LinkedIn Tips for Better Small Business Growth LinkedIn now has over 200 million global members within its community (see source). Most of those members are professionals with skills that can help you to expand your business (or get you a job), and there’s a number of different ways you can make that happen. I’ve had…
I just wanted to drop in and offer everyone some ‘intellectual nourishment’ about starting your first (or second, third, etc.) small or medium-sized business. Should you buy a franchise, or create your own startup from the ground floor? This isn’t an easy question to answer – we’re all human beings after all – with different…
One of the major myths about being a small business owner is that you can simply create a business that sells a product or service, then kick your heels back, and enjoy the windfall of money into your bank account. If you are a business owner, you know that there is nothing further from the…
Pearl.com is a really new upstart in the online information space. In fact, they’re really a front-runner in what they offer: Professional answers to professional questions. I already know what many of you might be thinking: Surely this is another Ask.com, or Yahoo! Answers type deal – perhaps with a small twist. Thankfully, Pearl is…
Many small businesses are seeing a new trend. Usually, the summers tend to be slower for many businesses because people are either just not spending the money or they are on vacation. This year, small business owners are cancelling their own vacations because the orders are rolling in. While the small business index is not…
One of my reasons to start my own business is to get the freedom in crafting a venture which fit my personal endeavors, not the other way around. I personally not a travel junkie, but I don’t like working in a formal setting. So, what I’m looking for is a business idea which I can…
Business Accountant Steve Gift was shocked when he received a letter from the IRS claiming one of his clients was under-reporting the cash income from his Harrisburg, PA restaurant. It turned out that Gift’s client was targeted because he’s a restaurant owner, and the agency feels that he must be making a considerable amount of…
If you are a small business owner, you are familiar with the daily activities that are necessary to keep your business afloat. Your first priorities are ordering supplies, paying your vendors, taking care of payroll, tracking sales, and creating invoices for those sales. While you have all of those procedures down to a science, there…
AnewAmerica Corporation is an innovative, non-profit organization that’s been rooted in San Francisco for the last 14 years. Their mission is to offer “social empowerment” and encourage immigrant entrepreneurship to the residents housed within the nine-counties of the San Francisco Bay area. The organization was founded by a group of community leaders from San Francisco…
Is everything small and medium businesses jinxed? Perhaps not, but at least things related to SMBs is pretty challenging these day – online and off line. The latest sad story is the downsizing which is happening in hyper-local news site, Patch. Just launched a small business section a while ago, Patch is under scrutiny of…
