According to today’s Wall Street Journal (June 17, 2008), Barack Obama “proposes eliminating capital gains taxes on start-up companies ….” While the Journal points out the obvious problem with this policy idea – that the tax lawyers will have every company in America…
Your employees are your company’s greatest asset.
That’s a truism so obvious it’s equivalent to saying The Sun brings light and warmth. Still, we all can use reminders of the obvious in our lives from time to time. And with managing employees, it’s important to keep that…
Oceanside, CA (May 22, 2008)- RJ’s Word Processing Services is now offering marketing services for small business owners.
With the U.S. economy struggling, small businesses are affected the most. The experts agree that for a small business to thrive during a recession, businesses should be…
The Wall Street Journal’s Independent Street blog, written by Wendy Bounds, lists 15 entrepreneurship blogs. Small Business Trends was fortunate enough to be included in the list (thank you, Wendy!).
Had I been writing this post a year ago, I would have pointed out the article as a way of…
Ottawa, Canada (June 17, 2008) - Protus, a leading provider of Software as a Service (SaaS) communications tools for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced the acquisition of GOT Corporation, the provider of Campaigner and Campaigner Pro. Terms of the acquisition were not…
We frequently hear from regular readers / commenters and enjoy the opportunity to learn “what’s new” for your business. Recently we heard from a few ‘friends of the site’ who have newly published an interesting article; or launched a new blog; or have a viewpoint on…
McLean, VA (June 16, 2008)- Bookkeeping Express, www.bookkeepingexpress.us, is launching a national franchise system. The 20-year-old company is now offering franchise opportunities with an initial investment under $50,000.
“We are riding on the wave of demand for Certified…
(June 16, 2008)- Sport and Spine, a company offering chiropractic, physical therapy and rehabilitation services, operates seven offices in the Washington area. It has about 50 employees, including part-timers, but started out with just a handful of workers in a Rockville, Md., office in 1994.
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Two weeks ago I announced the opportunity for readers to submit press releases to be posted in the new “Small Business News” section of this site.
I am happy to report that so far we have had dozens of responses — and some interesting and highly useful news. If you have news to…
John Jantsch over at Duct Tape Marketing sent me a nice note with a can’t refuse deal. I thought you’d want to see it, so I am passing it along.
Here’s the deal: Attend a free webinar AND you get a free copy of John’s Duct Tape Marketing book.
Two freebies in one.
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CEO of The Enterprise Group
CEO of Indie Business Network
Former Reporter for Wall Street Journal
