Every year I do a certain number of holiday cartoons. While they always sell well, they’re among the hardest ideas to generate.
Thanksgiving is the hardest. Halloween and Christmas have tons of great stuff to play with, and Valentine’s Day is pretty good, but Thanksgiving is pretty…
Armonk, N.Y. (PRESS RELEASE – November 20, 2009) — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announces it has received IDC’s first SMB Excellence Award for the effectiveness of its Express Advantage program in helping mid-market businesses thrive in a rapidly changing business environment. IBM, the…
Update: The voting for the small business book awards as outlined below, is now closed. See the results:
2009 Editor’s Choice Business Book Awards
Best Business Books of 2009 – Reader’s Choice
It’s time to vote on your favorite small business books of 2009.
For the second…
Earlier this week, we shared the results of a study from VerticalResponse, Inc. that found that more than 25 percent of respondents would not cancel their health care if given a public option. But that was only half the survey. The rest of the survey quizzed SMB owners on their planned usage and…
(PRESS RELEASE – November 19, 2009) – A UK-based Publishing and Marketing Services company is celebrating ten years of working with the United Nations.
Tudor Rose, based in Friar Lane, Leicester began working with the UN in 1999 and has collaborated with the global organisation to…
I’ll admit it. Most of the time I am biased. I am usually out there trying to protect prospective franchisees. I try to provide tons of information to them about the realities of being a franchise owner. I also try to provide tips that current franchisees can use to grow their…
Woodbury, NY (PRESS RELEASE – November 18, 2009) — Open Space Ventures LLC launches OpenOfficeSpace.com (http://www.OpenOfficeSpace.com) an innovative new website that allows companies to post their available office space online, while offering small businesses and entrepreneurs an…
It’s not stalking. It’s research. It’s you doing research on your competitors to help you stay up-to-date on what they’re doing so you know which direction you should go. It’s not stalking and everyone’s doing it.
Here’s a list of 11 tools that can help you…
New York (PRESS RELEASE – November 18, 2009) – Verizon FiOS Internet for Business – the ultra-high-speed, fiber-optic-powered broadband solution for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) – has been honored by the global technology research firm IDC with an SMB Excellence…
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has released its November Small Business Economic Trends report. When polled, small businesses believe conditions are getting a little better — but just a little.
The problem, the report suggests, is that small businesses need customers…
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