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Blawg Review #40
Welcome to the fortieth (40th) weekly edition of Blawg Review.
What is Blawg Review?
Regular readers of this site and those of you arriving from search engines likely have no idea what Blawg Review is. Even readers of Blawg Review may wonder why a business site is hosting it. So allow me to…
Naming Startups and the Numberthing Trend
Over at the blog I author at BNET, called Selling to Small Business, I write about the numberthing trend.
That’s the trend toward naming startups with a number and a thing, such as 37 Signals or 43 Things.
The term was coined recently by Owen Thomas at the Business 2.0 Blog (almost a…
Blawg Review – Back to Business
On Monday, January 16, 2006, we are positively delighted to be hosting Blawg Review here at Small Business Trends.
Blawg Review is a weekly roundup of notable blog posts on law topics.
Small Business Trends is primarily a business site, of course. We do not focus on legal topics per se. Yet, I…
More on Eminent Domain’s Threat to Small Business
Recently on this site we have been discussing the issue of eminent domain and the threat it poses to small business. I’d like to point out one additional source of excellent information.
The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council has come out squarely against overzealous eminent domain…
Shortages of Home Builders and Tradespeople
Editor’s Note: We will be publishing selected editions of the Herman Trend Alert here at Small Business Trends. The first one follows. You may have heard economists debating whether we are in a real estate bubble in the United States. This week’s edition looks at the other side of…
Fighting Back at Eminent Domain Land Grabs
Journalist James Pethokoukis makes an excellent point about eminent domain’s threat to small business in a report at U.S. News and World Report, when he writes that fighting back can be effective:
“Truth is, when governments try to seize private property, business owners don’t…
Small Business Trends Radio: The Threat of Eminent Domain
We’ve got a terrific Internet Radio program coming up tomorrow (Tuesday, January 10, 2006). The topic is eminent domain and its threat to small businesses and property owners.
I will be joined by Andrew Langer, Manager of Regulatory Policy for the NFIB. He explains how some local governments…
Homeshoring and Its Impact on Small Businesses
You have heard of offshoring — the practice of companies establishing part of their operations outside the country, i.e., offshore.
Well now one research firm, IDC, points out the growing trend of homeshoring.
Homeshoring is the use of home-based workers, such as customer service agents. …
Business Trends in Asia Pacific for 2006
Editor’s Note: We have another excellent forecast for our 2006 trends series. This time we looked east, to the Philippines, to successful business owner Wilson Ng. Many of us who read Small Business Trends are located in North America and Europe. What little we know of Asia we get from TV…
Top 2006 Technology Trends for Small Business
Editor’s Note: As we continue with our top 2006 trends series, we are very pleased to offer this guest column by Ramon Ray. Ramon is THE man when it comes to technology for the small business office. In the following article Ramon offers his list of top 2006 trends in technology —…
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