Latest Stories for September, 2011
Improve Your Digital Home With SBA Widgets
Your website is your digital home. You may have several social network pages from one end of the Web to the next, but at the day’s end, you need a home to return to, a website of your own. Your digital house, just like your condo, flat, townhouse, house or apartment, needs constant…
Need an Investment in Your Business? Locavesting Has More Than a Few Great Ideas
What if I told you that business lending is expected to grow 66 percent by 2013?
Yes, yes, I’m aware of the economic slowdown; I’m writing this review after the U.S. debt crisis and a stock market week rocky enough to make me skip watching CNBC and Fox Business channels for a long time. And…
New List of Small Business Events
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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Small Business Technology Tour
September 27 – Mountain View, CA
October 12 – Salt Lake City
October 18 – Boston
November 2…
Are You Brandwashed? Read This Review of Martin Lindstrom’s Newest Book
Martin Lindstrom (@MartinLindstrom) holds a special place in my heart. I reviewed Lindstrom’s book Buyology here on Small Business Trends and he was the first author to write and thank me for reviewing his book. He and I exchanged an email or two, but I hadn’t heard much from him until I…
POLL: Small Businesses Support Strong National Standards to Increase Energy Innovation, Prosperity for Small Firms
Washington, D.C. (Press Release – September 20, 2011) – Small business owners support strong national standards to increase energy innovation, according to a new national opinion poll of 1,200 small business owners released today by Small Business Majority. The poll, conducted by…
What Can LinkedIn Do For You?
When we kissed the 1990s goodbye, none of today’s major social networks existed. LinkedIn was the first to launch, but that wasn’t until 2003, followed by Facebook (founded in 2004), YouTube (founded in 2005) and Twitter (launched in 2006). In a lot of ways these social networks are still…
Adjusting for Inflation
I try to avoid puns in cartoons. Generally, even though they’re usually popular, I think they’re a lazy path to a joke.
That being said, sometimes even I am not immune to their not-so-subtle charms. So beguiling. So simple. So hard to resist!
I attempted to lessen the effect in this…
SBE Council Offers Four Reasons to Oppose Obama’s Tax Proposals
Washington, D.C. (Press Release – September 18, 2011) – Today, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) was critical of President Barack Obama’s tax proposals, which would hurt small businesses by raising taxes on upper income earners.
SBE Council noted…
Tips For Running Your Small Business
Running a small business is tough, but you’re never really on your own. Tons of people are doing the same and meeting similar challenges every day. Here are some ideas that may help you from others who have been there too.
Hiring
Why we don’t usually look for experience when we hire.…
Interview With Janine Popick: Go With Your Gut
Janine Popick’s family has no idea what she does. They think she’s “into computers.” In fact, she runs VerticalResponse, a provider of self-service email marketing, social media, surveys and direct mail marketing. She also writes for Inc.’s Girl Power: Female CEOs and…
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