
Washington, DC (PRESS RELEASE – October 21, 2009) — United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Ranking Member Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, today held a hearing to better understand the needs of small businesses in health care…

You’ve no doubt seen them: direct response TV (DRTV) commercials, or infomercials, which normally run 30 minutes and try to convince you that your life just won’t be the same if you don’t call now and order. Short form ads, which normally run one to two minutes, have the same…

If you’re a small business owner looking to get a grasp on this social media thing and meet other local SMB owners, then there’s a new batch of seminars you’re going to want to get your ‘hands on’.
You may remember that last month I mentioned that Google would be…

Lanham, MD, (PRESS RELEASE – October 21, 2009) — PRWeb, the online news distribution service of Vocus (NASDAQ: VOCS) today announced it will host a free Webinar titled, “Measuring the Success of Your Online News Releases.”
The event will feature Greg Jarboe, President and…

Finally, there’s some good news coming out of Capitol Hill about federal government contracting and small businesses. Government Executive reports more than $1 of every $4 spent on federal Recovery Act contracts so far has gone to small businesses.
According to what Joe Jordan, Associate…

(PRESS RELEASE – October 20, 2009) – Odijoo, the first ever online learning platform to give trainers their own secure space from which to create, deliver and monetize online courses, was released last week. Odijoo, which means “teacher” in Swahili, is a free to use…

I was very lucky to be among the group attending BlogWorldExpo last week, putting me in direct contact with some of the world’s best in blogging and social media. As a blogger myself, it was pretty exciting and I was able to take in quite a bit of information about how small business owners…

AlbuQuerque, N.M. (PRESS RELEASE – October 20, 2009) – With the economy still struggling in the US and around the globe, more students have decided to return to school. Job seekers need assistance with resumes, portfolios, and cover letters.
Resume editing ranks in the top five…

According to the newly-released Technorati State of the Blogosphere 2009 Report, the top 5,000 blogs have one thing in common: they publish frequent posts.
If you have visions of turning a blog into an ad-supported business, you’ll need to know what you’re up against. And what…

Washington (PRESS RELEASE – October 19, 2009) – The following was released today by the American Bankers Association:
1) Get to know bankers at several financial institutions in your community.
Before requesting a loan, find out which financial institutions in your market make loans to…