
Where will tomorrow’s jobs come from? Everyone from Main Street to the White House is focused on that question. Well, according to new data projections from The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute, future job growth will be created primarily by women-owned small…

(PRESS RELEASE, JANUARY 19, 2010) — “Coworking” is expected to be major trend in the United States, Europe, and Latin America in 2010.
Co-working gives a home-based professional or small business owner, the opportunity to step outside of the home office and join others in some…

In September Google released Google Place Pages in its effort to create a Web page for every business on the Web (and, of course, take away a little steam from Yelp). Last week they offered up two new features to help make the service a bit more interactive and useful for users and business…

(PRESS RELEASE – JANUARY 18, 2010) – MerchantCircle, the largest social network of local business owners, today announced that it has signed its millionth merchant to the local business network, just three and a half years after the company’s launch. Out of the estimated 15…

Do you struggle with sending out invoices or estimates to your customers each week or month? Make this the year you get your invoices online and done with less hassle by using Web-based technology.
UPDATED AS OF MAY 2011: We’ve now updated this post 17 months after the original publication…

New York (PRESS RELEASE – January 17, 2010) – Verizon is making the connection with small businesses in 2010 by offering them two compelling propositions: symmetrical FiOS Internet and an expanded FiOS TV channel lineup, or High Speed Internet and DIRECTV for Business.
In addition,…

I’ve written about this idea of hunting vs harvesting before for this site, but in conversations I have with small business owners, over and over this question of “what’s the difference?” comes up. So let’s dive deeper, because it’s a growing issue to tackle…

Do people start businesses more frequently as a result of recessions? You might think so, but a new study just released by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation suggests otherwise.
The study Exploring Firm Formation: Why Is the Number of New Firms Constant? shows that the level of new firm formation…

Boca Raton, Florida (PRESS RELEASE – January 17, 2010) – How diligent are business professionals about keeping a clutter-free workspace? Not very, according to a new survey* conducted by MARC Research for Office Depot (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider of office products and…

Framingham, Massachussetts (PRESS RELEASE – January 17, 2010) – Setting New Year’s resolutions for the office is easier said than done. Once clients start calling and deadlines loom, those wishful goals soon get lost in the daily grind of completing the tasks at hand. Staples…