
During times like these I start watching the NFIB’s Small Business Optimism lndex like a hawk. Why? Because it is such a good indicator of how small businesses feel towards the economy. And change is in the wind in the economy, so we’re all looking for signs.
The NFIB (National…

I invite you to join me for a special one-hour webinar on Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at 2:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (New York time). Verizon has kindly invited me back a second webinar — which means I must have done OK in the first one!
The topic of the upcoming webinar is Introduction to…

Nashville, TN (PRESS RELEASE – May 12, 2009) – The popularity of social media networks, like Facebook and Twitter, are starting to get the attention of businesses – particularly small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). They’re attracted to it, because social media is proving…

A few days ago, Lisa Barone wrote an article about the need to tell your story about your business, using social media tools.
One of the examples she mentioned was the re-branding of virtual switchboard and voice mail services provider, GotVMail, to Grasshopper. She noted:
“Earlier this…

Lanham, MD (PRESS RELEASE – May 13, 2009) - PRWeb, the leading online news distribution service, today announced that it will sponsor a free webinar exploring techniques to maximize the value of your news to reach potential customers and generate leads. Titled “How to Improve your ROI…

Ann Arbor, MI (PRESS RELEASE – May 14, 2009) – VeoProject has connected its web-based project management platform to Twitter, the popular social messaging service. Project teams utilizing the power of VeoProject to manage their tasks, issues, and deliverables online can now…

I was mowing the lawn one day and a woman was walking her collie past our house. I remember thinking about that old Lassie cliche “What’s that, boy? Timmy fell in the well?!”
So I started playing with other things that Lassie might tell her owners:
“What’s that boy?…

Alderley Edge (PRESS RELEASE – May 14, 2009) – Mobile messaging company Mediaburst announces a new skin for its website www.mediaburst.co.uk to improve navigation and highlight its business model as a provider of bulk SMS services for global enterprises, and a brand support hub for the…

CHICAGO (PRESS RELEASE – May 13, 2009) – CareerBuilder announced an exciting new contest that is putting U.S. workers to work on its 2010 Super Bowl commercial. At HireMyTVAd.com, workers can submit 25-second videos to be considered for CareerBuilder’s return to the Big Game for…

Two weeks ago, Network Solutions hosted the Rock Star Entrepreneurs and Your Business webinar and introduced many of us to the State of the Small Business report, a study which uncovered a number of promising stats for SMB owners in the United States.
However, the news wasn’t all good for…