Latest Stories for July, 2009
Need to Add Some Tricks to Your Bag?
Before I was a cartoonist, I was a musician. I played trombone professionally for a few years, including about three years playing on cruise ships.
I played in the band that did the nightly shows, which meant in addition to the regular song and dance stuff, I played with all sorts of other acts.…
Online Education for Entrepreneurs by TECA
(PRESS RELEASE – July 24, 2009) — The Entrepreneur Clubs of America (TECA) has partnered with The Entrepreneurial Learning Institute (ELI) to provide “real world” online education for small business owners and entrepreneurs.
The Entrepreneurial Learning Institute provides…
nexTier Networks Introduces Data Leak Prevention Appliances for SMBs
SANTA CLARA, California (July 23, 2009) – nexTier Networks, the company redefining data leak prevention (DLP) with semantic analysis, today announced the immediate availability of a new class of DLP products designed to help small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) mitigate data security risks.…
Yahoo Looking To Sell Off Yahoo Small Business
Yahoo is going through a lot of changes under the new leadership of CEO Carol Bartz. Yesterday alone they launched a new version of the highly trafficked Yahoo home page and let it be known that they’re looking to sell off two of their big “non core assets” – job portal…
NFIB Virtual Summit for Business and Industry Experts
(ANNOUNCEMENT – July 23, 2009) – National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is hosting a free online event — NFIB Virtual Summit for Business and Industry Experts.
Industry leaders today like Google, Facebook and eBay will all be at the event, hosting webcasts and…
Love a Local Business Sweepstakes by Intuit
(PRESS RELEASE – July 22, 2009) – Your local business loves you. Don’t you think it’s time you start loving them back?
Supporting local businesses can have a significant impact on your community economically — in fact, a September 2008 CivicWorks study of Western…
16 Things You Can Do Yourself to Create Word-of-Mouth for Your Business
You can create word-of-mouth for your brand. You can do it yourself. In fact, you should do it yourself. Create as much word-of-mouth marketing for your business yourself. Then turn to an agency.
Word-of-mouth is the most effective means to advertise your brand. Too much data exists to recite here…
6 Easy Sources To Find Blog Topics
Blogging has changed marketing for the small business. It’s given us a way to talk alongside bigger corporations, to increase our branding, and to improve our search rankings with targeted blog posts. It’s also given everyone the same basic problem — we need fresh content. All…
Cloud Backup for Virtualized Environments
TORONTO, CANADA (PRESS RELEASE – July 22, 2009) – Storage Guardian, the company that specializes in online and cloud backup solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, has upgraded its cloud backup infrastructure to Asigra 9.0, an advanced backup and recovery software platform…
Webinar: Survive the Recession Through The Power of a Strong Brand
(PRESS RELEASE – July 21, 2009) — The strength of a company’s brand is its greatest asset during good times and most especially during tough times. That’s when a strong brand can elevate an organization above the competitive fray. A great brand is familiar, it speaks of…
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