Latest Stories for November, 2011
Review: Samsung Chromebook for Your Small Business
Have you noticed lately that many laptops’ screens are almost as big as desktop monitors? No doubt you can find a small and lightweight one, but some of the least expensive laptops are huge. I went searching for lighter and slimmer solutions for the mobile small business owner. The Samsung…
4 Ways to Make a Splash on Cyber Monday
Forget Black Friday; November 28th is Cyber Monday. It’s the day of the year when employees head back to work after the Thanksgiving holiday and are too amped on pumpkin pie to do anything but spend the day mindlessly shopping online. You already know the eyes (and wallets) are going to be online…
President Obama’s Nominee for Chief Counsel for Advocacy Confirmed by Senate
Washington, D.C. (Press Release – November 21, 2011) – Dr. Winslow Sargeant was confirmed as Chief Counsel for Advocacy by the U.S. Senate today. Dr. Sargeant is the sixth presidentially appointed and Senate-confirmed Chief Counsel for the Office of Advocacy.
Dr. Sargeant has been…
Small Business Happenings and Other News
Small business happenings are just around the corner. Check out some of the top events for small business owners and entrepreneurs coming up before year’s end, then dive into more small business tips and news in this Small Business Trends roundup:
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Show the Right Hustle on Small Business Saturday
It seems we like to name everything lately. So, if you didn’t know, the Saturday after Black Friday and before Cyber Monday is now Small Business Saturday. I was asked to write a post on promos and campaigns small businesses can run to capitalize on the special day, but something else is on…
Sustainable Business Network Releases Small Business Report, “Taking Care of Business”
PHILADELPHIA (Press Release – November 18, 2011) – Recognizing that Philadelphia’s 93,000 small businesses provide 65 percent of the jobs in the city, the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia (SBN) announced today the release of “Taking Care of Business: Improving…
5 Keys to Successful Sales Strategies
Successful sales is a deliberate, thoughtful activity. You need a process that you initiate over and over again. Whenever I talk with small business owners or salespeople who aren’t realizing the results they desire, the cause is usually the same: They don’t have a sales strategy.
You can’t…
What Future Entrepreneurs Will Look Like
While Sasha and Malia Obama haven’t publicly announced that they plan to start businesses, they share something in common with the kids most likely to have such plans: They’re African-American.
According to a Gallup poll of a representative sample of 1,721 children in fifth through twelfth…
New Legislation Would Allow Veterans to Use G.I. Bill Funds for Franchise Training Programs
WASHINGTON (Press Release – Nov. 17, 2011) – The International Franchise Association today hailed Rep. Tim Griffin (R-Ark.) for introducing new federal legislation, the Franchise Education for Veterans Act (H.R. 3351), to allow veterans interested in purchasing a franchise business to…
Video Testimonials and Other Marketing Tricks
Video is only one of the incredible marketing tools now available at relatively low cost for small business owners and entrepreneurs. You’ll read more about a variety of these strategies in the roundup below and see how mixing time honored techniques with new technology brings incredible…
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