
When I heard David Kirkpatrick talking about his new book “The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World” on the Diane Rheim Show on NPR, I knew I had to pick the book up for myself. In fact, as soon as I arrived at my location, I pulled up my Amazon.com…

Needham, Massachusetts (PRESS RELEASE – July 24, 2010) — Relectric Inc., a national supplier of new, reconditioned and obsolete circuit breakers, electrical distribution and control equipment, reports that customer satisfaction and new customer acquisition are on the rise, in part due…

Social media as a small business tool is definitely no fad. Look at how social media, from blogs to Twitter to Facebook, has changed the way businesses operate, market their products and even attract their customers. No big offices or big marketing and advertising budgets are needed to push your…

Washington (PRESS RELEASE – July 23, 2010) –Senate Small Business Committee Chair Mary Landrieu and Senators Barbara Boxer and Jeff Merkley joined Todd McCracken of the National Small Business Association and Paul G. Merski of the Independent Community Bankers of America at a press…

Several major major women’s business organizations have announced a comprehensive action plan to achieve exponential revenue growth and job creation among women’s businesses over the next decade.
Dubbed “The Roadmap to 2020,” the plan was released by nonprofit organization…

I don’t remember exactly where I heard “I can’t in good conscience condone that” (I’m guessing PBS), but it’s a phrase that was was just begging to be made fun of.
Sometimes I feel bad about picking on poor defenseless little idioms and phrases like this, but…

San Antonio (PRESS RELEASE – July 23, 2010) — The City of San Antonio’s Office of Environmental Policy (OEP) has launched the City Lights Small Business Lighting Retrofit Program. City Lights is funded in whole by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the U.S.…

What’s your small business story? And what are the small business stories of other entrepreneurs just like you? Today’s small business news roundup from Small Business Trends looks at the stories successful small business owners can tell each other and what we all can learn in the…

Los Angeles (PRESS RELEASE – July 22, 2010) — Vcorp Services LLC, a leader in corporate filing services in all 50 states, is launching their updated iPhone app on Wednesday, July 21, 2010. The application provides entrepreneurs and lawyers with easy access to tools that allow them to…

Online project management is a crowded space. It takes a clean approach to stand out and Clutterpad is doing a good job of offering a simpler, faster interface for the busy small business owner.
Clutterpad is a collaborative platform for small business owners that want a simple-to-use workspace…