As a long weekend with a US holiday approaches, I was wondering:
How many startup and small business owners take a REAL vacation?
One of my good friends, who owns an Internet marketing firm, is on ‘vacation.’ She’s still answering emails, sending out proposals, chasing down some contracts… etc.
Is that a vacation? Or is it just a […]
New research released from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) shows the top concerns among small business owners are business costs.
The group surveyed 3,530 small business owners who said they are particularly worried about costs that are difficult to control including health insurance costs, energy costs and inflation.
Those surveyed were also worried about tax […]
A recent survey from SurePayroll says small businesses want to support charities, they feel they can’t afford it due to the economy.
I wonder if it’s really true. Is the economy really causing small businesses to tighten their belts in the charitable giving department?
The “when things get better excuse” doesn’t cut it for me. If the […]
I just read an interesting article in Entrepreneur this morning regarding the use of barter to help small businesses and startups survive during a bad economy.
There are two forms of barter.
I’ve used the more traditional method, exchanging my services for someone’s time or product. Some have worked out great. Other times, I felt I was […]
We all know that kids say (and do) the darnedest things.
With Mother’s Day passed and Father’s Day around the bend, I thought it would be fun to find out how kids teach us things about business.
So I asked my colleagues at b5’s business channel to share their thoughts this week about it:
Blogging is important - […]
Keith McFarland’s new Time magazine article claims that entrepreneurs aren’t really fearless.
And I must disagree.
He says that many people starting up companies think in terms as a brilliant experiment - that if it doesn’t work out they can go back to getting a ‘real job.’
It’s taking that initial leap -rather than staying in a secure environment […]
In this week’s Monday Media Marketing Minute, I share how you can start getting noticed online - without having a blog.
In less time than it takes to grab your Starbucks, you’ll learn a great way to get a real buzz.
For more weekly free publicity tips, go to http://www.beheardsolutions.com
Tags: blogging, blogs, entrepreneur, how to get online, […]
Who wouldn’t want a stampede of prospects coming to them?
That’s why you really need to see a real stampede. And my friend, Troy White knows all about them.
You see, Troy lives in Calgary where the 95-year old Calgary Stampede takes place. This event is legendary. For 95 years now the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede has […]
Welcome to Monday Media Marketing Minute where in less time than it takes to grab a soy milk mocha latte, you can learn how to get a real buzz with insider publicity and marketing secrets.
This week it’s time to get that inner rock star to shine. Learn the secret marketing tectics that rock stars already […]
More than 70 percent of Americans want to start a business. So what’s keeping them from doing it?
One word: FEAR.
But I think it’s easier than ever to get started. With great technologies now available, practically anyone with a computer and internet access can get started - without a lot of cash.
And one way to stop […]
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Written by Shannon Cherry [email] for b5media.
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