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Small Business Book Awards 2013: Become a Sponsor

By Anita Campbell - Jan 12, 2013 - 1 Comment

The Small Business Book Awards, presented by Small Business Trends, return January 29, 2013. This will be the 5th year to recognize and celebrate books written for entrepreneurs and small business owners, CEOs and their teams. As I write this, the Small Business Book Awards website is … Read More

What’s the Strangest Place You’ve Taken a Business Call? [Sweepstakes]

By TJ McCue - Nov 21, 2012 - 4 Comments

Sponsored Post It was a really, really long line as I approached the 12,389 foot summit of Mount Fuji, in Japan. After hiking for a few hours, on top of a mountain, a long line was the last thing I expected. Hundreds, perhaps thousands of people were in front of me. As I looked up … Read More

Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Inducts 2012 Honorees – Join Us

By Anita Campbell - Nov 20, 2012 - 2 Comments

The Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame is inducting the 2012 group of entrepreneur honorees, including Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx and the world’s youngest female billionaire; Subway founder Fred Deluca; Harris Rosen, president and CEO of Rosen Hotels & Resorts; Don Dwyer of The Dwyer Group; … Read More

Twitter Chat: Get Your Business Prepared for the Holidays

By Anita Campbell - Nov 8, 2012 - 6 Comments

If you just realized the holidays are around the corner and don't know where to start in prepping your business, join us for a one-hour Twitter chat on the subject on November 14, 2012 at 8 pm Eastern. We'll be addressing all the big concerns small businesses have this time of year, such as … Read More

Small Business Trends Recommends These Companies!

By Small Business Edito… - Sep 4, 2012 - Leave a Comment

As Small Business Trends ramps up its advertising efforts, we wanted to take a moment to thank the companies that have worked with us for the month of August. Want to be on this list? Learn how. TeamWox SaaS 2.0 is an enterprise system based on the cloud. Our review of TeamWox is here. For more … Read More

Cyber Attacks No Longer a Big Biz Problem: Twitter Chat July 19

By Anita Campbell - Jul 14, 2012 - 1 Comment

Join me, along with other small business owners and managers, for a discussion about how small businesses are now being deliberately targeted by cybercriminals -- and what you can do to protect your business. In the first 6 months of 2012, the number of targeted attacks against small … Read More

Last Chance to Nominate Small Business Influencers is July 15: #SMBInfluencer

By Anita Campbell - Jul 11, 2012 - Leave a Comment

If you haven't already nominated business leaders, experts, companies, news channels, journalists or applications that inspire you in small business, better do so soon. The nomination period for the 2012 Small Business Influencer Awards ends July 15. The Awards honor the individuals and … Read More

Twitter Chat: Securing and Protecting Mobile Devices …Now!

By Anita Campbell - Apr 25, 2012 - 2 Comments

Mark your calendar and be sure to join us next Wednesday, May 2, 2012, when we’ll be holding a Twitter chat on a timely topic: mobile device security. Joining me will be representatives of Symantec, a leading provider of information protection solutions for SMBs. Do you keep hearing that … Read More

Win FREE Business Cards From MOO

By Anita Campbell - Apr 12, 2012 - 9 Comments

Would you like to join the ranks of companies like Klout and Airbnb and make your offline brand more remarkable? Want your business cards to stand out and make a genuine impact when you hand them out? How about $1000 worth of business cards absolutely FREE for you and your colleagues? If this … Read More

Shedding Light on Pinterest: Join The Facebook Chat

By Susan Payton - Apr 9, 2012 - 4 Comments

Curious about using Pinterest for your business, but not sure where to start? BizSugar (sister site owned by Small Business Trends) will be hosting a Facebook Q & A chat titled, "Shining a Light on Pinterest B2B with Stephanie Ward of Firefly Coaching" to answer questions about using … Read More

Help Out By Signing Up for Startup America

By Anita Campbell - Mar 4, 2012 - 8 Comments

It's Fight Club here at Small Business Trends ... and we need your help. Er, well, not exactly Fight Club... maybe more like a friendly little neighborhood boxing match. You see, this week we're duking it out with my good friend Tim Berry and his companies, BPlans and LivePlan. The battle … Read More

Attend 7th Annual Small Business Summit

By Anita Campbell - Mar 2, 2012 - 3 Comments

Are you going to be attending the Small Business Summit in New York? You should! This year, the 7th in a row, it takes place on Tuesday, March 6th, in the heart of New York City at the Metropolitan Pavillon. So how would you like to attend this event for 50% off? Yep -- we've got … Read More