
(PRESS RELEASE – January 26, 2010) – Advertiserbay.com (http://www.advertiserbay.com) has officially launched an online advertising marketplace for advertisers. The website offers a huge range of advertising opportunities aimed at start-up and small businesses looking to expand and…

Are you interested in finding out how to get credit funding for your business? Want to know the factors bankers look at when making loan decisions? Or how to protect your credit rating so you can get credit at the most advantageous terms?
I’d like to invite you to join me for a free 1-hour…

There was a lot of buzz going into the weekend about a new Twitter addition called Twitter Local Trends and how this could help business owners find out what’s hot in their local area. We touched on the importance of location-based apps last week while mentioning Yelp’s new check-in…

(PRESS RELEASE – January 26, 2010) – iPlanner.NET, a new Web 2.0 solution, brings business plan writing online, effectively letting teams contribute to projects remotely. The service is intended to entrepreneurs, investors and advisors.
Teams of every denomination could benefit from…

Good news for small-business owners seeking financing: The Senate last month voted to temporarily extend funding for two economic stimulus provisions related to Small Business Administration (SBA)-guaranteed loans.
The provisions waived fees that the SBA typically charges banks making the loans,…

What are some of the key trends affecting small businesses? And more importantly, what do these trends mean and what kind of opportunities will they lead to for your business?
These are the questions we answered in a recent webinar I hosted for the Intuit Community.
I was joined by a special…

In a recent post, Anita Campbell puzzled over the seeming contradiction between two recent publications – The Kauffman Foundation’s paper Exploring Firm Formation: Why Is the Number of New Firms Constant? (PDF) and the SBA’s paper Nonemployer Start-up Puzzle (PDF) — about…

Needham, Massachusetts (PRESS RELEASE – January 25, 2010) – RatePoint, Inc., a leading provider of customer reviews, testimonials and online reputation management services, today announces the availability of a new “free forever” account for small-business owners. The free…

Now I am not a Republican nor a Democrat, and I do not live in Massachusetts. However, it seems that no matter who we are or where we live, those of us in the United States were watching the Senate special election on January 19, 2010. I know I was watching and learning.
For me, there are some…

Contests can be a great way to get recognition for your small business in addition to the big prizes. Check deadlines closely. Our latest list of competitions and awards for entrepreneurs includes an extended deadline and several that are ending in January 2010. This listing is updated every two…