Small Business Trends

Job Promotion: Is It Written All Over You?

I like playing with language. As a teen I listened to a lot of my family’s comedy records, and I found myself especially drawn to my sister’s George Carlin albums for his passion for words.

Likewise, as a cartoonist, I’m constantly on ...

8 Ways To Find Relevant Followers On Twitter

Twitter’s strength comes in its ability to connect you with other people and to start real conversations. It’s helped small business owners market to current customers, to engage new ones, and to create partnerships with new friends. But it can only help ...

Pet-Related Franchises; More Bark Than Bite?

As I was finishing with my dog Winston’s belly rub, a thought came into my mind; more and more pet-related franchises have been springing up lately, and I am not sure why.

Are there more pets? Do pet owners have more disposable income to spend ...

Build Awareness For Your Biz In Your Community

As a small business owner, you have something going for you that larger businesses don’t. You already know who your main audience is. You know because if you’re running a brick and mortar, your main audience are very often the folks located 10, ...

How Solo Business Owners Hire It Done

“You do all that? You must be exhausted!”

That was the verdict I received after explaining my one-person enterprise to another business owner at a networking event in New York City. She was right; I was limp from years of going it alone.

That statement ...

How To Generate Content Ideas For Your Site

One of the biggest reasons that SMB sites fail to rank and attract visitors is because of a lack of content on their sites. They simply don’t have enough of the good stuff to support the rankings, to attract links or to serve as ...