
San Francisco, California (PRESS RELEASE – November 17, 2009) – San Francisco, CA – WorkingPointT , Inc., the developer of easy-to-use online software for small businesses, announced today the addition of new features designed to help subscribers more easily complete their income…

As I previously mentioned, I was lucky enough to spend last week attending PubCon Las Vegas with some extremely smart search marketers. One of the sessions that really stood out for me was the Local Search and Mobile Optimization panel. During the presentation, one of the speakers, William Leake,…

San Francisco (PRESS RELEASE – November 17, 2009) — VerticalResponse, Inc., a leading provider of self-service email marketing, online surveys and direct mail solutions for small businesses, today releases the results of a survey of 831 small businesses of under 500 employees, which…

Would you like to ask a question of George Halvorson, the CEO of Kaiser Permanente, about health care reform and technology?
Please join me this Wednesday, November 18, 2009, from 2:30 – 3:30 pm New York time. I’ll be live-tweeting a webcast with him.
You have a special opportunity to…

Washington (PRESS RELEASE – November 16, 2009) – The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced a
three-year agreement to expand and deliver entrepreneurship training for service-disabled veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The agreement with SBA’s Office of…

The recession may be “over,” but the latest employment stats from the Department of Labor are far from encouraging. As America seeks to create new jobs, where should the focus of government assistance be? While most of the attention has focused on bigger firms, a new study from the…

(PRESS RELEASE – November 16, 2009) – The Home-Based Business Chamber of Commerce is specifically designed to help develop and empower the home-based businesses, enabling them to compete with major companies.
Officially launched November 1, 2008, the targeted chamber was formed to…

As this year starts to wind down, small business owners and executives are working on their sales goals and projections for next year. In my industry, franchising, executives are undoubtedly looking at how the credit crunch will affect their new franchise sales.
The unemployment picture is not…

The year 2009 has seen a mini-explosion in books about social media and how to use social media to market a business. Being in a position to review (or publish the review) of many of those books, one thing surprises me: how different each of the books is.
You’d think all the books would…

Chicago (PRESS RELEASE – November 15, 2009) – Transparent Financial Services (TransFS.com), a leading marketplace for businesses seeking financial services, today announced the launch of the TransFS Card Terminal, an iPhone app that provides businesses with credit card acceptance…