Latest Stories for February, 2010

 

Analytics At Work: Smarter Decisions, Better Results

In recent years the business world has increased its reliance of processes, data management, and computer systems for the best operational and marketplace advantages. Thus, companies have sought to link information with strategic decisions. According to a survey described in the new book from…

SMB Owners: Are You Segmenting Customers?

We make marketing blunders when we don’t know who it is we’re marketing toward or when we try to treat all of our customers the same way. The truth is that our customers are not the same. They don’t take to marketing the same way, they don’t want the same things and…

99designs.com Launches Ready-made Logo Store

San Francisco, CA (PRESS RELEASE – February 16, 2010) – 99designs.com, the #1 marketplace for crowdsourced graphic design for small business, today announced a new ‘Ready-made’ logo store where thousands of professional logos can be browsed, purchased and customized starting…

What’s Happening with SBA Lending – and Do Small-Business Owners Care?

When the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was announced back in February 2009, the SBA received $730 million of federal stimulus funding from the program. Loan demand soon gobbled up that funding, and in December, the SBA received an additional $125 million (I blogged about that extension on…

National Association of Professional Women Announces Business Outlook Survey Results

Garden City, New York (PRESS RELEASE – February 15, 2010) — According to the just-released “2010 Business Outlook Survey” from the National Association of Professional Women (NAPW), women who play an important role in business nationwide, today express pockets of optimism…

More of the Self Employed Incorporate

Although the incorporated share of self-employment declined slightly last year, the trend over the past two decades has been towards increased incorporation. With all due credit to Steve King, who looked at this topic about a year ago in his blog, I’m offering my own take on it today. In the…

Huntington Bank Commits $4 Billion to Small Business Lending in the Midwest

Columbus, Ohio (PRESS RELEASE – February 15, 2010) — Huntington Bank is committed to increasing the number of loans to small businesses through new lending guidelines and the hiring of 150 additional business bankers who will help small businesses navigate the lending process.…

Baylor University Now Accepting Nominations for Texas Family Business of the Year

Waco, Texas (PRESS RELEASE – February 14, 2010) — Nominations are now being accepted for the 21st Annual Texas Family Business of the Year. The awards will be presented November 4, 2010 at a banquet on the Baylor campus in Waco. Nominations will be accepted until Apr. 4, 2010. The…

Five Green Business Trends For 2010

Small businesses are no longer cutting edge by calling themselves “green.” Big corporations like Wal-Mart and Nike down to the corner café are cultivating a greener image as consumer demand for environmentally responsible products and operations quickly goes mainstream. What this…

VerticalResponse Supports Small Businesses Through $10,000 ‘New Deal’ Competition

San Francisco, California (PRESS RELEASE – February 14, 2010) -VerticalResponse, Inc., a leading provider of self-service email marketing, online survey and direct mail solutions for small businesses, today announced The ‘New Deal’ for Small Business, a competition amongst small…

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