Latest Stories for August, 2008

 

Market Research Using the Google Playground

You’ve heard of Google’s search engine. You’ve heard of Google AdWords (pay-per-click ads). You’ve heard of GMail. But have you explored Google’s technology playground, called Google Labs? “Technology playground” is the term that Google uses to describe…

Join Us at Search Made Simple

I’ll be speaking at two events in September.  One of them is Search Made Simple, which is about search engine marketing. Although I often tell people that I am NOT a search engine expert, I can offer pointers about the practical aspects of running an online business. And that’s what…

Employee Motivation for Clock Watchers

This business cartoon came after hearing the Dolly Parton song ’9 to 5′ one day. I was playing with different clock ideas when I was also reminded of a previous manager who had a thing about looking to see what time it was. ‘Don’t worry, I’ll let you know when you…

Introducing Mark Anderson, Newest Expert

Professional cartoonist Mark Anderson, who does business under the brand Andertoons, is a regular visitor here and on other blogs.  His Andertoons daily cartoon is one of my favorite Facebook applications (because it entertains but is well-behaved and does not annoy like so many Facebook apps…

InventBay’s National Inventors Expo

Las Vegas, NV (August 25, 2008) - InventBay.Com today announced it will hold it’s first ever National Inventor’s Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada October 18th through the 19th. The National Inventor’s Expo will bring together, under one roof, special guests, industry services…

How You Use Document Templates – Survey Results

A few weeks ago we did a survey here at Small Business Trends to find out what kinds of documents you typically print and which document templates you use. Just over 170 of you gave us some insights and a lot of good sources of templates and tools for printing. We’d like to share the results…

Have You Ever Taken a Bet the Farm Risk?

Have you ever taken a “bet the farm” risk in your business? I’m asking this question as part of an ongoing series in our Success Center — looking for thoughtful, introspective answers that will help other entrepreneurs. So I posed this question to 6 entrepreneurs and…

We Have a Winner

Just a quick note to announce that we have a winner of our giveaway of the HP Office Jet Pro L7780 printer (the same type of printer we use here at the Small Business Trends offices). Our winner is Jennifer Leet, who blogs at The Dirty Shirt blog.  Congratulations, Jennifer. Many thanks to all who…

CDW Chooses Asigra Online Backup Services

TORONTO (August 27, 2008) - Asigra Inc., the leader in agentless information recovery management, empowering service-oriented business continuity for the real-time enterprise, today announced that CDW has selected Asigra Televaultingâ„¢ as its online backup platform. Chosen for its unmatched…

Is your Business Prepared for a Data Disaster?

In small business, as in life, there are two certainties. One is taxes. The other is the absolute guarantee that sooner or later a critical hardware or software system will fail, leaving your business to muddle through on manual systems. When you run a small business, you don’t have the…

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