Small Business Trends

5 Elements That Can Increase Your Blog Opens and Response

What makes YOU stop, read and respond to blog articles?   Do you notice a pattern with articles that get re-posted and commented on the most? I do. I started this conversation here in,  The Emergence and Power of Blogs, Blogging and Bloggers and wanted to continue it.

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Drag Along Rights Are Now Commonplace

As anyone who has been on either side of a venture capital deal knows, a fund raising agreement usually has so many provisions that someone inexperienced needs a glossary to read it.

Often one of these provisions discusses “drag along rights.” As Investopedia explains, these rights allow “a ...

Myths About Small Business Startup and Operation

There are plenty of myths about small business startup. No, you don’t need to tap your home equity to start your business, and small businesses probably have a better chance than ever to export products and services right alongside the big guys. What other myths of business startup and operation ...

Real Time Status for Your Business with GeckoBoard

Ever felt like you’d like the 911 status on your business, in one view, one place? All the vitals so you can see, at a glance, what’s going on in the different areas of your company? If you have wanted to combine your web analytics, CRM, project management, sales pipeline, ...

Are You Ready to Make the Jump into Small Business Ownership?

There are two types of entrepreneurs: those that jump into a new business headfirst, and those that dip their toes in the water. One’s not better than the other, though the second one is probably more prepared for what lies ahead. In Making the Jump into Small Business ...

Grow Yourself: Attend One of These Small Biz Events

Every two weeks we put together a list of key events for small businesses and entrepreneurs. The following Small Business Events Guide contains worthwhile events for those wanting to grow their businesses:

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Small Biz Success Summit 2012 February 1 – 23, ...

Get Ready To Shake The World

Have you noticed that there is a whole new personality and a new way of being to successful entrepreneurship?  Just compare the successful entrepreneurs from one hundred years ago and those of today – there is a subtle difference about how Andrew Carnegie built his business and how Larry Page ...

Cautious Optimism For Small Business

Jobs.  What’s more important to an economy (and a household for that matter) than for people to be working?  Of course there’s many factors but no matter who you are, employment and jobs are right up there at the top of the list of what is needed for a healthy ...

How One Company Spent Zero on Marketing

That one company mentioned? It happens to be mine. Early on, much wasn’t being spent on marketing simply because the funds weren’t available. Some dabbling was done with the usual suspects: the Yellow Pages, online ads, etc. None seemed to do more to build my brand online. So now, five ...

Matt Trifiro of Desk.com: Meeting Customer Service Expectations in a Social World

The Rolling Stones proudly sang, “Time is on my side, yes it is.” These days, time seems to be an adversary that everyone is fighting, especially when it comes to social media and small business. Unlike large corporations, small businesses do not have the ability to hire teams of individuals ...