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Are You Going to the COSE Small Business Conference?

By Anita Campbell - Oct 4, 2007 - 4 Comments

Michael White was the mayor of the city of Cleveland, Ohio for 12 years. Then he left political life altogether, moved to semi-rural Ohio, and become co-owner of an alpaca farm. How's that for an example of Baby Boomer entrepreneurship? In this video you can see him working on his alpaca farm … Read More

Blog Carnivals Help You Discover New Blogs

By Anita Campbell - Oct 3, 2007 - 7 Comments

Want to discover new business blogs or re-discover old ones? Check out the following blog carnivals: This week's Carnival of Small Business Issues is available over at David Bohl's Slow Down Fast -- nice job, David. My pick for the must-read entry is Warren Wong's "Why you Should Show … Read More

Search Marketing Seminar – Search Made Simple

By Anita Campbell - Sep 30, 2007 - 2 Comments

Over 340 million people search the web everyday. The question is: how many of those searchers are making their way to your website? If the answer is "not enough," then please join me at the "Search Engine Marketing Made Simple" seminar in Columbus, Ohio on October 23, 2007. I … Read More

Blog Roundups: Screensavers, Plagiarism, and Business Cards

By Anita Campbell - Sep 25, 2007 - 4 Comments

Three good blog carnivals are now posted for you to explore: Carnival of the Capitalists is up at the Virtual Handshake. Must read entry: Marketing Deviant's advice about using screensavers to market your company. Carnival of Small Business Issues is available over at Edith Yeung's site. … Read More

Welcoming Submissions for Blawg Review

By Anita Campbell - Sep 13, 2007 - Leave a Comment

On Monday I will be hosting the upcoming Blawg Review here at Small Business Trends. And I welcome your entries. I used to be a lawyer. That may come as a surprise, unless you happened to know me back when I was a corporate general counsel. Most of my career was spent inside … Read More

More Business Blogs to Welcome

By Anita Campbell - Sep 3, 2007 - 13 Comments

There are just so many creative business blogs to discover -- and I keep finding new ones all the time to welcome. This time rather than simply listing the blog URL, I thought I'd give a little background about each blog and how it came to my attention. Let me know if you find this background … Read More

Be Seen on Small Business Trends: Recruiting Writers

By Anita Campbell - Aug 29, 2007 - 2 Comments

I am looking for two additional professionals to start writing alongside me here on Small Business Trends, on topics related to trends and new developments affecting small businesses. If you run your own business or if you coach small business owners and you like to write, then you'd be … Read More

On Youthful Entrepreneurs and a Super Fast ROI from Blogging

By Anita Campbell - Aug 27, 2007 - 6 Comments

Jack Yoest (one of our Experts here) hosted this week's Carnival of the Capitalists. Be sure to check out The Digerati Life's article about the Five Youngest Entrepreneurs. Blawg Review #123, a roundup of blog posts by law bloggers is now live at Todd Smith's Texas Appellate Law Blog. A must … Read More

Live Chat – What Congress is Doing for Small Businesses

By Anita Campbell - Aug 1, 2007 - 2 Comments

If you'd like to know what the U.S. Congress is doing for small businesses, here's your chance. Senator John Kerry, Chair for the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, will hold an online chat on Thursday, August 2, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. You can submit … Read More

Say Hello to New Blogs

By Anita Campbell - Jul 19, 2007 - 37 Comments

Recently I've run into a number of new small-business related blogs (new to me, at least). I have enjoyed visiting them and want to point them out so that you can visit, too: Small Biz Labs Inside Small Business The Franchise King Terinea Weblog iBusiness Channel … Read More

Radio Interview of SBA Chief

By Anita Campbell - Jul 5, 2007 - 4 Comments

Be sure to catch our most recent radio show. My guest was Steve Preston, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Administrator Preston was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2006. He comes from the private sector. His business experience is evident in the changes he … Read More

Spam Karma 2 Rocks

By Anita Campbell - Jul 4, 2007 - 5 Comments

It is Independence Day in the United States. And here at Small Business Trends we've declared our independence from cleaning out spam. You'll notice a new design for the site. It's wider now, the header is bolder, and we've moved some things around. But the biggest changes are under the … Read More