Latest Stories for June, 2011
Health Care Costs Are Rising: What Can Your Small Business Do About It?
This probably won’t surprise you: Health-care costs are expected to increase by 8.5 percent in 2012—slightly up from this year’s increase of 8 percent, according to the annual Behind the Numbers report on medical costs recently released by PwC’s Health Research Institute. There’s both…
5 Must Haves For That About Us Page
Whether you don’t like writing about yourself, you’re not sure what goes there or because the whole thing just makes you feel plain awkward, writing the business About Us page is a task that intimidates many small business owners. You think you know what you want to say, but then you get to…
Survey Projects SMB International Business to Reach $2 Trillion
New York (PRESS RELEASE – June 22, 2011) – International sales are a vital and growing part of the small and mid-sized business (SMB) market, according to a new study unveiled by Portfolio.com, the national business news site for SMB executives and entrepreneurs. Conducted by The Business…
News About Your Small Business Social Media
What do you have to say to your customers and what do they have to say about you? You don’t need social media to reach out to your customers and clients but it doesn’t hurt to stretch your brand in a way others in your field can clearly see. Social media is about more than just…
Hiscox Survey Reveals Layoffs and Innovation Drive Small Business Startups
New York (PRESS RELEASE – June 21, 2011) – With unemployment rates now at 9.1 percent in the U.S., new research by specialist insurer Hiscox has found that 15 percent of small businesses were established following a layoff. It also found the majority of startups are not original ideas, but…
8 Twitter Scheduling Tools to Change Your Life
Scheduling your tweets is a semi-contentious subject for some who are very active on Twitter. Some say you should be present when you tweet; no scheduling. Others know you can’t be on Twitter constantly or you won’t get anything else done. This post is to help those who know that …
Trackur Adds Analytics To Social Monitoring
Affordable social media monitoring just got a whole lot more powerful with the launch of Trackur 3.OMG. Clever name, right? We know, but at least this time there’s something worth SMB owners getting excited about.
If you’re not already familiar with Trackur, you may want to read our 2009…
InVenture Announces New Initiatives for Peer-to-Peer Support of Micro-Entrepreneurs Worldwide
Los Angeles, California (PRESS RELEASE – June 21, 2011) – InVenture is proud to announce two new initiatives that will change the way successful micro-entrepreneurs access growth capital in developing countries, and allow anyone online to partner with a small business half-a-world…
Online Small Business Growth In The News
Online small business is growing and with it more opportunities and challenges face online entrepreneurs than ever before. If you already have a small business online, be aware some problems are beginning to assert themselves and it is best to be prepared. If you’re just getting started,…
Career Entrepreneur Launches Association for American Business Owners
Chicago, Illinois (PRESS RELEASE – June 20, 2011) - Jim Wener, a career entrepreneur, has launched a collective bargaining and support association exclusively geared to American business owners. He emphasizes the proud adjective, as he calls it, “American” because he has no intention of…
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