
Sausalito, California (PRESS RELEASE – December 4, 2008) – HumanConcepts, the developer of OrgPlus, today announced that it had concluded an agreement to acquire Optimize, software used to manage workforce separations, from Taleo Corporation.
Optimize, which will be renamed…

In 30-some years of professional business planning, I’ve developed a few theories on what works and what doesn’t when it comes to trying to get something done. Usually I’m talking about business planning, and how to make plans into actions, how to make it planning as a long-term…

Shenzhen, P.R. China (PRESS RELEASE – December 30, 2008) – Leawo Software,an experienced supplier of software solutions, especially of the conversion solutions between media series like PowerPoint and DVD, PowerPoint and video, different video formats, has launched its latest…

John Jantsch at Duct Tape Marketing put together short “snack size” bits of advice about small business marketing for 2009. All of the advice is from folks who are active on Twitter, which is currently the rage in social media sites.
The advice is snack size because Twitter only…

OTTAWA (PRESS RELEASE – December 29, 2008) – Campaigner, a leading email marketing solutions provider, today released its top New Year’s resolutions to help small businesses improve email marketing performance in 2009.
Luc Vezina, Campaigner’s head of marketing, offers the…

Welcome to the growing small business research section on Small Business Trends.
As your research section editor, please feel free to fire off links to research you think we should include. We have a strong mission here at SBT to serve our readers with relevant and timely research studies and…

Pleasanton, CA (PRESS RELEASE – December 28, 2008) – Alert management software company, AlarmPoint Systems, provider of the leading Actionable Information Delivery platform, today announced inclusion in the HP Software Marketplace Referral Program to provide HP customers with a…

Roanoke, Virginia (PRESS RELEASE – December 29, 2008) – Burris Computer Forms is pleased to announce free shipping on all W2 and 1099 orders of $100 or more, from now until January 15, 2009.
Burris Computer Forms’ IRS Tax Forms meet IRS regulations and work with accounting…

Much of the writing on angel investing suggests that angels fill the gap between the low amounts invested by friends-and-family, and the large amounts invested by venture capitalists. But is that true?
The story goes something like this: that business angels fill the financing gap between the…

AT&T is running an ad here at Small Business Trends for their small business contest. Since it is a contest in which you could win a slick new BlackBerry Bold — and get some recognition as a business owner — I thought I would call it out for those of you who read the site via RSS…