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ADP Announces Availability of Payroll Platform on Android Smartphones
Roseland, New Jersey (PRESS RELEASE – May 18, 2011) – ADP, a leading provider of human resource outsourcing, payroll services, tax and compliance services, benefits administration and integrated computing solutions for vehicle dealers, today announced that its popular payroll management…
Small Business Financing: Who’s Getting the Money?
The state of small business financing has been a mixed bag lately, as Joel Libava previously wrote about on Small Business Trends. But slowly, things seem to be improving. Last month, The New York Times reported that more small businesses are seeking—and getting—bank loans. And in a new study…
How Social Media Lets SMBs Work Faster
When talking to small business owners about social media, the argument I hear most often for their lack of involvement is they “don’t have time.” SMB owners are notoriously busy, known for wearing multiple hats, juggling responsibilities and working long hours. I understand that. And…
Intuit Invests $1 Million in SMB Job Creation
Mountain View, California (PRESS RELEASE – May 18, 2011) – Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU) announced today an additional one million dollar investment in small business job creation. The investment comes as a continuation of Intuit’s highly successful Love a Local Business campaign, a program where…
Startup Expert Launches Entrepreneurial Advisory Service
Atlanta (PRESS RELEASE – May 18, 2011) - Startup Expert has recently announced the launching of their new entrepreneurial advisory service. The service helps aspiring entrepreneurs and startups overcome common challenges that most entrepreneurs face in their first 24 months of operation.
With the…
Small Business Events, News, Resources
It’s Small Business Week and we begin with news related to this celebration of the most important part of our economy. We then move on to resources with some important links we hope readers will find useful. Please bookmark and share our roundup and enjoy the benefits of an enhanced and…
Web Portal for Business Community Launches
Charlotte, North Carolina (PRESS RELEASE – May 17, 2011) – A consortium of government and nonprofit partners launched CharlotteBusinessResources.com to give small-business owners and entrepreneurs a toolkit to succeed in any economy.
CharlotteBusinessResources.com is a collaborative effort…
What to Look for Today in Online Invoicing Apps
Back in January 2010, we gave you a list of 30 Online Invoicing Apps for Small Business. We got lots of emails and comments. Since then, readers like you have pointed out invoicing apps we missed. So we thought we’d add some new players, and take another look at the market.
The first…
4 Ways NOT to Promote Your SMB Blog
You’ve started blogging. You’re now spending your time mining your analytics, answering your customers’ most common questions and doing your best to provide a great resource for your industry. You’ve got that part down.
Where you’re stuck is in how to market your blog, because you’ve…
Community Based Investment Presented as a Solution to the Capital Crunch
Washington, DC (PRESS RELEASE – May 17, 2011) – On May 10th, the House Oversight and Government Reform committee held a hearing on “The Future of Capital Formation” to review issues related to investor protection and fraud. Namely, they meet to review aspects of the…
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