
Chicago (PRESS RELEASE – October 2, 2010) – Small business owners can benefit by paying taxes quarterly rather than annually. This is an ideal way to avoid having to pay a large lump sum every year. Rather, payments can be spread to every three months. However, a small business…

Our roundup this week has some great chances for SMBs to win recognition, cash prizes and business services.
This list of contests, competitions and awards for small businesses is brought to you every other week as a community service by Small Business Trends and Smallbiztechnology.com.
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We have had no shortage of social media-related book reviews this year (or last year, like Anita Campbell’s review of The Digital Handshake). Now, thanks to the suggestion of a Small Business Trends book review reader, we were made aware of another book that is useful for those learning how…

Salem, Massachusetts (PRESS RELEASE – October 2, 2010) – The Enterprise Center at Salem State University announced that it is launching a new program funded in part by a $20,000 grant from the Massachusetts Office of Housing and Economic Development’s Small Business and…

This series is commissioned by UPS.
You don’t need to have a big company to embrace sustainability. Smart and committed small businesses are adopting sustainability practices, too. They are incorporating recycled goods in their manufacturing supply chains. They are requiring their…

Is management ability something you’re born with or can it be learned through careful study? Just as there can be many kinds of small business owners and many kinds of managers, so there can be many approaches to the art of managing a small business. Your approach may not be better or worse…

New York (PRESS RELEASE – October 1, 2010) – Moody’s Corporation today announced the launch of Moody’s Small Business Information Zone, an online resource center that provides U.S. small business owners with free access to economic information and planning tools that can…

Welcome to the One on One conversation series, where Small Business Trends will be speaking to some of the best minds in business today. The goal of the series is to pick the brains of successful entrepreneurs, best-selling author, and executives with organizations serving the small business…

I still play with toys. In fact my office is pretty much covered with LEGO bricks, action figures, tin robots and the like. And, as you might suspect, I still watch cartoons. I think there’s something about being a cartoonist that requires some sort of perpetual connection to childhood.
One…

Jacksonville, Florida (PRESS RELEASE – October 1, 2010) – Adams Online Ventures, a local business and technology firm, is launching a new program designed to assist local businesses and create jobs in the Jacksonville area.
The program is ideal for small businesses or entrepreneurs who need…