Latest Stories for March, 2010
Using Yelp As a Mini-ORM Case Study
You’re probably aware that Yelp has found itself somewhat under fire lately. There have been persistent rumors, and now lawsuits, that the site squashes negative reviews as a way to encourage people to advertise on the site. Yelp has strongly and aggressively denied these rumors, yet they…
Rep. Fattah Says Small Businesses in Philadelphia Are Big Winners in Today’s Healthcare Reform
Washington (PRESS RELEASE – March 24, 2010) — Small businesses in Philadelphia are big winners in the comprehensive healthcare reform package that the House is expected to approve today, according to Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA-02).
“Small businesses are major employers and the…
Small Business News: Worst Business Mistakes
Hospitals as businesses, surviving the worst business mistakes, better hiring tips and surviving turbulent times. They are all part of today’s small business roundup for March 23, 2010 collected by the Small Business Trends team. We hope you’ll enjoy and leave comments. We are always…
Small Business Advocate Statement on House Health Care Vote
Washington (PRESS RELEASE – March 23, 2010) — Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) issued the following statement regarding passage of the health care bill.
“The health care bill that President Obama will sign into law…
SBA Proposes New Rule to Expand Federal Contracting Opportunities for Women
Last month, the U.S. Small Business Administration released a proposed rule that would expand federal contracting opportunities for women-owned small businesses. Currently, the government’s goal is that 5 percent of federal contracting dollars be directed to women-owned small businesses, but…
5 Free Ways To Track Twitter Sentiment
We’ve seen a lot of great improvements in our ability to track and monitor social media over the last year. One area where it’s still lagging, however, is in the area of sentiment analysis. But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. There are still ways to track associated…
SBA Salutes Small Businesses At National Small Business Week May 23-25, 2010
Washington, DC (PRESS RELEASE – March 23, 2010) – Small business owners, the news media and others are invited to attend the U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Small Business Week where the nation’s top entrepreneurs will be hailed during events held May 23-25,…
Small Business News: And the Winner is…?
Certainly not small businesses, according to most commentary we’ve seen. With the passage of historic healthcare legislation by the U.S. House Sunday many small businesses think they will be paying more. We deal with this and other issues in the latest edition of the small business news…
Get Satisfaction Announces New Offerings for Small and Medium Businesses
San Francisco (PRESS RELEASE – March 22, 2010) — Community platform provider Get Satisfaction today announced the release of four new packages of sophisticated, low cost community-building tools. This release is a significant update to previous Get Satisfaction packaged plans and…
Life Plan Before Business Plan
This blog post kicks off a three part series on Start-up Success for Small Business Trends. This first blog post is about a step in business planning that is often overlooked. Part II, we’ll look at “Working from home?” and Part III will be about the “Top reasons why…
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