Small Business

Small business is widely considered the “growth engine” of the world economy. In the U.S., small firms employ about half of all workers and generate the majority of new jobs. While the twentieth century was dominated by big corporations and multinational conglomerates, the twenty first century is increasingly the age of small business.

Small businesses, startups, the self-employed, and work from home opportunities such as blogging have all been fueled by the rise of the Internet. Digital communications, inexpensive yet powerful software, and the increasingly interactive capabilities of the worldwide web allow small businesses to compete with the big boys of the corporate world better than ever.

Today traditional bricks and mortar stores increasingly offer shopping online, while any innovative entrepreneur can use a website or blog to reach the whole planet with the news of her new product, and market that product inexpensively online, too.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Small Business”

• Shea-Porter Statement on House Passage of Affordable Health Care for America Act

  
  Press Releases — Authority: 446
  WASHINGTON, DC –   Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter released the following statement after the House passed the Health Care for America Act. “ Today , I was proud to stand on the right side of history and vote i n favor of comprehensive health care reform. The Affordable Health ...
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• ALG Condemns House for Approving $2.1 Trillion "Takeover of Nations Health Care System"

  
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  "Members that voted for this abomination have signed a political suicide pact for which they will be held accountable.  They have gone against the express will of their constituents who opposed this legislation." — ALG President Bill Wilson . November 7 th , 2009, Fairfax, VA —Americans for ...
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• Harness the power of image suggestion

  
  Just Search | Search Engine Optimisation & Internet Marketing Journal — Authority: 426
  Throughout the evolution of the internet and internet marketing, we have all noticed how big an impact these have had on our lives. The customer became the main reason to push designers and developers to making online shopping bigger, better and – what is most important – safer. In order to achieve all these ...
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• Some Guidelines on Selling Jewelry

  
  Palabuzz — Authority: 118
  Tips to Follow When Selling Your Old Jewelry Last year gold hit an all-time high and broke the $1,000 per ounce level – it is still trading high today though it has fallen back slightly to around the $900 mark. In a time of recession, gold prices rise and it is a mark of how bad the current recession has been that ...
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• Make Money Fast, Is it Possible?

  
  Technology Toolkit — Authority: 164
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• Very Personal Ads #19: Love letter

  
  The Fluent Self — Authority: 422
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• Advice On Low Cost Web Or Traditional Marketing For Small Business!?

  
  Marketing 109 — Authority: 136
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• Weekly Collection of Blog Posts

  
  Hugepedia.com — Authority: 148
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• Obese Brits ’struggling to earn living’

  
  Newspost Online — Authority: 571
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• A Few Pluses of Forex Money Making

  
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• Unique Corporate Holiday Cards For Everyone and Anyone

  
  World News — Authority: 463
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• Higher productivity at the expense of labor

  
  Economist Online — Authority: 126
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• I’m workin’ at the carwash man, in Afghanistan…

  
  Oddly Enough — Authority: 504
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• Lord Sugar admits quitting enterprise role after five months

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 974
  Lord Sugar has admitted he considered quitting his role as the governments enterprise champion after only five months.
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• Outsource SEO For More Traffic

  
  TOP SEO SERVICES — Authority: 135
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• Internet Marketing And The Role Of Email Marketing

  
  TOP SEO SERVICES — Authority: 135
  When you hear the term “ internet marketing “, what do you think of? For many, that term conjures thoughts of websites or spamming or search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing. For others, it’s all about graphical design, writing fancy code or even affiliate programs. All of those answers correct, but the ...
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• No Answer

  
  Dime Magazine (www.dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers — Authority: 669
  If you’re purely interested in the best interest of Allen Iverson, you’re glad the Grizzlies had one of their business-as-usual losses against the Clippers last night. Having gone 0-3 since A.I. joined the lineup earlier in the week, for Memphis to win after Iverson had left the team for undisclosed personal ...
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• Gordon Browns international tax

  
  The Shotgun — Authority: 527
  British Prime Minister Gordon Brown wants an international tax on the banking sector. His argument is that it is bad that the rewardsare given to so few and the costs of failure is borne by so many. Thatis perhaps a fair argument, but here is a novel idea, lets not bailout people who mess up. Seriously, I agree with ...
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• Three Aspen Trunks, Lichen Covered Rocks

  
  G Dan Mitchell Photography — Authority: 130
  threea Three Aspen Trunks, Lichen Covered Rocks. Sierra Nevada, California. October 3, 2009. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved. Three small aspen trees with fall color leaves among small plants grow from a crack in lichen-covered rocks – Sierra Nevada, California near South Lake. Yet ...
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• The Benefits of Investing In Companies Funded By Private Equity

  
  Own The Dollar — Authority: 569
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