Latest Stories for February, 2011
Small Business News: Entrepreneurship Rallies
Entrepreneurship rallies again. Despite some recent challenges in the economy, there is no sign right now that entrepreneurship will be on the decline anytime soon. In fact, changes have opened more opportunities for entrepreneurs entering many different markets. Here’s a roundup especially…
Panda Security Offers Social Media Guidance to SMBs
Orlando, Florida (PRESS RELEASE – February 28, 2011) – Panda Security, The Cloud Security Company, is providing guidance to small-to-medium sized businesses on ways to safely and securely integrate social media strategies into their businesses. After conducting its 1st Annual Social Media…
Getting International Business
This series is commissioned by UPS.
Last year we did a series about the trend in micromultinational businesses. These are businesses that are small — some very small with a mere handful of employees — but already operating as multinationals. It used to be that your business had…
How to Connect With Your Audience
Public speaking is a great marketing tool and exposure medium when used appropriately. On the other hand, it can do damage to your business when done badly.
You’ve probably heard the following tips: practice, practice, practice; come prepared; show up early and get a sense of the room. We can add…
Don’t Try to Learn from Failure
Most people believe that entrepreneurs learn from failure. Pick up USA Today, Entrepreneur, or any of a multitude of popular publications and you will find stories about how entrepreneurs learned from their mistakes to become successful the next time around. Using examples of Apple’s failure…
Sageworks Releases New Business Owner and CFO Specific Applications
Raleigh, North Carolina (PRESS RELEASE – February 28, 2011) – Sageworks, Inc. announced the release of its new business-owner and CFO specific modules, which will feature certain applications from its business analysis suite of products
Products offered to business owners will consist…
New Orleans Hosts “Start It Up” National Entrepreneur Summit
New Orleans (PRESS RELEASE – February 27, 2011) – Heeding President Obama’s call to ‘Startup America,’ the nation’s greatest entrepreneurial minds will gather in New Orleans for the 3rd annual New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW), March 19-25, 2011. The event will serve as a…
Best Business Books 2010: Editors Choice Winners
Readers (that’s you!) have already voted on the 2010 Best Business Books — Reader’s Choice Edition.
Now, as the Editors of Small Business Trends, it’s our turn. Below we present the Small Business Book Awards – Editor’s Choice version for books of 2010.
Here at…
Babson Partners With New ConvergeUS to Better Leverage Technology
(PRESS RELEASE – February 27, 2011) – Babson College has partnered with a new nonprofit called ConvergeUS, whose mission is to leverage the collective power of the technology sector to accelerate social innovation in collaboration with nonprofit organizations, government entities, academic…
Intuit Survey: Accounting Professionals, Small Businesses Optimistic About Growth
Mountain View, California (PRESS RELEASE – February 26, 2011) – Accounting professionals and small businesses are poised for progress as long as they continue to invest in new technologies, marketing and advertising and face-to-face time with clients.
Those are among the major findings of…
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