Small Business Trends

Google Introduces the Webmaster Academy

Google houses an incredible amount of information about how to get your site up, running and ranked in the dominate search engine. Between the Support pages, the information tucked away in Webmaster Central, the forums, and the content they share on blogs, any question a webmaster could have about their ...

Cisco Axes Tablet Due to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device to Work) Trend

Highlighting today’s news roundup is the announcement that Cisco plans to discontinue its Cius business tablet.  Reason:   employees are bringing more personal consumer electronics to work in place of devices provided by employers. The BYOD or bring-your-own-device movement, also called the bring-your-own-technology movement because it can include hardware and ...

It’s Not About Imitation, CopyCat or BandWagon Marketing

It’s about where your people are and what they want.  It’s about the ones who pay to get it. It’s about effective marketing.

Recently, Trendwatching released a brief on (R)etail (R)evolution that highlights four ways that e-commerce is transforming including the bridge between ...

7 Deadly Sins of Online Marketing for Small Business

Online marketing has become an important part of the small business toolbox. In order to reach consumers and grow your business, there are a variety of tactics and tools you can use – from online advertising to social media marketing to reputation ...

Small Businesses Hire When Their Revenues Rise

In the discussion of why small businesses are not creating as many jobs in the current recovery as they have in past economic expansions, one simple fact has been missed by many observers: small businesses create jobs when they need more employees. And companies need more employees when they sell ...

SBA Recognizes National Small Business Person: A Model for Entrepreneurs

This year’s National Small Business Week in the United States recognized one entrepreneur who turned her personal struggle with illness into a business to benefit the rest of humanity while others were celebrated for their individual ingenuity. As we say goodbye to another small business week, we also see how ...

Job Hunting: Get A Leg Up on Your Fellow Class of 2012 Graduates

The college Class of 2012 is still basking in the post-graduation euphoria! Congratulations on everything you’ve achieved, experienced and learned over the past four years.

Now wipe that smile off your face and get a job! Seriously… there’s no time to waste!

If you ever saw the ...

Sleeping With Your Smartphone Makes Productivity and Life Balance Possible

I’ll admit I’ve been one of those people. You know, the ones who are a bit disoriented when they are away from the cellphone.  You have to give me a break.  Analytics requires internet access, so I have heard, and a multi-feature smartphone with hotspot capability has become the “Ernie” ...

Attend a Small Business Event: Here is a List

Educational conferences and networking events for small businesses and startups abound.   Here is our hand-picked list of conferences, seminars and events.  Don’t miss out on these excellent opportunities to help you start a business, grow it and run it like a pro!

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