Small Business News

Brands and Other Small Business Basics

By Small Business Edito… - May 9, 2011 - 3 Comments

Brands and business basics is a roundup looking at what is out there for your small business as you work to develop your company's identity. Remember that brand will be important (and not just for the marketing department. ) They define how you behave as a company and who you are. There are plenty … Read More

Small Business News: Marketing Matrix

By Small Business Edito… - May 6, 2011 - 1 Comment

Like the characters in the sci-fi/fantasy film The Matrix, today's small business marketers face an unfamiliar and rapidly changing landscape in which nothing is what it seems and from which none of us can return to what we once knew. With the coming of new technologies and new trends, your small … Read More

Small Business News: Running Your Business

By Small Business Edito… - May 5, 2011 - 1 Comment

We talk a great deal about the tools and strategy and about the marketing and tech, but what about the basics of running a small business each day? If you're in the trenches thinking about your next move, this roundup is for you. Startup isn't the end of the story. Here's news for running your … Read More

Small Business News: The New Small Biz Website

By Small Business Edito… - May 4, 2011 - 6 Comments

Having a small business Website is not all that new an idea, but the function and role of the small business Website are changing. Once almost "brochureware" as some have dubbed it with a few static pages of pictures and text, small business Web presence has morphed into layers of blogging, … Read More

Small Business News: Small Biz Planning Session

By Small Business Edito… - May 3, 2011 - Leave a Comment

Small business strategy is important for success. Here's one small business planning session that should help you better understand, striving for victory never really ends. Hopefully, the links below will show all of us a better way to be our best and make our small businesses better in the … Read More

Small Business News: Social Media Startup

By Small Business Edito… - May 2, 2011 - 3 Comments

So, you've read a lot about social media marketing and would like to try it out for your company. But you don't know where or how to begin. Just relax! Starting a social media effort as a component of your business isn't as hard as you think. Sure, there can be a lot of components to getting it … Read More

Small Business News: Small Biz Map to Success

By Small Business Edito… - Apr 29, 2011 - Leave a Comment

The map to success is different for every small business, but information and a commitment to constant learning are the first steps in the journey. Today we share the latest news on many different aspects of small business from finding a niche to getting loans to hiring employees and beyond. If … Read More

Small Business News: Small Biz Strategy

By Small Business Edito… - Apr 28, 2011 - 3 Comments

What's your small business strategy...you've got one, right? It's the difference between success and failure and should be one of the first decisions you make about your business. Creating a strategy encompasses how your business markets, delivers services, manages costs, uses tools and, in … Read More

Small Business News: Great Tips and Tools

By Small Business Edito… - Apr 27, 2011 - 2 Comments

You need an edge to succeed in small business. Make no mistake. Your products and services may be great, your marketing and sales process flawless, but there are a lot of little things that will eventually put you on top, if that is indeed where you're headed. Those edges, those tools and tips, … Read More

Small Business News: Online Marketing Mindset

By Small Business Edito… - Apr 26, 2011 - 6 Comments

Many small businesses are on the Web these days, which means, out of necessity, that online marketing must be part of the small business owner's strategy. Though certainly no small business owners should be under the illusion that simply throwing up a Website is sufficient to launch their … Read More

Small Business News: Social Media Mainstream

By Small Business Edito… - Apr 25, 2011 - 3 Comments

Social media, especially in small business circles, is showing its age. It isn't so shiny and new any more. Instead social media has become part of the landscape and is now being embedded into everything from sales to marketing and more. Small businesses who haven't yet, will be getting on board. … Read More

Small Business News: Small Biz Legal Views

By Small Business Edito… - Apr 22, 2011 - 3 Comments

Legal issues are the part of running a small business some entrepreneurs hate the most. But attention to legal issues large and small will save you money, time and could even be the difference between success and failure. We've assembled some great content on the topic, so be sure to have a look at … Read More