Small Business Success: Thriving During Change (And Landing On Your Feet!)

If I had $1.00 every time I heard someone say " I don't like change or, change makes me uncomfortable" I'd be a millionaire. Some people thrive on change ? they love it and even create more of it. Others view change with anxiety and resistance. So often, we don't... Read More

Small Business Marketing Secrets: Look Like Sizzle, Be The Steak

You've heard marketing and advertising gurus quip, "Sell the sizzle, not the steak." Advertising initiatives best reach their target audience with benefits and the "wow" effect, not the value or features of their product or service. This may work well to get customers in the door. But once they're in,... Read More

6 Ways Small Businesses Can Survive In A Crazy Economy

Contrary to popular belief, small businesses can survive a crazy economy by taking some proactive steps. Provide spectacular customer service -- every time. Have a friend or colleague visit your business and provide feedback from a customer's perspective. This person should be unknown by your staff and willing to provide... Read More

Local Search and Internet Yellow Pages - A Whole NewVocabulary for Small Businesss

Buyers want both online and local information about where to buy Most small businesses are local in nature, serving people who live nearby. Their customers found them through traditional methods like the Yellow Pages or newspaper ads. So far, the Internet hasn't figured prominently in their marketing efforts. That's about... Read More

Why Do Most Online Small Businesses Fail?

Search Engines account for almost 90% of all web traffic!In the Offline world its all about "location, location, location."Put your business were people crowd around and your set. Have your products ready and benefit the rewards.Online, small businesses fail to act on the fact that the fundamental reality of how... Read More

Three Big Barriers To Small Business Marketing Success

When you feel like you're always busy working on your business, but not getting where you want to go, it can be frustrating trying to figure out how to get your marketing on track. It can easily become a "not seeing the forest for the trees" feeling.Here are three big... Read More

Women and Small Business

In the book Women and Small Business author gives all the guidelines and tools need to start, operate and succeed in a business of their own. In the mentioned book she tried in the fist part to explain how has changed the role of women in the world along centuries.... Read More

Organizing Tips for Small Business Success

If you discovered the bottom line in your business depended on the organization in your office, your reaction could range from complete composure to sheer terror. Organization certainly has an effect on your bottom line ? and just as significantly ? on your peace of mind. For the small business... Read More

Small Business Marketing: Specialize or Generalize?

There have been many great points raised on both sides of this discussion. In order to make a final decision, we must look at how the business world is moving and at the purchasing patterns of the consumers who will be utilizing your services.The Internet has changed the way people... Read More

Small Business Survival Tips

No matter what kind of small business you have, you need read these "small business survival tips" which will help you to succeed. You may be in Internet business, traditional business, or you may be a local merchant with 150 employees; whichever, however or whatever--you've got to know how... Read More

In The News:


Kansas City Star

The Big Small Business Health Insurance Problem
BusinessWeek
Through the debate on reforming health insurance for small businesses, an important piece of information was missing: Policymakers had little ...
Boosting health insurance accessKansas City Star
Changes Heading Small-Business Owners' Way Under Health Care ReformVisit Bulgaria
Health Reform: Last Call for Competitive Markets?Brookings Institution

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Malaysia Star

Businesses like Obama tax write-off plan but want to keep Bush tax cuts too
Los Angeles Times
There has been bipartisan support for continuing that tax break through this year, and a provision to do that is in a $50-billion small-business-lending ...
RAHN: Economic malpracticeWashington Times
Small Business Tax Cut Plan to Aid Small Business Budgets; Small Business Loan ...Learning and Finance (blog)
The Stimulus That Elicited a YawnWebCPA
Wall Street Journal -Firedoglake (blog) -Neon Tommy
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Bernero asks Snyder to help push Congress on small business aid
The Detroit News
Small businesses could access capital from a small business lending fund at low interest rates under provisions of the proposed act. ...

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Murray touts efforts on small business loans
Examiner.com
"So I am going to fight for a small business lending fund bill that will allow them to do that. And I am never going to stop fighting to create jobs and ...
National Small Business Association Backs President Obama's BillSmall Business News from Gaebler.com
Editorial: Economy needs juicePhiladelphia Inquirer
Small businesses waiting on Senate aid billPoughkeepsie Journal
Politico (blog) -NECN
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On Deck Capital Targets Businesses Banks Won't Touch
BusinessWeek
"The goal of On Deck is to build the systems and tools that enable a Main Street small business owner to access and manage capital for [her] business and ...

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Minority Businesses Struggle to Secure City Contracts
New York Times (blog)
The report's findings, which were based on data published [pdf] by the Department of Small Business Services in April, present the latest challenge to Mayor ...

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Small Business to Obama: Tax Cuts Won't Work
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The Obama administration has targeted small business with laser-like focus, pushing a $30 billion small-business lending fund in Congress ...


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Small-business owners see changes headed their way under health care reform
Kansas City Star
Ask small-business operators how they're preparing for health care reform and they all but throw up their hands. ...
New Small Business Tax Credit Calculator™ Calculates, Not Estimates, Actual ...PR-USA.net (press release)
3.4 million workers in firms likely to take up tax credit by 20137thSpace Interactive (press release)

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Epson Focuses on Small Business With New Light, Bright and Easy-to-Use EX-Series
MarketWatch (press release)
"Small and medium sized businesses are looking for feature packed products that are easy to operate and affordable," said Jason Meyer, product manager, ...

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Advisors to offer business strategies in Miami Shores
MiamiHerald.com
Counselors to America's Small Business, a group of volunteer business counselors that serves small business through entrepreneur education, is coming to the ...

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