This week’s articles include why you need to quit talking about how innovative you are and actually innovate, what makes a great entrepreneur, and 17 business ideas for 2012. Enjoy!

The sales force of any sized company needs to be as efficient as possible so that they can spend most of their time drumming up new business. This guest post explores some ways to automate a sales force by taking advantage of technology to help your sales staff do their jobs quickly, efficiently, and profitably.

The things I have been reading this week include how to tell if you are an egomaniac, how to be a social entrepreneur and do good things for society, and why working 24 hours a day doesn’t necessarily make you a workaholic.

Here is what I have been reading this week. An article on protecting your money-maker, one on how not to suck as a leader, and one about protecting your business from snake oil salesmen that are looking to partner with you. Of course, that isn’t all! Below is more good small biz reading.

Below is a sampling of articles that I have been reading this past week and wanted to share them with you. These articles include why you don’t have to be 21 to start a business, as well as how to gracefully excuse yourself from a conversation with that creepy guy/gal who came up to you at a networking event.

This week’s articles, blog posts, and news items include a warning about why you shouldn’t willy-nilly open up an email attachment (duh!), and a story about why you should think twice before running an office contest to give away an unclaimed food item.

Articles, blog posts and news items pertaining to being an entrepreneur that we found interesting and think that you might, too. Our favorite of the week might just be that 15 percent of small business owners take advice from those they meet in a bar. Um, OK…

Instagram was recently purchased by Facebook for a rather large sum of money, making it a perfect case study in what to do right in business. Guest author Roger Collings tells us 6 lessons entrepreneurs can learn from the sale of Instagram.

Imagine selling your house and most of your personal possessions, buying a motorhome, and hitting the road to see where life will lead you. Professional photographer Fran Reisner doesn’t have to imagine this as it is exactly what she did.

Talking Small Biz is now featured on the Alltop website in the small business category. What is Alltop and what exactly does this mean? Read on to learn more!