Small Business Trends

It’s time again for another small business news roundup at Small Business Trends. It’s March 16 and we’ve got plenty of tips and news. Invest a few minutes of your time, and we guarantee an ROI full of knowledge and resources.

Operations

Do you know the cost of customer acquisition? Here’s why you should care and how to figure it our today. Corporate Raiter

Think your small business can’t beat the big boys? Think again and read this while you’re at it. Bloggertone

Where will you find your next great partner? Try your competitors. Open Forum Innovation

Policy

Think more sales for your local small business is the key to job growth? Nope. We need another big government program. WSJ

The SBA and your small business. What an extension of the New Recovery Act loans means to you. Business.gov

57 percent of American voters think the Health Care Plan will hurt the economy. But more tellingly only 25 percent expect it to help. Rassmussen Reports

Marketing

How do you differentiate your business? This is a really good place to start. bixbe.biz

What message are you sending your customers? Sometimes marketing is more than what we say about our business. It’s what we do.  America’s Best Business Practices

Is there life without Twitter? So what’s the worst that can happen if your business doesn’t use the most innovative tools available in your marketing plan? Sound Web Solutions Blog

Tech

Run your small business off Google Apps. This post shows you how. Duct Tape Marketing

Want to create a culture of innovation? Consider taking a page from Google. Poynter Online

Social Media

What the heck makes content great? In just 33 steps Michael Martine will tell you. Remarkablogger

How can you get your business’s content out to a million social media platforms? Don’t sweat it. Just Dlvr.it! smallbiztechnology.com

Startups

Got some free time today? Why not start an online business with one of the 10 suggestions in this post? Youngentrepreneur

It’s not all about you. Building a business to sell means making yourself dispensable. StartupNation