Latest Stories for October, 2009

 

Sponsored Post: Sacred Wind Communications Wins Shine A Light Prize!

Editor’s Note: We offer long term sponsors the opportunity to speak to you in their own voice. Any such post is clearly marked as sponsored, like this one. We hope you enjoy this post — because it means a lot to the small business winner in this Awards program. Your votes have been…

Working Point Gives Small Businesses Fast, Free and Easy Web Presence

(PRESS RELEASE – October 23, 2009) – San Francisco, CA – WorkingPointâ„¢, Inc., the developer of easy-to-use online software for small businesses, announced today the addition of the WorkingPoint “Company Profile” feature designed to help subscribers create a…

Points to Consider When Choosing a Hosting Company

A few weeks ago I interviewed Chris Drake, CEO of Firehost, along with Kevin Mitnick, a Firehost customer and security consultant / author. Both had good insights to offer with respect to choosing a hosting company — especially a host that will be proactive about security. In fact,…

Office Red Flag Warnings

Jargon, idioms, and catchphrases – where would cartoonists be without them? This cartoon came, as they often do, after reading the paper, staring blankly out my window (I make the neighborhood squirrels nervous), and making sure I occasionally scribble something that looks meaningful so my…

Tom Sawyer Company a winner in the Office Depot Adopt-a-Small Business Contest

Columbia, SC (PRESS RELEASE – October 23, 2009) -The Tom Sawyer Company, a communications company with services in Call Center Management and Strategic Instructional Training has been named a winner in the Office Depot® Adopt-a-Small Business Contest. The contest awards more than $1 million…

9% of SMBs Currently Use Twitter to Market Their Businesses, According to BIA/Kelsey

Chantilly, Va. (PRESS RELEASE – October 22, 2009) — According to the latest wave of BIA/Kelsey’s Local Commerce Monitor study, 9 percent of small and medium-sized businesses currently use Twitter to market their businesses. In addition, 32 percent of SMBs indicated they plan to…

Partnering with Your Suppliers – My Story of Filming 3 Videos

A month ago I traveled to New York on a top secret visit.  OK … so it wasn’t really top secret … just not publicly announced. At the time I did not reveal much, except a few cryptic tweets on Twitter. I mentioned I was being filmed in videos — whiteboard videos. Our…

KnowEm Helps SMB Owners Claim & Protect Their Brand

Back in August I highlighted Knowem.com, a cool new startup that I thought small business owners needed to be aware of. Well, earlier this week partners in crime Michael Streko and Barry Wise unleashed a new version of the brand-claiming service which has made it an absolute MUST for small…

NSBA Responds to President’s Call for Small Business Capital

Washington, (PRESS RELEASE – October 22, 2009) — Responding to President Barack Obama’s announcement today of a new initiative to enhance small businesses’ access to affordable capital, NSBA President Todd McCracken registered his support of the administration’s…

Learn How to Get Invited On Radio Shows or Host a Podcast

Podcasts and radio shows are proven ways to gain business exposure.  If you’ve ever considered starting your own podcast or would like to learn how to get invited on radio and podcast shows, please join me in a free webinar. I’ve been host of my own Internet radio / podcast series for…

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