Latest Stories for January, 2011
Want to Keep Key Employees? Learn From the Talent Masters
As the economy gets better, holding on to your peak-performing employees is going to get harder and harder. You obviously can’t (or may not want to) hold on to all of your workers, but if one of your key players heads out the door, your small business could be in a tough spot.
So how do you keep…
How To Kill Your Next Social Media Promotion
One common way small business owner’s work to build up their social media profiles is through online promotions. They may hold a Twitter contest or a Facebook giveaway in the hopes that it will help them catch a user’s eye and provide incentive to get them engaging with the brand. However,…
AVG and SCORE Partner to Provide Online Small Business Security Resources
Washington (PRESS RELEASE – January 19, 2011) – AVG Technologies, makers of small- and medium-sized business (SMB) and consumer anti-virus security products, has partnered with SCORE, a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small business start, grow and succeed. Through this…
Small Business News: The Global View
Whether you are large or small, there’s a huge market out there that at one time was much harder to connect with. It spans the surface of the Earth and is made up of people just like you and me. And some of them may want what you have right now. You no longer need to content yourself with a…
First Data and NRF Release Results of SMB Data Security Study
New York (PRESS RELEASE – January 18, 2011) – The National Retail Federation, the world’s largest retail trade organization, and First Data Corporation, a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing, today released results from a research study of data security and fraud…
The Many Payoffs of Green Business
In my job as a communications expert for an energy efficiency nonprofit, I get a lot of questions about payback: How long will it take for this or that energy upgrade to pay for itself through energy cost savings? This is an important question for any business trying to be fiscally responsible in…
Foursquare Reaches Out to Attract SMBs
Well, hello there. Foursquare would like to remind small business owner that Yelp is not the only geo-location game in town. They’re still here. To help remind users, Foursquare has revamped its Business page to provide a step-by-step instruction guide detailing how business owners, brands, and…
New Social Network Tool for Small Scale Entrepreneurs
Irvine, California (PRESS RELEASE – January 18, 2011) – The Irvine Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a new online community for entrepreneurs and small businesses. The “Micropreneur Community” provides small-scale entrepreneurs the opportunity to share ideas, seek solutions to…
Small Business News: Social Entrepreneurship on the Rise
In recognition of Martin Luther King Day, we present a roundup about an important new trend, the rise of social entrepreneurship. Instead of profit, the social entrepreneur seeks social change. But, unlike the social reformer of only a generation ago, the social entrepreneutr goes about…
Intuit Launches GoPayment Mobile Payment Services for SMBs
Mountain View, California (PRESS RELEASE – January 17, 2011) - Processing credit card payments on mobile phones just got easier – and cheaper – for small businesses in the new year.
Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) will offer its GoPayment mobile payment service with a free credit card…
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