors – including celebrity chef Bobby Flay and Steve Ells, founder of Chipotle – for money to open their doors.

From the beginning, it was obvious some contestants had what it takes to be an entrepreneur – the ability to innovate, an innate sense of adventure – while others clearly did not.

One way small business owners take care of their top assets (their employees) is by offering special perks during the summer. When it’s hot outside and business is slower, many companies, like the ones featured below, take time to reward their hardworking employees with little extras that boost morale, and create a more exciting work environment. If you haven’t yet planned any exciting perks for your office, it’s not too late to put a few of these cool benefits in place.