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Our Latest Curated List of Events, Awards and Contests
Every week we bring you a carefully-vetted list of events, contests and awards for small businesses, solo entrepreneurs and growing companies. To see a full list or to submit your own event, contest or award listing, visit the Small Business Events Calendar.
Featured Events, Contests … Read More The Internship: A Lighthearted Movie About Google and The Changing Business World
''The Internship' is a new movie that follows two laid-off salesmen as they attempt to start over in their careers through an unpaid internship at Google. It arrives in U.S. movie theaters in June. It comes across as a feel-good movie with special relevance for anyone interested in the inside … Read More Get Your Business Game On with “The Gamification Revolution”
Circuses were meant to draw the audience’s eye to various clowns, acrobats, trapeze performers and artists meant to bedazzle and delight. With more people spending time online, companies can feel as if they have to run Barnum and Bailey rather than a company.
One entertainment concept that … Read More Small Business News You Don’t Want to Miss
Top small business news stories this week looked at what to do when you get suspended on Twitter, and policy changes. We also brought you information about new products such as the latest BlackBerry, a new tablet hybrid, and the possibility of a color book e-reader. Also in the headlines is … Read More Will We Soon See a Color Kindle E-Reader, Instead of Black and White?
Amazon recently announced acquiring Liquavista, a Holland-based company, from Samsung. And speculation is rife that the purchase may lead to a color Kindle e-reader to come.
Liquavista makes display screens and specializes in a process called electrowetting. Reuters describes it as … Read More Using Customer Experience to Drive Future Improvements
Enjoy this panel discussion on the topic of customer experience from the Social Biz Atlanta Conference. The participants are Ashish Bisaria, Senior Vice President of Customer Experience at Manheim, along with Rob Houser, Senior Director of Product Management for Sage Software. As well … Read More An Innovative Way Out Of This Mess
"Necessity is the mother of invention," right? I think, however, a good case could also be made for panic being the father in that equation.
Being a cartoonist means having deadlines be they from a client or self-imposed. Early on, they really stressed me out. But these days, I'm pretty … Read More Working After Retirement: Should Grandpa Buy A Franchise?
It’s a fair question. It’s one that he’s asking himself. So let’s find out why.
It’s a Different World
Grandpa (and/or grandma) may not be having the retirement experience that they thought they’d be having, especially if grandpa was the victim of a corporate downsizing a couple … Read More NFIB Celebrating 70 Years Advocating for Small Businesses
The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) is celebrating a milestone this year, marking 70 years of advocating for small business owners.
While the nature of its job has changed somewhat in those 70 years, NFIB continues to advocate for small business owners … Read More 5 Technological Breakthroughs Your Website Redesign Must Have
Advancement in design and programming technology makes for a perfect storm: Now is the best time to redo your website.
Technology breakthroughs are constant, but design breakthroughs - what’s that all about? Comedian Louis CK does a bit about how your stomach takes 20 minutes to tell your … Read More HP Tablet Costs Less Than iPad And Includes A Keyboard
[Slatebook X2]
Hewlett-Packard is introducing a new HP Android tablet hybrid, the SlateBook x2, that's aiming to rival the popular iPad.
HP is pricing its entry into the hybrid tablet market at $20 less than the cost of iPad. But the SlateBook x2 also comes standard with a keyboard. The HP … Read More Are Your B2B Proposals Working For You?
There are people who will tell you that you should never, ever write business proposals. Proposals take a lot of time, the argument goes. There’s a lot of work involved. The very act of putting together strong business proposals draws heavily on your expertise and insight. You’re making an … Read More Small Businesses Dodged a Bullet on E-Verify – For Now
If you haven't heard of the E-Verify system yet, chances are you will in the future. E-Verify is an online system used by employers to verify that a worker is eligible to work in the United States.
Very recently there is a push to make E-Verify a mandatory requirement for ALL employers. That … Read More Don’t Pay Penalties and Fees: Avoid Business Compliance Pitfalls
For a small business, the number of filings required in a given year can be overwhelming. Let’s take California as an example. A newly formed corporation must obtain a Federal Tax ID number, file an Initial Statement of Information, elect S Corporation status if desired, file a DBA (Doing … Read More 
Why Website Analytics Are Vital For Your Business
Ten years ago, it was enough for a business to create a website, cast it out into the wild and merely sit back while the traffic rolled in. But in today’s increasingly … Read More
New BlackBerry Q5 Device Makes Three So Far This…
BlackBerry officially launched another BlackBerry device last week -- the Blackberry Q5. This is the third smartphone device announced by BlackBerry this year. All three … Read More
10 Visual Social Media Tips for Image Success
So your online business has always experienced praise for its crisp quality content from customers and admirers? But as of late, maybe you've noticed that your posts are … Read More
How I Outsourced My Non-Core Sales Tasks
As a small business owner and also the person who is responsible for the sales for my company, it is important that I focus on sales tasks that generate revenue. One … Read More
Millennials Are Rewriting the Rules of Work and…
[Click for full infograph] What do Millennials want? Flexibility and independence top the list, according to a new study, “Millennials and the Future of Work,” from … Read More
Management
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Self-Employment Do and Don’ts: Create the Right Balance
When you are planning to start your new business and become self-employed, you need to know about the things you need to do. But that is not all. You also need to know about the things you need NOT do. Properly … Read more
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- Systems That Build and Grow A Business
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Marketing & Sales
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How to Capitalize When You Produce a Viral Infographic
Everyone who has any stake in creating virtual content, whether developing it, marketing it, producing it or simply writing about it, has one dream: That their content goes viral. Within minutes, … Read more
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- Hangout Magix: New Tool Lets You Add Branding to Google Hangouts
- 5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Good Content
- Google+ Less Popular With Brands Than Facebook, Report Claims
Finance
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61% of U.S. Voters Think Rich Entrepreneurs are Good for the Economy
You may sometimes wonder whether Americans hate the rich. With all the TV air time given to tax increases vs tax cuts for the wealthy that politicians love to argue over, it would not be surprising … Read more
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- Small Businesses Are Borrowing Less Again, Per PayNet Index
- Merchant Versus Customer: Both Sides of a Chargeback
- Internet Sales Tax Bill May Stall in House of Representatives
Technology
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ExpertCircle Launched: Find Products Recommended by Your Peers
DocStoc today launched ExpertCircle, a site where you can find vendors and products for you business, recommended by your peers. You can also suggest vendors and products to recommend them to others. ExpertCircle … Read more
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- 12+ Pinterest Apps and Tools for Pinning While Mobile
- Email Marketing with MailChimp
- Edit Images Interactively With Adobe Photoshop Elements 11
Stats & Facts
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Main Streets May Soon Be Without a Bank
Is the main street bank becoming a thing of the past? Over the last three years, banks have been steadily closing branches around the country. Many small communities are finding themselves without a … Read more
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- Stay Alive. It’s Good for Business
- Reality is Weighing on Small Business Optimism
- Housing Rebound Should Help Small Business
Resources
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Free Business Templates for Your SMB From Google
You know what’s really nice? When you need something and you instantly know where you can go to get it. You don’t have to buy it or make it yourself or reinvent the wheel – you can simply solve your … Read more
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- Getting Your Growth Rates Straight: Annual Growth And CAGR
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One on One Interviews
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Using Customer Experience to Drive Future Improvements
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Alexei Dunayev of TranscribeMe: Necessity is the Mother of Invention
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Terry Jones of Travelocity and Kayak: Then and Now
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