Monday, October 31, 2011

Fighting the small business backlash: The New Yorker says "Big Is Beautiful." I say Big's not helping & small is better http://ping.fm/WAYYF
New columnist Suzanne Lucas (@RealEvilHRLady) warns AllBusiness readers about 5 scary #SmallBiz management mistakes http://ping.fm/49oqf
AllBusiness Daily News, Halloween Edition: Consumers still scared of recession, wary of boosting spending http://ping.fm/I0s2h #SmallBIz

Friday, October 28, 2011

@DuctTape Marketing's John Jantsch tells AllBusiness the 7 reasons he'd keep blogging even if no one noticed http://ping.fm/vLSIo #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: US economic woes mean your customers are staying put. How can you take advantage? http://ping.fm/sDuPX #SmallBiz

Thursday, October 27, 2011

#SmallBiz word for today: Verbographics! It means don't just analyze and assume - ASK your customers what they want http://ping.fm/gNSKF
AllBusiness Daily News: Will new Eurozone "haircut" boost US economy and small businesses? http://ping.fm/auvn5 #SmallBiz

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

They're young. They're rich. And they're either your best customers or your worst nightmares. Marketing to millennials http://ping.fm/lhc5E
AllBusiness Daily News: Is housing price bump a step toward recovery, or just a dead-cat bounce? http://ping.fm/LAFz5 #SmallBiz

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Feeling burned by your #netbook? Worried a new #ultrabook would be just as bad? Fear not, says AllBusiness! http://ping.fm/ZvZX1 #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: Small business owners cite gov't regulations as their biggest problem Really!? http://ping.fm/dmBFL #SmallBiz

Monday, October 24, 2011

From fighting chaos to not faking it: 7 #SmallBiz lessons from vampire TV series #True Blood http://ping.fm/u6qLU No, really!
AllBusiness Daily News: Obama launches executive push to aid economy, support small businesses http://ping.fm/CPIuc #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: #Intuit releases #QuickBooks 2012 R3 with bug fixes and new #EasySaver http://ping.fm/9SQPq #SmallBiz

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Harry McCracken offers 6 Must-Have Smartphone Business Apps: Expensify, Hipmunk, Box.net, Hootsuite, Remember the Milk http://ping.fm/N07v5
AllBusiness Daily News: Gallup Poll Offers a Not-So-Merry Holiday Retail Forecast http://ping.fm/Qc5yu #SmallBiz

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

The 5 worst business ideas ever - that actually WORKED: From pet rocks to professional pooper scoopers! http://ping.fm/nLBi7 #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: Geithner tells Senate Jobs bill is critical to small businesses. Is anyone listening? http://ping.fm/6wp6D #SmallBiz

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

When Wal-Mart Invades: The independent retailers' survival guide to big-box competition http://ping.fm/Ik2od @SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News - Q: Would a Chinese economic slowdown affect US small businesses? A: YES! http://ping.fm/QbP7V #SmallBiz

Monday, October 17, 2011

My first post for a new series of blogs sponsored by HP: Is It Time to Ditch Your Small Business' Land Lines? http://ping.fm/zHnOP
If you're hiring, "behavioral interviewing" reveals more than a resume does http://ping.fm/vDwp6 #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: Worker health issues top $153 billion, pose conundrum for small businesses http://ping.fm/svh8h #SmallBiz

Friday, October 14, 2011

So this new business idea walks into a bar -@CaroljsRoth has 3 ways to tell if that idea is as new & hot as it seems http://ping.fm/tdXQC
AllBusiness Daily News: iPhone 4s and Siri voice control- out today - will shake up small-business search http://ping.fm/erZ36 #SmallBiz

Thursday, October 13, 2011

@DuctTape Marketing's John Jantsch says the "new" Facebook lets #SmallBiz share info broadly, not just with "Friends" http://ping.fm/YslBN
AllBusiness Daily News: Small businesses are collateral damage in millionaire/billionaire NBA lockout battle http://ping.fm/Cdl6e #SmallBiz

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Dollar stores a bright spot in the economy - somehow that actually makes things seem worse! http://ping.fm/vRGi2 #SmallBiz
Email marketing still rules for #SmallBiz: The Top 5 = #MailChimp #iContact #AWeber #ExactTarget #ConstantContact http://ping.fm/jHypJ

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

USA Today warns of risks of celebrity investors, but most say it's worth it http://ping.fm/hF5mz #SmallBiz
What happens AFTER you sell your #startup or #SmallBiz? AllBusiness says cashing in doesn't have to mean checking out http://ping.fm/pFDY4
AllBusiness Daily News: Netflix' lesson for small businesses: Don't treat your customers like idiots! http://ping.fm/BXUAV #SmallBiz

Monday, October 10, 2011

Gene Marks says Steve Jobs was a jerk, and wishes he could be more like him. http://ping.fm/bgo1f I say only if you're a super-genius.
Big businesses aren't ALWAYS the mortal enemy of small businesses. Sometimes, they can actually help! http://ping.fm/5kmEj #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: Average US income down 10% since 2007! No wonder small businesses see soft demand http://www.allbusiness.com/allbusiness-daily-news/16704400-1.html #SmallBiz

Thursday, October 6, 2011

AllBusiness Daily News: Direct mail marketing lives! And the U.S. Post Office wants to be your marketing partner http://ping.fm/ZP8cR

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

My appreciation of Steve Jobs, and the huge impact Apple has had on small businesses along with everyone else http://ping.fm/qzoYG #SmallBiz
After Solyndra "scandal" Keith Girard wonders if gov't should loan $$$ only to companies that don't need it http://ping.fm/cHGTT #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: Bernanke calls economic recovery "shared responsibility" as all sides point fingers http://ping.fm/Wkcov #SmallBiz

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

"10:54 a.m. Today, we’ve got the iPhone 4S." I guess I'll be keeping my iPhone 4. Do I hear cheers from the Googleplex?
9 Tips to avoid online bank robbery: unlike consumers, small businesses are on the hook for any losses! http://ping.fm/n6a88 #SmallBiz
AllBusiness Daily News: Latest data on jobs, manufacturing offer glimmer of hope to small businesses http://ping.fm/mlVtC #SmallBiz

Monday, October 3, 2011

101 (yes 101!) secrets to running a home-based business. And with the economy still stagnant, home businesses rule! http://ping.fm/mIx4P
AllBusiness Daily News: Congress Gets Its Chance to Break Trade-Pact Gridlock -- tradeoffs on the way! http://ping.fm/H2yja #SmallBiz