Small Business Trends

Welcome! If you are looking for the additional free resources that go along with “Profiting from Trends: A Quick Reference Guide,” you’ve landed at the right place.

The Guide consists of 10 tips, each quoting a column or interview from here at Small Business Trends.

Following are links to the full articles and radio interviews for each tip:

Why Trends Matter intro — “Top Ten Global Trends Per McKinsey

“Tip #1 — Source: Using ‘Weak Signals’ To Identify Opportunities

Tip #2 — Source: Working On, Not In, The Business

Tip #3 — Source: Adventures in Entrepreneurship: Managing Change

Tip #4 — Source: Owner’s Series Books for Business Growth

Tip #5 — Source: Top 2006 Technology Trends for Small Business

Tip #6 — Source: Recurring Revenue Streams – How to Create Them

Tip #7 & #10 — Source: Futurist Watts Wacker’s Trends to Watch in 2006

Tip #8 — Source: The Trend Toward Life – Work Balance

Tip #9 — Source: Trends in U.S. Small Businesses

Other Resources

This is a big site you are on. If you would like the whirlwind tour of the place, start with our About page. It briefly explains our major features.

Skip the tour, you say? Well, then, here are some other resources you may find of interest:

• Technology Resources for Growing Businesses (PDF file), a free 32-page guide to help you choose and use technology.
• How Marketing Research Can Benefit A Small Business, a guide to market research for small businesses.
• Selling to Small Businesses (PDF file), a 14-page proprietary report from our November 2005 survey about how to reach the small business market. The results of this survey were covered in Inc magazine, online version.
• Free trade magazines (no kidding! — it’s for real). Qualified professionals can subscribe for free to hundreds of business magazines, including titles such as InformationWeek, Accounting Today, Chief Executive, and many more.

I hope you enjoy your stay. Please tell your friends and colleagues. Thanks for visiting!

Anita Campbell, Editor
anita@anitacampbell.com