With everything being so expensive, you might find it difficult to dig into the budget for publicity. Money aside, you need to create a “buzz” around your business.
Getting your target martket to notice your product or service doesn’t always have to cost you the big bucks. You can build interest around your product or service […]
With the rise in gas prices and food prices, many small business owners, especially restaurants are having a difficult time staying open.
A National Small Business Association survey of 500 small business owners found that sales and profits had dropped and job growth was at the lowest point in 15 years, problems that could have a […]
Then you might want to check out BusinessWeek’s new contest to name the top young entrepreneurs in the US.
In the process the company is looking for startups with serious potential and the leaders who are making it happen.
But you need to hurry, as the deadline is July 21.
Nomintate yourself, or someone you know at http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/
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I’ve been wondering about your opinion on something.
If you haven’t heard, on June 25th President Bush appointed a new chief of the Small Business Administration (SBA). The thing is, for the third time in a row, the appointed chief, Sandy Baruah, has very little small business experience.
Not only has he never run a company of […]
The cost of health insurance remains the No. 1 problem among small-business owners. That’s according to a new Wells Fargo/National Federation of Independent Business survey.
It found about 59 percent of small firms (three to 199 employees) today offer a health plan, down from 68 percent in 2000.
Are you worried about health care coverage? […]
As part of Success Secrets, this and every Friday, we talk with entrepreneurs and other professionals about building a business.
This week, I’m featuring Michael Port, who the Wall Street Journal considers a marketing guru. Michael is also the author of the bestselling books Beyond Booked Solid and Book Yourself Solid.
He gives us some great ideas […]
Yesterday, I asked the question, “Do startups take vacations?”.
Mike’s comment made me realize how attached I am myself to my iPhone, which gives me access to my business as much as I want.
So this weekend, I have decided to test if I can ‘live’ without my iPhone for three days.
Here’s how I am planning to […]
As part of Success Secrets, this and every Friday, we talk with entrepreneurs and other professionals about building a business.
This week, I’m featuring good friend Shel Horowitz, from FrugalMarketing,com. Shel & I had a good time talking about starting a business and how to market on the cheap,
(Image courtesy of Shannon Cherry of BeHeardSolutions.com)
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It seems like they might be right when they say “money isn’t everything”.
The Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index Survey was started nearly 5 years ago. It basically surveys the optimism of business owners like you every quarter.
The latest statistics show that small business owners are the least optimistic about the ecoomy they’ve been […]
Why every young entrepreneur should start a blog
by Karl Goldfield
The last time I checked, and it was a while ago, there were over 70 million blogs and that number was growing by a couple of million a month. With that many in existence, the reasons behind starting one are too numerous to count. Here are […]
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Written by Shannon Cherry [email] for b5media.
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