February Link Round-Up

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Small is Beautiful News


Tickets for Small is Beautiful 2015 are now on sale! The first two hundred tickets are only £99! Click here to purchase your ticket today.

We've also been publishing more speaker recaps from Karine PolwartRob Walling and Hannah Rudman – click through to read up and watch their talks in full.

We also blogged about one of the biggest topics for Small is Beautiful delegates – Working ON Your Business (as well as IN your business).

 

Business Planning


Starting out? We love these Secrets of the Self-Employed from Kerri Smith.

On his micropodcast, Michael Nobbs talks about creating a sense of accomplishment even when progress is slow.

Have you ever tried breaking down your annual goals into 90-day chunks? We're half-way through the first "chunk" of the year so there's still time to give this a go.

Buffer shared these 18 useful market research tools to help you get to know your audience.

 

Being a good boss to yourself


Recommended listening: Small is Beautiful 2014 speakers Sherry and Rob Walling have started a fantastic podcast – Zen Founder: Startups. Family. Life.

Been feeling needlessly guilty? Here's Natalie MacNeil on How To Tame Guilt And Embrace Your Growth.

Marie Forleo shared How To Prioritize: One Tip That Does It All [VIDEO].

Small Business Heroes created this infographic on How to Motivate Employees. Which of these perks can you integrate into your own working life?

 

Clients & Networking


Brennan Dunn shared his best networking "hack".


How to be a Client's Go-to Freelancer, by Jeff Maehre

From 99U, research shows the best indicator for whether or not you'll persevere (and succeed) is your ability to connect with a close community.

The secret ingredients for a successful business partnership, from Guardian Small Business.

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What are the best resources and links you've come across this month? Tweet us using #smallisb and share them with the community!