
Washington (PRESS RELEASE – March 19, 2010) — SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business” and Experian, the leading global information services company, join forces to offer “how to” resources that help entrepreneurs better understand their business…

Video is one of the hottest marketing tactics online today, but creating a video is intimidating for most small business owners. Pixability promises to get one done for you in just a few steps. The first step is what caught my attention: They ship you a Flip video camera by mail. You don’t…

People love dogs and cats. And they bring with them a wealth of familiar traits, idioms and general knowledge that makes including them in cartoons relatively easy. (Plus they’re fun to draw!)
For example, everyone knows that you “let sleeping dogs lie,” and that “curiosity…

Washington (PRESS RELEASE – March 19, 2010) — The Small Business Council of America (SBCA) urges Members of the House of Representatives to vote against the Senate health care reform bill. The SBCA believes the details of this legislation will not only harm small businesses and their…

The ranks of temporary help workers have increased for the past five months in a row, according to recently released Department of Labor figures. The Wall Street Journal reports that the number of Americans employed in temporary jobs rose 47,500 in February to 2 million-but at the same time,…

The social media craze is here to stay, but for those who doubt the anecdotal evidence a boat load of statistics keeps piling up about what this stuff can mean for your business. And it’s much more than a passing fad. We’ve also got some information on alternative financing, the…

San Rafael, California (PRESS RELEASE – March 18, 2010) – The “Team Tool for Social Media,” TweetFunnel, announced today it is now officially MediaFunnel. The name change reflects MediaFunnel’s expanding focus on providing businesses with one easy to use but…

Last Tuesday, Google announced that its Google App Marketplace was open for business, making it possible for users to find, use and even sell third-party applications. But what does that really mean and how can SMB owners take advantage of it?
The new Google App marketplace will allow SMB owners to…

Canton, Ohio (PRESS RELEASE – March 18, 2010) – Microsoft recently announced its winners of the national “Driving Small Business Success” contest and CCS Business Solutions, Inc. (CCS) of Canton, Ohio took 1st place.
“We are thrilled with the recognition,” said…

Watch today’s small business news with important details on tax time, innovative marketing tips and startup primers. It’s time for the small business roundup chock full of helpful information for the small business community collected by the Small Business Trends team. Read and…