Small Business Owners: The IRS Says You Are Tax Cheats Small Business Trends Small Business does a lot for America, accounting for roughly half of private sector GDP and employment. Their economic contributions probably account for part of the reason that small business is our country’s most … [Read more...]
LinkedIn seems like the premier site for professional networking: 50 million members joined LinkedIn in 2012, and more than half of its users are business decision makers. So how can SMBs make meaningful connections without looking as if they’re exploiting the platform for conversions? Read on to … [Read more...]
Chances are, you know someone who uses Pinterest to organize and share content on virtual pin boards. Pinterest can also be used as a valuable marketing & sales tool for small businesses, and it’s easy to get started. You probably have electronic images, brochures, and other collateral on … [Read more...]
One area you may want to consider looking for help in is computer certificate and key management. Having seamless and automated security implementations can improve every aspect of your business and assist you in maintaining and growing your customer base. Reasons to Plan for Security Needs that … [Read more...]
A Wave of Start-Ups Helps Small Companies Outsource Their Tasks New York Times During the holiday season many small businesses find themselves burdened with small, yet important, tasks to accomplish before the new year. Several startups have pushed to the forefront and offer several services to … [Read more...]
Television news reporter JJ Ramber and and two of her producers, Lisa Everson and Frank Silverstein, have been keeping track of small businesses who can “take a hit” without going under. They’ve put together a book showcasing tips provided by these still-successful business owners, “It’s … [Read more...]
November 24, 2012 marks the third annual day for small businesses to promote their goods and service to the community. Small Business Saturday, perfectly sandwiched between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is a day dedicated to small business shopping. Think of it as supporting the business owners in … [Read more...]
We have 25 more SMB Twitter influencers we believe you should be following to get inspiring quotes, timely news, pertinent blog information and helpful tips. Read on for the next 25: 26. @WaspBarcode 27. @SmallBizComputing 28. @SmallBizInfo 29. @CrainsChicago 30. … [Read more...]
Facebook boasts about 1 billion active users (October 2012), while Yahoo mail has 310 million (October 2011), Hotmail has 369 million (March 2011) and Gmail has 423 million (June 2012). Email was used as early as 1972 and rapidly grew in popularity as household computers became a common feature. But … [Read more...]
The top 25 SMB Twitter Influencers (Part 1) Here is our list of the top 25 SMB Twitter Influences (in no particular order) that every SMB should be following. 1. @HarvardBiz 2. @DellSMBnews 3. @SCOREMentors 4. @CNBC 5. @USNewsMoney 6. @BNDarticles 7. … [Read more...]
