Archive for November, 2009
Black Friday Deals for Small Businesses
If you’ve been holding off on purchasing items for your small business because you want the best deal, your waiting may soon be over. The biggest shopping day of the year, Black Friday is a week away.
Black Friday is of course the Friday after Thanksgiving which this year will be November 27. Some stores (brick [...]
Mid-Life, Small Business and How Goldman Sachs will Help
One of the upsides of this recession is that it gave a wake-up call to many people who were keeping their “inner entrepreneur at bay.” Actual layoffs and the uncertainty of long-term employment was a huge incentive for many people to finally start their own small businesses.
Making the mid-life leap to entrepreneurship is is perhaps [...]
Marketing Tips for Green Businesses
No matter what type of business you’re in, adopting “green practices” can increase your bottom line. Switching over to energy efficient power sources and reusable materials are not just smart for the environment we all live in but can save you money and increase your customer base.
When you started your business and created your business [...]
Why You Should Stream Your Teleseminar Online
By Lynette Chandler
Let me tell you a quick story. A few months ago I attended a
seminar series which was also streamed live online. In each
of those sessions, I noticed the number of online
participants versus the number of phone in participants was
on average double if not more. One day, the seminar was held
only on the phone. [...]
Rise of the Home Based Business
Home based businesses aren’t new but what they contribute to the economy is becoming top news. Together, the 6.6 million home based businesses in the U.S. employ one in 10 private sector workers and provide at least half of their owners’ household income. These findings and more are part of a report on home based [...]
Create An Affiliate Program
Just about every small business owner has the opportunity to expand their scope of business through the Internet. One of the best marketing strategies for a small business is the creation and management of an affiliate program.
An affiliate program allows others who like your product or service to let the world know about your business [...]
Small Business – the New Social Security Plan
How often have you calculated and re-calculated the figures from your pension and your recession battered investments in order to determine how much you’ll have upon retirement?
Too many to count right? Those underwhelming totals likely contributed to your decision to start your own small business.
Well paid full time employees do it as well since job [...]
Marketing Strategies for A Small Business
As a small business owner working online, your marketing department is likely comprised of one person – you. With so much on your plate already that means you’ve got to enlist marketing strategies that leverage your time and energy well in order to see sales results in a timely fashion.
In an earlier post I talked [...]
Web 2.0 Expo: Chris Brogran, New York
The fact that so many solopreneurs and small businesses working out of efficient home offices are managing multi-million dollar companies is something we’re all cheering, in between multitasking and refreshing our computer screens. Now comes a conference that gives us a moment to pause, celebrate and examine the “Power of Less.”
Organizers argue that the notion [...]
Time to Get Organized for the Busy Season
With the Holiday season upon us now is the time to ensure your business is organized and set not just for the busy and fun weeks ahead but for the serious season beginning January 1st.
Nothing allows you to enjoy the Holiday season more than knowing that you’ve got your strategies and activities planned and ready [...]
