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Services Tailor Apps For Small Bizs
Business Opportunities Weblog —
Authority: 148
Barbara Heinrich says she isn’t computer-savvy, but last month the owner of Local Motion, a clothing boutique in Minneapolis, went online and built her own mobile-phone application, reports The Wall Street Journal. It was worth a try, she figured, considering how cheap and easy it was to do and how addicted to ...1 day ago -
Promote yourself with StumbleUpon and Delicious
Small Biz Survival —
Authority: 552
Our friend Denise McGill, author of the " Writing Tips for Small Business Owners " booklet, asked about using social bookmarking sites like StumbleUpon and Delicious to promote her works online. Heres a very quick introduction. StumbleUpon aims to help people discover neat things online that they otherwise might ...2 days ago -
Small Biz Tech Trends in 2010: Ten Minutes with Ramon Ray
Brent's Social CRM Blog —
Authority: 417
I had to talk to Ramon Ray before the this year. Thats because I wanted to know what to look out for at the beginning of next year. Ramon, for the very few of you who do not know, is one of the leading voices in small business technology. Hes the publisher of SmallBizTechnology.com , and is the co-organizer of one ...1 week ago -
Love A Local Biz Contest
Business Opportunities Weblog —
Authority: 148
In a nationwide effort to help support the growth of small businesses, Intuit is hosting the “Love a Local Business” sweepstakes . Fans of local small businesses can nominate their favorite hometown haunt, which will make them eligible for a drawing to win a $1,000 Intuit Growth Grant, which includes a $500 Visa ...1 week ago -
Give Someone A Small Biz For Christmas
Business Opportunities Weblog —
Authority: 148
Rhonda Abrams at USA Today has a great idea for a holiday gift. If you know a friend or relative who has been thinking of starting a small business, give them the tools to do just that. From Business Opportunities Weblog .2 weeks ago -
You’re a Favorite Place? Now Promote It
Small Business Search Marketing —
Authority: 421
Awards and recognition are great … but other than putting a smile on your face and a spring in your step, most honors don’t amount to much for a company’s bottom line. Unless you promote it. If you’ve been recognized by Google as a “favorite place” , now’s the time to start promoting it. And I ...3 weeks ago -
Bank Of America To Raise Small-Biz Loans
Business Opportunities Weblog —
Authority: 148
Reuters reports that the Bank of America Corp has pledged to loan an additional $5 billion to small businesses in 2010, after the top executives for the largest U.S. banks met U.S. President Barack Obama. Bank of America Chief Executive Ken Lewis pledged the bank will make at least $5 billion in additional loans ...3 weeks ago -
Contests and Competitions for Growing Businesses
Small Business Trends —
Authority: 568
Don’t miss out – there are quite a few entry deadlines coming up in December and January in our list of contests, sweepstakes and competitions for entrepreneurs and small businesses. This listing is updated every two weeks and brought to you as a community service by Small Business Trends and ...3 weeks ago -
Business Model: put your future in the crowd’s hands
social venture labs —
Authority: 99
BuyABeerCompany.com presents the most ambitious crowdsourcing effort yet: USD 300,000,000 for the Pabst Brewing Co . The 165-year-old firm, third-largest beer company in the US (going by 2008 sales ), was originally sent to market by the IRS in 2000 as tax laws would not permit ownership by the non-profit ...3 weeks ago -
Business Model: Kit It
social venture labs —
Authority: 99
Seems many feel entitled to leave work early now and then so as to accommodate the needs of their children, but that doesn’t mean their childless coworkers always agree. Aiming to bring the same benefits to the grumbling employees left behind is The Office Kid , a New York company that provides an all-purpose work ...3 weeks ago -
Working alone, together.
Colin's Blog —
Authority: 129
Not an ideal working environment... Guess where I spent most of my day today? The public library . Why? Well, long story short, the weather made commuting to the office a silly thing to attempt so I was stuck in town with nowhere to work. I essentially have three options in this situation: 1) work from home, 2) ...3 weeks ago -
The Little Company That Did
Business Opportunities Weblog —
Authority: 148
Surrounded by shelves stocked with 180 different wooden train cars, Sandy Oliver boxes orders at Whittle Shortline Railroad in New London, Mo. (pop. 1,001). Then she stops and picks up a bright blue replica of The Little Engine That Could, reports American Profile . This is my favorite. I think it has ...4 weeks ago -
Obama Offers Help for Small Bizs
Business Opportunities Weblog —
Authority: 148
In a speech on Tuesday, President Obama outlined proposals intended to promote job creation. They included incentives for small businesses to hire more workers, additional money to build roads and other construction projects and rebates for homeowners who invest in energy-saving weatherizing improvements, reports ...4 weeks ago -
Alternatives To Bank Loans
Business Opportunities Weblog —
Authority: 148
photo credit: Omar Omar In today’s economy businesses, especially small businesses, need lending and it’s no surprise that banks are still leery of lending out huge sums of money to businesses on the off chance that they go under. I recently came across a great article located on Open Forum that offers some ...4 weeks ago -
Groups Outline Small Business Opposition to Reid Health Bill
BusinessTrends Blog —
Authority: 122
The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) joined nine other business groups representing small business, to make Members of the United States Senate aware that minor changes to the Reid bill aimed towards “improving” its effectiveness for small firms will not mollify the organization’s ...4 weeks ago -
2 lenders share secrets to getting a loan
Small Biz Survival —
Authority: 552
At the recent Small Business 101 workshop in Alva, Oklahoma, two people with lending experience presented some secrets to getting a small business loan. Maybe these are not really secrets, but they are keys youll need to understand to get a small business loan. Laura Girty, REI Laura Girty works with REI, ...4 weeks ago -
Small Business Media Comes and Goes
WEIMAR WORLD SERVICE —
Authority: 132
The heart of the American mittelstand is losing and gaining in the current media turmoil. Bloomberg, which recently assumed ownership of the BusinessWeek brand from McGraw Hill, is closing BusinessWeek SmallBiz , which catered to ... well, the name is self-explanatory. Meanwhile, Portfolio , which was ...4 weeks ago -
Last-Minute Tax Strategies
Business Opportunities Weblog —
Authority: 148
Entrepreneur’s Journal reports that with the recession, the federal government implemented a variety of tax-saving programs to spur business. But as should be expected, there are limits. Might some of the tax-breaks go away next year? Net Operating Losses (NOLs): Typically, you can carry back NOLs two years. ...4 weeks ago
