Thursday, June 30, 2011

How to monitor social media use in your business? It's harder for small firms. http://ping.fm/eE07J #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: Amazon cuts off CA affiliates in escalation of Net tax flap. But this war ain't over. http://ping.fm/O5jD5 #SmallBiz

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Beware the tramp stamp! New AllBusiness slideshow offers real-world business dress code Dos and Don'ts http://ping.fm/zdxid #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: Is BofA's $8.5B Countrywide mortgage settlement turning point for housing market? http://ping.fm/3nhyU #SmallBiz

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

My latest blog post: Time to rip out your servers? Microsoft Office 365 says it is! http://ping.fm/KzfMj #SmallBiz
Does your #SmallBiz have a disaster plan? If not, you're playing with fire. And floods. And earthquakes. And terror... http://ping.fm/Mh9vg
AllBusiness Daily News: Small Businesses face double whammy - prices climb while consumer spending falls http://ping.fm/Ruq4X #SmallBiz

Monday, June 27, 2011

AllBusiness' Keith Girard says #SmallBiz lending is an "epic fail" for the #Obama administration - and everyone else http://ping.fm/Xp2Wd
AllBusiness Daily News: How NY's Gay Marriage law will affect small business: Think benefits, tourism, more http://ping.fm/EjNyk #SmallBiz

Friday, June 24, 2011

Small is the new Large! Nat Friedman on the online tools he used to create an "Instant Company" http://ping.fm/z6hoe #SmallBiz
@Rieva Lesonsky takes issue with Time's depiction of entrepreneurs. But startups ARE challenged right now. http://ping.fm/C5g8A #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: FTC's Google probe could change business sites' "findability." You've been warned. http://ping.fm/CK4BW #SmallBiz

Thursday, June 23, 2011

10 Wild & Crazy Marketing Ideas - that actually worked! From "Planemobs" to living at the museum http://ping.fm/im30x #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: End of QE2 (Quantitive Easing, the fed's bond buying program) threatens US economy http://ping.fm/0lzQm #SmallBiz

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

AllBusiness Daily News: Congress demands answers on stalled small business program. I say, "good luck." http://ping.fm/GeXnQ #SmallBiz

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

My first AllBusiness blog post in wayyy too long: Study confirms PowerPoint presentations = business hell! http://ping.fm/Bsisw
@ducttape John Jantsch tells how to use strategic partnerships to ignite your network and delight customers http://ping.fm/MMk4U #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: Nielsen says rise of mobile computing will change everything, for small business too http://ping.fm/8AXAu #SmallBiz

Monday, June 20, 2011

AllBusiness Daily News: US Tax Holiday proposal sounds good, probably won't help #SmallBiz - or the economy - much http://ping.fm/cTOmM

Friday, June 17, 2011

@Rieva Lesonsky goes to Rio, meets women entrepreneurs from around the world, ponders their future http://ping.fm/30to7 #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: Stepped up Federal immigration enforcement challenges #SmalllBiz labor/hiring practices. http://ping.fm/vedTz

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

AllBusiness' Ivan Schneider on mixing academics and entrepreneurs - and why it doesn't work http://ping.fm/yT80C #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: #SmallBiz optimism keeps dropping - so don't look for hiring binge any time soon http://ping.fm/je9Nl

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Former 1-800-GOT-JUNK COO Cameron Herold tells how to double sales in 3 years. Says it isn't that hard! http://ping.fm/bfHuI #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: Obama tells small businesses transparency is the key to government contracts http://ping.fm/IE9A5 #SmallBiz

Monday, June 13, 2011

AllBusiness Daily News: Qualcomm shows the right way to hand off a family business http://ping.fm/nHi2T

Friday, June 10, 2011

@Rieva Lesonsky busts 5 entrepreneurial myths. #1 the customer ISN'T always right! #2 You DO need a website http://ping.fm/MsyzD #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: Good news for retailers - average US household wealth is up! A bit. http://ping.fm/8UbfF #SmallBiz

Thursday, June 9, 2011

AllBusiness Daily News: Senate won't delay cap on debit-card swipe fees - will cut costs and up revenue for #SmallBiz http://ping.fm/XxWiF

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Is it time for your #SmallBiz to raise prices? @AllBusiness explores the upsides and downsides http://ping.fm/YE3WY #SMB
AllBusiness Daily News: @ConsumerReports says bad customer service trumps low prices. Good news or bad for #SmallBiz? http://ping.fm/ULUSy

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Fighting drug abuse in the workplace http://ping.fm/X7Rb8 and how to test for it http://ping.fm/AApOK #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: State court rulings could replace business tax incentives with tax hikes. Yikes! http://ping.fm/QK3Tg #SmallBiz #SMB

Monday, June 6, 2011

Keith Girard takes you where the jobs AREN'T: Main Street http://ping.fm/Le93j #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: Welcome to the small business lending dustbowl, don't look to big banks for help http://ping.fm/79hiu #SmallBiz

Friday, June 3, 2011

@Rieva Lesonsky - 8 student entrepreneurs we can all learn from - what were YOU doing in high school? http://ping.fm/E9U4h #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: Moody's Looming U.S. credit rating cut will punish small businesses, too http://ping.fm/oWJF0 #SmallBiz

Thursday, June 2, 2011

New AllBusiness Video: Joe Byrd explains how to launch an employee wellness program in your small business http://ping.fm/YswXf #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: Delta Airlines labor dispute reminds us what union battles - and rules - mean for #SmallBiz http://ping.fm/XkjoA

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Meet some 2011 college graduates who are already entrepreneurs! http://ping.fm/yPEDl #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: U.S. Commerce Department nominee John Bryson lacks #SmallBiz experience. Not good. http://ping.fm/CWaxT