
McLean, Virginia (PRESS RELEASE – August 28, 2011) - Capital One Small Business released the results of its Small Business Barometer survey for the second quarter of 2011. The quarterly survey polls small businesses across the nation, gauging their current financial condition and business…

Many people do not want to admit to their weaknesses, and sometimes they find ways to make light of their foibles–or at least enjoy a comedian’s light satire. Jeff Foxworthy once joked how being a redneck means “a glorious absence of sophistication.”
So imagine how refreshing admitting…

Basking Ridge, New Jersey and Mountain View, California (PRESS RELEASE – August 28, 2011) – Verizon Wireless and Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) announced a strategic alliance to give all small businesses – from the sole proprietor to a medium-sized business – the ability to process credit…

Every other week we compile a list of great events to help you with your business. The following Small Business Events Guide is worth a close look:
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NAWBO Women’s Business Conference 2011
August 31 – September 1, 2011, San Diego
The NAWBO Women’s Business Conference is the only…

Salt Lake City (PRESS RELEASE – August 27, 2011) – Marketecture, Inc., the leading provider of hosted SaaS solutions for building, marketing and growing your business online, recently announced the general release of Marketecture Business Center, the industry’s most comprehensive business…

I’m really loving the transformation in our view of social media. Not long ago we were still trying to figure out what to do with social media tools with books like New Community Rules. And then we learned enough about how to target and measure social media to take it beyond the consumer…

Atlanta (PRESS RELEASE – August 27, 2011) - Vocalocity, the leading cloud-based phone service for small business, announced a merger with fellow hosted communications provider Aptela. With the addition of Aptela customers, Vocalocity’s customer base has grown more than 30 percent –…

Dallas (PRESS RELEASE – August 26, 2011) – Call it a mass movement to un-tether the workforce: businesses everywhere are empowering mobile workers with business apps on mobile devices. The retail customer assistant using a tablet PC to help you find the shoes you want. The insurance agent…

Now more than ever, forming a corporation or LLC can be a pretty quick and painless process. Yet while the process may be straightforward enough, small business owners can unknowingly make some common missteps that can have a significant impact on the business.
Are you guilty of any of these top…

Before I was a cartoonist, heck, before I’d even had a real job, I was a musician. A trombonist to be exact. And, to be even more exact, a jazz trombonist.
I discovered jazz early on and pretty much lived and breathed it as a kid. I have a music degree in trombone and even played…