Latest Stories for April, 2009
QuoteWerks Expands Its Real-time Price & Availability Offering
ORLANDO, FL (PRESS RELEASE – April 7, 2009) – Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and mid-markets, today announced its ongoing expansion of Real-time Price and Availability now includes Digitek Computer Product’s…
Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success
My advance review copy of “Me 2.0” arrived a few weeks ago. It went on my stack of books to read and review until about three people asked me the following questions about personal branding:
How do you create a personal brand?
How do you use social media to manage your personal…
Alteva Announces Participation In E-Rate Program
Philadelphia, PA (PRESS RELEASE – April 7, 2009) – Alteva, North America’s largest provider of enterprise hosted VoIP, today announced its participation in the Universal Service Administrative Company’s Schools and Libraries Program, also known as E-Rate. Through this…
Getting PR for a Small Business – Tweet Chat Summary
As some of you know, I have been participating in organized events over at Twitter.com called tweetchats (read my backgrounder on Tweetchats).
Last week I was the featured speaker in the @Sbbuzz tweetchat, about getting press coverage for a small business on a tight budget. The summary for…
AssureSign LLC Announces Business Relationship With NuVox
Orlando, Fla. (PRESS RELEASE – April 6, 2009) – AssureSign LLC’s Electronic Signature Technology has been selected as an electronic signature solution by NuVox, a communications services company providing voice, data, business apps, and security to business customers throughout…
RatePoint Launches Product Reviews For Small Businesses
Needham, Mass. (PRESS RELEASE – April 6, 2009) – RatePoint, Inc., a leading provider of customer feedback and online reputation management services, announces the availability of product reviews for its small-business customers to proactively build and strengthen customer…
Skype’s So-Called Free Business Model Drives Revenue
When you hear the name Skype, what do you think? Probably: free phone calls.
Some thought Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay, was nuts when eBay bought Skype back in 2005 for $2.6 Billion. Analysts questioned what relevance Skype had to eBay’s business. Many also questioned the business…
Infusionsoft Takes On Email Deliverability
GILBERT, AZ (PRESS RELEASE – April 1, 2009) – Infusionsoft, the leader in marketing automation software for growth-oriented entrepreneurs and small businesses, today announced their commitment to helping companies achieve outstanding email deliverability and email reputation. Because…
BizCamp Akron – Join Us at This Unconference
BizCamp Akron takes place April 17 – 18, 2009. I will be keynoting there. Several of the Ohio-based Small Business Trends Experts will be speaking at this “unconference” event: including Joel Libava, Ivana Taylor and Jim Kukral.
The event is patterned after a BarCamp —…
Startups and Sole Proprietors – How Does Your Area Rank?
Does your area have a lot of sole proprietors — have you ever wondered? And what about startups — will you find other startup entrepreneurs in your chosen city?
Using the ZoomProspector website I ran some heat maps that show concentrations of sole proprietors and startups across the…
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