Small Business Trends

Yes, There Are Social Networks Besides Facebook

Facebook isn’t the only social media network making news these days. There are plenty of similar sites in an ever more crowded field, all vying for users. From Microsoft’s brand new social media sites to latest developments at Google+, Pinterest, Tumblr, LinkedIn and more. Do you have a specific site ...

Is it Time to Sell Your Business or Buy a New One?

Have you delayed retirement because the recession was preventing you from getting a fair price for the business you worked so hard to build? Have you been contemplating buying another business, but couldn’t find the financing? Small business owners in both of these situations have a lot to be hopeful ...

Who’s the Boss: 9 Tips for Hiring C Level Talent

The process of filling entry-level positions is repetitive: screen applicants, sort through resumes, sit through interviews and select a lucky candidate to call your team their own. And though this new hire is vital to the company’s daily operations, it’s not the end of the world if it ends up ...

4 Cloud Storage Options for SMBs

As earlier predicted, cloud storage options are becoming increasingly popular, offering users the ability to access files and documents regardless of where they are in the world or what device they have in their hand. And with so many different services now available, I thought I’d share some ...

Facebook Fizzles on Wall Street, But Is Facebook Itself Still Worthwhile?

A disappointing performance on Wall Street has many bashing Facebook and questioning its value as an investment. But for the small business community, a totally different question arises about the value of the site’s low cost display ads compared to Google ads, for example. The fact is that there are ...

Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet for Small Business Owners

“Tablet computers are for kids and gamers” is the prevailing sentiment that I hear from small business owners. The logic is that a tiny handheld computer won’t really help you get your work done. Even Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg dissed the iPad by stating it is not a mobile device. ...

Small Businesses Pay More For Health Care Coverage

In a 2009 study by the White House, small businesses pay 18% more in premiums for health coverage than their big box competitors per employee.  As a small business owner are you surprised by this statistic?

Of course you’re not.

Small business owners have been living ...

Find Link Alerts Directly in Google Analytics

A few weeks back I wrote about the powerful new metrics that small business owners can glean from the new Social reports within Google Analytics. And since that post, even more neat features have been released to help business owners learn more about not only what’s happening on ...

Nominations Are Open for the Small Business Influencer Awards!

Does a special person or company come to mind when you think of someone or something important in the world of small business?  Perhaps you think of a client of yours.  Or maybe a favorite vendor or supplier, or a software app that has transformed your small business or made ...

G8 Leaders Call for Growth: Six Things You Can Do

Leaders the world over including those at this week’s G8 Summit are calling for economic growth, not just budget tightening, in an effort to combat world market instability and speed recovery. But for all the talk in policy circles, this growth will ultimately come from the private sector and especially ...