Small Business

MOMPRENEURS: From Music Manager to Nail Spa Owner

Sandy Abrams | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Mompreneurs, Music Manager to Nail Spa Owner, Sandy Abrams, Sweet Lily Natural Nail Spa, Entrepreneurs, Day Spas, Small Business, Donna Perillo, Changing Careers, Small Business News

Most people can't imagine making the leap into a completely different career, but Donna moved past this fear by taking her experience in the music biz and applying it to her new venture.

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WATCH: This Woman's $20 Million Franchise Started In Her Living Room

Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Reinvention, Women, Small Business, Women in Business, Business, Becoming-Fearless, Video, Healthy Living News

At Marlothomas.com, we’re always talking about how important it is for women to continue dreaming, no matter how impossible their goals may seem. Sh...

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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Laundromat (VIDEO)

Mike Sternoff | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Small Business, Small Business Owners, Unemployment, Opening a Business, Jobs, Running a Business, Laundromat, Unemployment Rate, Small Business America, Recession, Video, Chicago News

Every layoff is accompanied with a tough call home. Every new hire, a dinner to celebrate. This video is the story of Joseph. Like many other Americans he was laid off during the height of the recession. He then took a risk and opened a business.

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What Does a Startup Have to Do to Get Noticed?

Marty Zwilling | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Business Tips, Small Business Tips, Small Business, Startup Business Tips, Business, Startup Business Advice, Startup Business, Business News

What's an entrepreneur to do to get his new business noticed these days? You need to build the highest platform you can, to stand out and be heard above all the rest.

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Promote Your Business: 6 Ways Technology Can Help

Women & Co | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Social Media, Small Business, Companies, Starting a Business, Social Media Tips, Start-Ups, Promotion, Digital, Entrepreneurs, Running a Business, Business Social Media, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Business, Small Business News

Whether your company is fully established or is in the "start-up" phase, here are six things you can do to improve your business' findability and increase its exposure to potential customers in the interactive space.

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Why the Proposed Startup Act 2.0 Is Embarrassing

Gene Marks | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Startup Act 2.0, Startup Act, Small Business America, Startups, Immigrants, Immigration, Small Business, Immigrant Workers, Small Business News

It will clearly help this country over the long term by keeping those people who our own universities educated here, where many of these students want to be, rather than forcing them to leave. It seems so fundamentally right that it's unbelievable these rules weren't changed decades ago.

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New Study Shows We Are Overworked and Overwhelmed

Karen Leland | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Stress, Overworked, Small Business, Time Management, Work Habits, Summer, Vacation, Entrepreneurs, Overwhelmed, Small Business News

Just in case your overflowing email inbox and chaotic to-do list weren't proof enough, according to a national study released earlier this month, one in three American employees are chronically overworked.

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Get Paid What You're Worth

Andrea Sittig-Rolf | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Marketing, Small Business, Sales, Business, Small Business America, Business News

In a rough economy, how do you decide how and what to be paid? Should you charge an hourly rate or by the specifics outlined for each project? What about charging a fee based on the value you bring to your clients?

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A Startup's Best Friend

Bryce Longton | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Small Business, Nyc Startups, Nyc Office Dogs, Office Dogs, Startup Office Dogs, Slideexpand, New York Startups, Small Business News

It's Wednesday and you deserve puppy photos. Here are five four-legged office comrades we've seen at startups around town.

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How I Reframed Paying My Taxes: Why Self Talk Matters

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Taxes, Small Business, Small Business Taxes, Paying Small Business Tax, Quarterly Taxes, Paying Taxes, Small Business News

I found myself saying, "I can't believe we have to send that much of our money to the government."

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I'm 2 Degrees From Kevin Bacon and Other Social Media Perks

Janine Popick | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Social Media, Small Business News and Trends, Women in Business, Small Business, Sales, Social Networks, Verticalresponse, Small Business America, Small Business News

Even though the world is getting smaller, your network is at an all-time high! Use it to your advantage, because the tools that can make this easy are right at your fingertips.

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Who Represents Small Business Matters

J. Kelly Conklin | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Main Street, Nfib, Small Business, Lobbying, US Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Owners, Small Business America, Small Business News

While we may not all share the same political ideology, we all do have one thing in common: every day we get up, leave home and head to our respective enterprises. That is how we survive and hopefully prosper.

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Enabling Small Business Job Growth: An Entrepreneur's Counter-Proposal to President Obama

Donna Childs | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Obama Administration, Small Business Jobs, Obama, Small Business, Job Creation, Small Business News

The Obama administration's current proposed programs are incompatible with the dynamism that enables small business job growth. But with a more flexible approach, President Obama could deliver a winner.

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Gina Romero on Women Entrepreneurs on the Web (WeOW)

Christel Quek | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Google, Small Business, Women in Technology, Women in Business, Asia, Women in Tech, Gina Romero, Women News

The Athena Network Singapore & Asia-Pacific and Women@Google have created "Women Entrepreneurs on the Web" (WeOW) to provide training and education to women entrepreneurs.

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5 Tips for Turning a New Signup Into a Power User

Megan Berry | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Power Users, Startups, Social Media, Small Business, Influencers, Community Management, Small Business News

In the first experience, your users decide how much of their time or money they will invest in your company. Will they become a lifelong devoted fan, sharing your company with all their friends or will they drop off after the first signup?

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Creating Conditions for Small Businesses to Thrive

Stacey Lawson | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Politics, Video, Congress, Economy, Manufacturing Job, Small Business America, Small Business, Health Care Reform, Job Growth, Small Business News and Trends, Health Care, Small Business News

By investing in our small businesses, we invest in job growth. One of the best ways to help small businesses lift more Americans into the middle class is to remove the economic barriers that are holding small businesses back.

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Harness Your Spark & Hustle

Tory Johnson | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Small Business Success Stories, Vera Bradley, Small Business, Liz Lange, Slideexpand, Female Entrepreneurs, Small Business Advice, Small Business News

Current and aspiring female entrepreneurs took cues from some of my favorite business rockstars at the small-business master class. Three key messages resounded among every speaker.

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Mompreneurs: Mixing Business & Pleasure With Trunk Shows

Sandy Abrams | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Mompreneurs, Chelsea Kaplan, Trunk Shows, Sandy Abrams, Work From Home, Trunk Show Biz Model, Jara Shapiro, Chelsea Belle Jewelry, Entrepreneurs, Danielle Dobin, Small Business, Apifeni, Small Business News

Many women are happy with three simple pleasures: our friends, a cocktail and some shopping. It's even better when it all supports a small business or local entrepreneur.

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It Ain't Over: They Ditched Their Jobs In The Stock Market For Pickles

Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Reinvention, Women, Small Business, It Ain't Over, Stock Market, Women in Business, Slideexpand, Business, Small Business America, Recession, Fifty News

One of the reasons I started my website, is that I wanted a place for women to come together and dream. Women should know that they don't have to hang...

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'I Am Going To Burn Home Depot To The Motherf***ing Ground'

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Mom and Pop Store, Home Depot 2012, Walmart, Home Depot Fire, Small Business, Video, Big Box Retailers, Home Depot Arsonist, President Obama, Main Street, Randol Stebner, Home Depot, Best Buy, Home Depot News, Business News

It may be National Small Business Week, but lighting fires in a big box retailer to express support for a local shop owner seems a bit extreme. Ran...

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Small Business Marketing: Grow Your Business the Easy Way -- Engage!

Gail Goodman | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Social Media Maketing, Social Media, Positive Engagement, Engagement Marketing, Small Business, National Small Business Week, Positive Engagement Marketing, Marketing, Small Businesses, Small Business News

Positive engagement is the social proof people need to do business with you, especially if someone they know is engaging with you, too. This social proof helps build trust, something you just can't buy with advertising.

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NAACP Silent as Federal Contracts to Minority-Owned Small Businesses Drop

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Small Business Contracts, Small Business, Economy, President Obama, Federal Contracts, Jobs, Obama Administration, Asbl, Obama, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American Small Business League, Minority, Naacp, Small Business News

I'm surprised that the NAACP has been silent on an issue that strikes at the heart of the organization's mission. That is, federal contracting with small businesses owned by minorities has dropped significantly in the last year.

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Who Speaks for Small Business? Not the NFIB

Ellen Bravo | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Nfib, Small Business, Small Business Lobby, National-Federation-of-Independent-Businesses, Small Business Nfib, National Federation of Independent Business Lobby, Small Business News

Many small business owners maintain the NFIB's agenda doesn't address their priorities, and say the lobbying group even fights against policies that small businesses need.

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Eight Big Mistakes to Avoid When Negotiating a Lease for Your Business

Melody Stevens | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Commercial Lease, Small Business, Negotiations, Real Estate, Legal, Contracts, Business Lease, Small Business Lease, Commercial Real Estate, Small Business News

It's no secret to business owners that there are great deals to be had in this tenant-friendly economic climate. However, if you combine inexperience, emotion, and an inflexible landlord, you have a recipe for some disastrous decisions.

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Mompreneurs: Best Friends & Business Partners

Sandy Abrams | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Partnerships, Mompreneurs, Work at Home Moms, Capital City Mamas, Entrepreneurs, Best Friends & Partners, Kimmy Makes Scents, Small Business, Small Business News

Understanding the options and myriad details of business ownership is critical before deciding to go from friends to business partners.

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