
Washington (PRESS RELEASE – December 25, 2010) – As part of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s mission to ensure that small business owners and entrepreneurs have access to accurate, timely and helpful information, SBA Administrator Karen Mills unveiled a newly re-designed SBA…

Are you still looking for a way to energize your employees, associates or even virtual team members?
The Orange Revolution: How One Great Team Can Transform an Entire Organization shows you how building a successful and high-performing business doesn’t have to depend on some superstar celebrity…

Overland Park, Kansas (PRESS RELEASE – December 25, 2010) – Following a year marked with numerous successes, MBEConnect, the business social network for women- and minority-owned business enterprises (W/MBEs), is prepared to begin the new calendar year with more growth and…

Welcome to our special Christmas eve small business roundup. We’ve chosen some stories reflecting the season you should be able to share and use to grow your business no matter what the season. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.
Policy
Santa gives lessons in entrepreneurship,…

Kingsport, Tennessee (PRESS RELEASE – December 24, 2010) – The winners of the 2010 Annual KOSBE Awards have been named by the Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE).
Picsee Studio LLC (Christy Steadman, et al.) took First…

I don’t recall the first time I was asked about the “cash-to-cash cycle” for a business, but I do remember my surprise when I realized how long it was. The term “cash-to-cash cycle” refers to the time from when the cash outlays start for a new product, until the time that the cash…

New York, New York (PRESS RELEASE – December 24, 2010) – In a new approach to online learning, Ventureneer is offering small business owners and entrepreneurs a soup-to-nuts marketing curriculum from which they can choose the mix of classes that suits them best. What’s more,…

Venture capital has gotten harder to obtain in the recession years (VCs, like everyone else, have gotten more conservative with their investments). That’s why today’s innovative startup entrepreneurs are seeking financing from a new type of source: the “super angel.”
Halfway…

I don’t know exactly why, but that lump of coal in your stocking used to terrify me as a kid:
“Omigosh! I used a swear word! Is he listening?!”
“Goodness no! I forgot to feed the cats! Santa, I’m sorry!”
“AUUUGGHHH!!! I stole a piece of…

It’s time for more social media updates for your small business and others in your network. Are you using social media to its full potential? Here are some steps and important information to point you in the right direction.
Trends
Two thirds of small businesses are already using social…