February 7, 2012 - 12:49 pm
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President Obama is urging Congress to support legislation to expand tax cuts for small businesses and free up capital for startups.
His proposed “Startup America Legislative Agenda,” would eliminate taxes on capital gains in investments in small businesses and provide a 10 percent income tax credit on for new hires or to spur job-creation, double the [...]
February 6, 2012 - 3:48 pm
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It’s undeniable that small businesses today benefit greatly from the use of social media sites. Whether for promoting their enterprise, reaching out to clients and responding to queries from customers, regular networking efforts on social media indeed has its rewards.
A big chunk of entrepreneurs using Facebook, Twitter and so on belong to the small business [...]
February 3, 2012 - 12:49 pm
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The Rolling Stones proudly sang, “Time is on my side, yes it is.” These days, time seems to be an adversary that everyone is fighting, especially when it comes to social media and small business. Unlike large corporations, small businesses do not have the ability to hire teams of individuals to monitor and respond to [...]
January 28, 2012 - 12:52 am
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Join me, Anita Campbell, and an impressive list of the CRM industry’s leading experts and solution providers a free 1-day information packed seminar on February 3, 2012 , in Atlanta, Georgia!
The day will focus on the need for companies to transition their approach to “social” away from a narrow, reactionary set of disconnected activities … [...]
January 25, 2012 - 12:54 am
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If you’re looking to take your email and social media activity one step further, you’ll want to check out a new startup called BrandMyMail.com which helps small- and medium-sized businesses integrate their social media presence into the emails they’re sending out to customers.
Intrigued? I was.
BrandMyMail is a new startup that helps business owners ramp up their [...]
January 23, 2012 - 12:53 am
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I mentioned this article to someone recently who was surprised at the limited number of debt options for startup companies. I asked her to do some research and encouraged her to come on and comment on the story if she has some other suggestions. It’s not that we’re discussing the “only” debt options for startups [...]
January 21, 2012 - 12:52 am
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There’s good and bad news to share about startup financing for a small business. Keep in mind, we are only looking at debt options so think of loans and lines of credit that you pay back to a lender. We are not looking at any equity solutions such as angel investors, venture capital, etc. The [...]
January 20, 2012 - 12:49 pm
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Can you hear me? Can you hear me now? Are you even listening? In today’s technological age, there’s a lot of “noise.” Becoming an effective listener is a skill that needs to be honed and actually being an effective listener is a skill that can be capitalized on in business, especially when it comes to [...]
January 18, 2012 - 10:41 pm
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My colleague Amit Gupta found a 10/10 marrow match. There’s still a long and treacherous road ahead, but thanks to you, and to people like you, and the ability to spread the word among the tribe, a match was found, something that was impossible just a few years ago.
Thank you.
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January 18, 2012 - 12:57 am
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We hear a lot these days about the importance of social media in small business success. But how can social media be used most effectively in your small business? We look at the answer to that question and much more in this Small Business Trends roundup. Enjoy!
Social Media
Social media: the new PR? Well, maybe. But [...]