Latest Stories for September, 2011
Why Haven’t You Started a Business Yet?
The majority of Americans would rather work for themselves than for other people. A 2009 survey by the Gallup Organization of 1,010 randomly selected Americans over the age of 15 showed that 55 percent of Americans would prefer self-employment, versus 36 percent who would rather work for…
SizeUp Launches Free Business Intelligence Tool at TechCrunch Disrupt
San Francisco, CA (Press Release – September 12, 2011) – SizeUp, a free business intelligence tool designed to help all businesses grow, debuted today at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco. SizeUp is one of only 30 finalists presenting at the Disrupt Battlefield competition, out of…
Small Business Resources You Won’t Want to Miss
Don’t miss our list of small business resources. They’re really the best. Pulled from the best sites across the Web, these resources will help you get your business started and keep it going to meet your goals for small business success. Please add your own suggestions in the comments…
Management: Meetings, Marketing, Money
Things, life, business – they don’t just fall into place. We have to manage things to make what we want happen. Three of our small business experts give some quick advice on how to:
manage your meetings so that you don’t waste time,
manage your marketing so that you pay only for what you…
World 3.0 Global Prosperity and How to Achieve It
Which one of these coping strategies sounds most like you?
I’m putting my nose to the grindstone and working as hard as I can to get results that don’t seem to match the level of work and stress I’ve put in.
I see myself as a rowboat in a vast economic ocean being swayed in the direction of…
Enter These Contests and Win Valuable Stuff
Welcome to our bi-weekly Guide of contests, competitions and awards for small businesses. We bring you this Contests Guide every two weeks as a community service by Small Business Trends and Smallbiztechnology.com.
If you’ve entered and won a contest or award listed here, let us know so we…
Better Under Pressure Brings Out Your Best
If you listen to the press conferences after a NBA playoff or finals game each year, a marquee player always reveals how his play is amped up compared to the regular season. But how does one really perform at a champion level? There’s ambiguity in a game – a key player’s injury can…
Win a Pass to BlogWorld 2011!
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 23, 2011: THE ENTRY PERIOD FOR THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING. THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED!
It’s that time of year again! BlogWorld & New Media Expo 2011 is just around the corner! This year, the largest blogging and social media …
Biz2Credit Joins Startup America Partnership as a Lending Site for Emerging U.S. Companies, Startup Becomes a Partner
NEW YORK, NY (Press Release – September 13, 2011) – Biz2Credit, a pioneer in the use of technology to secure start-up and expansion capital, today joined the Startup America Partnership (SUAP) as a participant to support new business ventures and entrepreneurs.
Since 2000, venture…
5 Ways to Balance Multiple Hats in Your Business
If you’re like most small business owners, your business card might bear the title CEO or principal, but you know that on any given day it could just as easily read customer service, sales associate, marketing manager, technology director, accountant…
Small business owners don’t have the…
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