Friday, December 30, 2011

AllBusiness blogger @MarkStiving covers "price versioning" - something I've been thinking about a lot lately http://ping.fm/CPfeQ #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: Flap over Verizon Net-payment fee marks the end of under-the-radar anything. Beware! http://ping.fm/ODC1E #SmallBiz

Thursday, December 29, 2011

@HarryMcCracken lays out what's up for #SmallBiz tech in 2012: Windows 8, the end of XP, the next-gen cloud, and more http://ping.fm/YaRMr
AllBusiness Daily News: 2012 optimism abounds - so do new jobless claims. Will this economy ever make sense? http://ping.fm/Igh5x #SmallBiz

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

AllBusiness Daily News: Consumer confidence rebounds, recovery still on shaky ground http://ping.fm/PgT1J #SmallBiz

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

10 Ways to Win Back Unhappy Customers - hints on what to do if the Holidays didn't go well for your company http://ping.fm/XJ5DY #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: Sears/KMart to close >100 stores, less competition but loss of mall anchors may hurt #SmallBiz http://ping.fm/ZASk8

Friday, December 23, 2011

2012 #SmallBiz Prediction #10: Apple will keep winning the tablet wars, but still won't care much about small business http://ping.fm/gFdSJ
2012 #SmallBiz Prediction #9: The unemployment rate will drop - SLOWLY - to about 8% - not good enough to save Obama http://www.allbusiness.com/small-business-2012-predictions/16761421-10.html
2012 #SmallBiz Prediction #8: The Occupy movement will largely move on... http://ping.fm/OXW6R
2012 #SmallBiz Prediction #7: The Tea Party's influence will become diluted. http://ping.fm/bjq4i
2012 #SmallBiz Prediction #6: Cloud-computing outages will be big news. Millions of small business outages won't be. http://ping.fm/L0daC
2012 #SmallBiz Prediction #5: China tries/fails to buy Bank of America. Shoppers still try to save $.15 buying Chinese http://ping.fm/SPWRi
2012 #SmallBiz Prediction #4: Small business optimism rises, but for a surprising reason http://ping.fm/yf62H
2012 #SmallBiz Prediction #3: Partisan Supreme Court Crushes Obamacare http://ping.fm/1Ixrp Don't hurt yourself jumping for joy
2012 #SmallBiz Prediction #2: Dems hold Senate, Repubs keep House, gridlock gets WORSE http://ping.fm/t5mU3 Yes, it can get worse.
2012 #SmallBiz Prediction #1: Newt wins election, leaves US at Inaugural Alter for younger, prettier country. http://ping.fm/NVUzz
AllBusiness Daily News, Holiday Edition: Consumer confidence up, payroll tax cut extended! http://ping.fm/jj3uY #SmallBiz

Thursday, December 22, 2011

@DuctTape Marketing's John Jantsch has 5 ways to make customers love you! http://ping.fm/13F9b Is love all a #SmallBiz needs?
AllBusiness Daily News: GDP growth down + jobless claims down = who knows what? Not a double-dip recession! http://ping.fm/Iamjy #SmallBiz

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

AllBusiness Daily News: House Republicans kill payroll tax cut extension - what now for small businesses? http://ping.fm/6lLyG #SmallBiz

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Business networker extraordinaire Carol Roth shares the 5 secrets to her success. What are you waiting for? http://ping.fm/P8e0o #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: Legal battles among mobile companies could affect your small business - here's how http://ping.fm/5GPcB #SmallBiz

Monday, December 19, 2011

2011 - Small Business Year in Review: immigration battles get even more heated http://ping.fm/lRNA5
I always heard that people die in 3s: Kim Jong-il, Vaclav Havel, and Warren Hellman (if you don't know him http://ping.fm/HsTwo)
2011: Small business year in review. 13 things that rocked our world in my first year at AllBusiness http://ping.fm/drkks #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: w/ changes in N. Korea, Iraq, Europe, and Washington, 2012 forecast remains uncertain http://ping.fm/Aw0Ga #SmallBiz

Friday, December 16, 2011

@Rieva Lesonsky shares her Favorite Things for small businesses, from inspirations to tech tools http://ping.fm/tmLlZ #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: New incentives for businesses to hire veterans. What are you waiting for? http://ping.fm/CCbrx #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: What does NTSB's call to ban cellphones while driving mean to your small business? http://ping.fm/cPGZE #SmallBiz

Thursday, December 15, 2011

AllBusiness Daily News: DC Gridlock can't stop recovery - unemployment, trade deficit, inflation all down! http://ping.fm/xGiyA #SmallBiz

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Introducing the new AllBusiness Holiday Center: everything a #SmallBiz needs to maximize the Holiday Season http://ping.fm/Eqbii
AllBusiness Daily News: Payroll-tax cut extension still blowing in the breeze. Will it affect holiday shopping? http://ping.fm/qAS1o #SmallBiz

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

@RealEvilHRLady: The Evil HR Lady says it's time for the boss to give HERSELF a performance review! Lookout! http://ping.fm/ZRAyw #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: Congress moves to boost/ extend 2 small-business tech funding programs (SBIR and STTR) http://ping.fm/g10My #SmallBiz

Monday, December 12, 2011

My new favorite phrase of the day: "Flash Robs" http://ping.fm/96KaB #SmallBiz
Your employees have worked hard all year, so how do you thank them? Try one of these 10 great gift ideas! http://ping.fm/lW5nW #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: What the Eurozone crisis means for US small business- danger but also opportunity http://ping.fm/mqnuC #SmallBiz

Friday, December 9, 2011

@DuctTape Marketing's John Jantsch has 6 steps to turn your small business' staff into an HR Referral Machine http://ping.fm/qoMoT #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: GOP says payroll tax cut / income tax surcharge plan would hurt small business. Huh? http://ping.fm/6MtLT #Small Biz

Thursday, December 8, 2011

I hate buying gifts: always worried I'm getting the wrong thing. So I love these 10 great gifts for clients http://ping.fm/L8JLY #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: White House unveils $2B assistance program for startups http://ping.fm/lB7dx Yeah, I won't get any of it either

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

2012 AllBusiness Franchise AllStars are here! Take a peek insides franchising's scary "new normal" http://ping.fm/RSIjS #Franchise #SmallBiz
2012 AllBusiness #Franchise AllStars are here! Meet the Top 100 franchises to invest in now. Is yours on the list? http://ping.fm/lXgKA
AllBusiness Daily News: Did U know Amazon is paying customers to "spy" on #SmallBiz? Price Check promo starts Saturday http://ping.fm/jetLh

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Startup Tips from CNET's Rafe Needleman: First 10 people you hire set your company's DNA http://ping.fm/hB86K #SmallBiz
Cellular News says companies moving to ditch desk phones and go all mobile faster than expected. It's about time. http://ping.fm/ptPrL
AllBusiness Daily News: Postal Service cuts threaten pain for many small businesses http://ping.fm/wRkXR #SmallBiz

Monday, December 5, 2011

Credit in America: 20 Surprising Facts #17 - Credit cards are most common small business financing choice http://ping.fm/aWPb0 #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: Early Holiday Retail Numbers = boom or bust? Depends on who you ask! http://ping.fm/xcg5J #SmallBiz

Friday, December 2, 2011

@Rieva Lesonsky offers some big ideas for teaching entrepreneurship - and why it's so important http://ping.fm/DzxcC #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: US adds 120K jobs, unemployment drops to 8.6% = Yippee! Are we out of the woods yet? http://www.allbusiness.com/allbusiness-daily-news/16741893-1.html #SmallBiz

Thursday, December 1, 2011

AllBusiness Daily News: Online sales tax proposal gets hearing, support. Is it good or bad for most small businesses? http://ping.fm/6XQub #SmallBiz