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”

• Hold that plane

  
  Business is Personal — Authority: 122
  photo credit: Unhindered by Talent S omething amazing happened to me during my trip to Vegas late last month: An airline exceeded my expectations. “Exceeded” is a bit of a misnomer because my expectations are so low with airlines in general, but the fact is that they treated me like I would expect to be ...
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• CreditKarma raises $2.5 million to provide credit scores

  
  Reuters: Funds News — Authority: 825
  SAN FRANCISCO (Private Equity Week) - With consumer loans increasingly difficult to obtain, Americans are putting more effort into attracting lenders by monitoring and improving their credit scores. Thats led to more traffic for monitoring sites. And its resulted in an increasing amount of interest in the credit score ...
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• How Twitter is Changing the Face of Media

  
  Technology Pundit — Authority: 163
  Soren Gordhamer works with individuals and groups on how to effectively use new technologies. He is the author of the book, Wisdom 2.0 and the organizer of the Wisdom 2.0 Conference .
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• Why Subways $5 Footlong Dominates Fast-Food Market

  
  The Corner Office — Authority: 421
  Subways $5 foot-long promotion - the idea of a small-time franchise owner - generated $3.8 billion in sales last year and made Subway #2 in fast-food, behind McDonalds. So, is the $5 footlong just a flash-in-the-pan, a fast-food prime number, or price elasticity that works in all markets?
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• Entrepreneur Thinking 101 – Get The Good People

  
  Zale Tabakman -Speaker, Writer, Entrepreneur — Authority: 123
  You cannot do everything. Well, actually you probably can, but unfortunately you probably cant do everything at once. The first thing a growing business needs to do is hire somebody, and I can tell you from bitter experience, you hire the wrong person and you can kill your business fast. Here are a couple of ideas on ...
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• ZOOOOM: Turn Your iPhone Camera into a Telescope

  
  Technology Pundit — Authority: 163
  The iPhone is a remarkable phone for browsing the web, but as for taking quality photos…well that’s debatable. There are a number of applications that attempt to enhance the camera experience, but we’ve just discovered the ultimate iPhone camera utility for serious photographers. The soon-to-be released 8x ...
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• Four Sure Ways to Get Publicity

  
  TheStreet.com — Authority: 611
  There are more channels for exposure than ever, but it takes diligence to keep your business in front of the right ones.
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• Credit thawing, but U.S. firms balk at borrowing

  
  Reuters: Funds News — Authority: 825
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For all the talk of U.S. banks not lending, the bigger problem may be that credit-worthy companies simply do not want to borrow.
  6 hours ago

• Career vs. Job – Does It Matter?

  
  PsPrint Blog — Authority: 136
  If you’re in your 30s or 40s, your parents’ expectations of your adulthood may have resembled this: Graduate from a four-year college with a job offer and work toward a gold watch after 25 years of service. But then reality set in: The economy bottomed out, people were laid off in droves, and college graduates ...
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• Outbound Telemarketing Companies Saves Time And Money

  
  Memmis.com News Agency — Authority: 160
  Outbound telemarketing companies only focus on the phone. There are many salespeople who are good at selling but struggle on the telephone. By focusing on your salespeople s specialties, they will use most of their time bringing in new business.
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• How To Look For The Right Sony PSP Repair

  
  Memmis.com News Agency — Authority: 160
  Sony PSP repair maybe hounding you for days now. In the technologically-advanced society, you will be amazed to find out that there are actually many websites catering to the need for this kind of repair. But as many options unfold before your eyes, this will also give you much confusion on which among these can ...
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• Compare Manufacturers Of Automotive Seat Covers

  
  Memmis.com News Agency — Authority: 160
  One of the great on-the-road ironies are that while youre sitting comfortably in your car seat, the seat itself has to face up to an extreme amount of abuse. Dirty garments, wet swimsuits, spilt drinks, children nibbling in the backseat, slobbering pets, seat friction and harsh daylight all have the capability to ruin ...
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• The Dialer: A Handy Tool

  
  Memmis.com News Agency — Authority: 160
  Imagine the work of a sales representative; making calls or dialing over 300 telephone numbers or more per day. This is no joke! This is why businesses like those of call centers, telemarketers, or any business that sells a product or service through telephone use an automatic dialer.
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• Little games could see big deals after EA-Playfish

  
  Reuters: Funds News — Authority: 825
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Incs purchase of Playfish shines a spotlight on an increasingly lucrative segment of the computer games market, one likely to see more deals.
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• Ansel Adams: Landscape Photography at its Finest

  
  The Medium Format Camera Site The Medium-Format Photography Blog — Authority: 160
  Photos by Ansel Adams Music: Jósep Tekur Fimmuna Í Vinnuna by Sigur Ros................................................................................. Beautiful all round
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• Light Painting Tutorial Video – Fun with Photography

  
  The Medium Format Camera Site The Medium-Format Photography Blog — Authority: 160
  Tony teaches you how to do some cool stuff with your camera in this video lesson. This was awesomefarms entry in the mindbites.com "spread the craft" video contest, where we won the viewers choice award. Apologies for bad audio; light painting montage starts at around 3:00 ^^ awesomefarm.com
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• What Are The Advantages Of Trading The Forex Market

  
  Memmis.com News Agency — Authority: 160
  Although the Forex market used to only be traded in by large multinational companies, anyone with a true interest in the market can begin to trade in it in just a few days now.
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• Keeping Your Business Profitable In A Merciless Economy

  
  Memmis.com News Agency — Authority: 160
  Have you been using a business to business prospecting company? Do you currently employ lead generation companies to allow your sales team to focus on selling? If you are curious as to whether your business can survive and even profit during a recession, this article is for you. This article will present six ways that ...
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• Himfr.com Reports Timken Has Third-Quarter Loss

  
  Memmis.com News Agency — Authority: 160
  Timken Co. reported a third-quarter loss Thursday but said it was forecasting less of a loss for the full financial year than it previously expected.
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• Balustradings That Are Most Often Used

  
  Memmis.com News Agency — Authority: 160
  First introduced by an Italian architecture in the renaissance era, baluster, known collectively as balustrades, are little posts that reinforce the upper portion of a railing. They play a significant role in the designing, and structuring of a house, and beautify its interior.
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