Looking for YOUR News
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 share, I encourage you to submit it.
All press releases are reviewed manually prior to being published. Based on what we’ve seen so far, there is a remarkably high quality to the news being submitted. Follow these tips and your news will have a good chance of being published here at Small Business Trends:
- Stay on-topic — At least 90% of the submissions have been on point, i.e., directly related to small business, startup and/or entrepreneurship issues. If news releases are not obviously related to small business, we delete them.
- Do not attack competitors – In a couple of instances, the submissions trashed other companies. We either edited the release to remove the negative portion or disallowed the entire release. Instead of taking swipes at your competitors, why not say something positive about your own company?
- Share interesting news — The releases so far have been pretty interesting. Topics range from point of sale solutions to web conferencing to employee recruitment. For example:
- In “David Partners With Goliath,” Office Max announces its new line of green office products with partner, TerraCycle — these products are made entirely of waste and include binders, pencil cases, trash cans, and cleaners.
- In Have you Borrowed via a Merchant Cash Advance?, the Marketplace show on U.S. Public Radio is looking for potential show guests.
- In SBA’s Patriot Express Loan Initiative Delivers, you’ll learn about special SBA loans designed for military veterans and their spouses who are starting or expanding a small business.
Be sure to visit the Small Business News section often for the most recent small business news and announcements. While you are there, don’t forget to subscribe to the RSS feed to receive the latest releases as they are posted.
UPDATE: the 3 latest press releases now appear on the right sidebar.
Social Media Swami
Great to hear that the PR section did get a good start!
Hello and bravo! Just a technical note – the RSS feed link in the post and on the Press Release page seems to point to the main SmallBizTrends feed, and not Press Releases.
Hi Robert, thanks for the heads up! I fixed it. The RSS feed for that section should be working now.
Anita
The press release section is really very nice and there’s a lot of useful information in there, too. I just learned about the TerraCycle company from the Staples press release. What an interesting backstory there is to that company. Keep em comin. . . . !
There is a lot of interesting news already found over there. A great idea to offer your readers free exposure for their releases.
This is a great service Anita. Thank you!
I like how you put rthe ecent press release links at the top of the blog, too.
This will be a great service! Thanks!
Chris,
I feel like Captain Picard on Star Trek Next Generation, saying “Make it so.” All I did was instant message Tim Grahl, our Web programmer extraordinaire, and ask him to put up the latest 3 press releases on the right column. The next thing I know I’m reading your comment, and realize it already was done.
“Make it so.” I like that.
Next thing you know, I’ll be saying “Number One — Engage!”
Anita
Commenting usually isnt my thing, but ive spent an hour on the site, so thanks for the info