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Ties between Banks and Small Businesses “Warming Up”
Monday, January 9, 2012 - Banks basically shut out lines of credit to businesses when the recession hit us – effectively choking off the financial lifeline of these businesses when they needed it the most. You really can’t expect small businesses to love their banks...
Tapping Budding Talent via Internship
Sunday, December 11, 2011 - If you’re running a business with more than one employee, then you know how difficult it is to find good people to work for you. Sure, there are a lot of unemployed folks out in the open market, but there are benefits to hooking up with a...
Small Business Saturday Set “To Go Off Strong”
Friday, November 25, 2011 - November 26 has been designated Small Business Saturday; where consumers are encouraged to look around their neighborhood and shop with smaller businesses instead of the larger nationwide stores.
American Express is spearheading this initiative,...
Occupy Movements Hurting Small Businesses
Friday, November 11, 2011 - Protests are great and all for getting a message across, but the lengthy “Occupy Wall Street” campaigns across America are starting to take a toll on local businesses.
If you own a business near these movements, then you know first-hand...
Tips to Help Manage Stress in a Small Business
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - Is the stress of managing a small business starting to creep up on you? An article from smallbiztrends.com has collated some of the best tips from multiple business entities to help small business entrepreneurs better deal with stress:
Effective...
What Can Turn an Entrepreneur Into Another Steve Jobs?
Friday, October 14, 2011 - When Steve Jobs’ death certificate was released, his family wrote down “entrepreneur” as his occupation. Rhonda Abrams of USA Today and “office neighbor” of Jobs explores the factors that allowed the Apple icon to thrive and be creative:
Emphasis...
Aspen FIELD-Citi Work Together to Help Low-Income Businesses Boost Credit
Monday, October 3, 2011 - The Aspen Institute’s FIELD Program, with funding from the Citi Foundation, has launched a pilot program aimed at low-income microentrepreneurs with slightly impaired credit histories.
According to FIELD’s website, “This pilot is designed...
Will a Deal Site Help or Hurt Your Small Business?
Friday, September 30, 2011 - Sites like GroupOn and Living Social tote great discounts for the intrepid consumer who’s willing to rummage through the e-coupons for a discount.
But will these “deal sites” improve long-term profits for your business or will it cost...
Does Your Business Still Not Have a Facebook Page?
Thursday, September 22, 2011 - A press release from Facebook customizing firm Pagemodo reveals how the social networking site influences business. Pagemodo surveyed 1,674 small business firms between August and September 2011, with the most notable findings showing that:
47...
What Happened to the Businesses Helped by the $1.4 Billion Post 9/11 Federal Aid?
Sunday, September 11, 2011 - September 11, 2001 was a day that changed America forever. Fear and paranoia made it very difficult for many small businesses to stay afloat, which is why the government set up disaster loans around the country to help keep alive the businesses...
