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Small Business Conferences and Webinars List
The next couple of months have some great events, conferences and webinars for growing small businesses and entrepreneurs. The following list of events is brought to you twice a month as a community service by Small Business Trends and Smallbiztechnology.com.
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One-Third of Small Businesses Question Ability to Access Credit in 2010
Chicago (PRESS RELEASE – January 16, 2010) – Even with the economy on the mend, many small businesses are still feeling the pinch of the recession. A new survey from CareerBuilder reveals that 34 percent of small businesses (organizations with 500 employees or less) do not think or are…
Review of Daniel Pink’s “Drive”
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been reading and enjoying Daniel Pink’s latest book, “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us.” I received a review copy of “Drive.” But this is a book I would have purchased on my own because I like Daniel Pink for…
Genesis Today Crowdsources Social Media Project
Austin, Texas (PRESS RELEASE – January 16, 2010) – Genesis Today, a world leader in developing superfood products, has selected five finalists for its Genesis of a Great Idea contest. Finalists will present their ideas in January; the winner will receive $10,000.
The contest, designed…
How to Really Start Your Own Business Tips by SCORE
Washington, DC (PRESS RELEASE – January 15, 2010) – SCORE and The Company Corporation presented a free Webinar on How to Really Start Your Own Business on Thursday, January 14, at 12 p.m. Eastern. Experts from SCORE will share start-up success secrets, including focusing the business…
Top 100 Influential Online Marketers of 2009
In October of 2009, Invesp Consulting started researching and selecting 100 of the most influential marketers online — those trailblazers that have their finger on the pulse of the online world and lead the way for others, with torches in hand.
Attempting to rank online marketers can be…
The Savings Infrastructure
My wife is the queen of bargains. I know this because I do the shopping.
Every week I get lists of places to go, exactly what to get, and stacks of neatly arranged coupons. You have to be careful to get not only the right brand of an item, but the right sub-section of that brand. Buy regular…
Cloud Applications and Business Software Store GetApp.com Launches Today
(PRESS RELEASE – January 15, 2010) – GetApp.com (www.getapp.com) launches with over 2,200 applications across over 300 categories as a business “app store”. GetApp.com offers free services to small businesses for finding and comparing business applications delivered as…
Pet Industry Trends for 2010
Surprise, surprise – the impact of the recession on consumer spending and attitudes will continue to dominate economics for pet-related small businesses in 2010. It has long been thought that pet-related spending is recession proof and 2009 certainly tested that theory. As a result, I think…
How to Make Your Homepage Copy ‘Pop’
One of the most frequent requests I get from content creation clients is to make their site copy ‘pop’. And I’ll be honest that I still don’t really know what that means. I think it means that they want their pages to grab someone’s attention. They want their content…
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