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Denver Small Businesses, Get Your Brand Ready for Liftoff

October 20th, 2011
nova-microbrands

In our ongoing quest to provide the best no-nonsense branding and design for businesses at every stage of their life cycle, Phases is introducing a totally new (for us) type of product. We’ve developed NOVA Microbrands for small or startup companies Read More

What Small Businesses Can Learn from Steve Jobs

October 6th, 2011
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There have already been a lot of tributes extolling Steve Jobs’ impact on the way we work, listen to music, read, and generally relate to our technology, our products and our brands. But as small and midsize business owners and managers, and as branding and marketing professionals, what can we learn from Jobs’ career? And how do we apply those lessons to our own work?

10 Tips for Effective Small Business Web Design

September 21st, 2011
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Small business owners often feel compelled to design and build their own websites rather than hire designers, coders, writers and the other professionals and experts who make their livelihoods on the web. Remember, though, a bad website will actively hurt Read More

Back to Business Cards

September 20th, 2011
business-card-backs

5 ideas for using the prime real estate on the back of your business cards. Your business card is usually the first, and sometimes the only printed collateral your prospects will take home with them. Make sure it goes into Read More

awesome new lipsum tool

September 1st, 2011
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