Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Small Business Trends News - September 4, 2012

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September 4, 2012

How the 'Great Drought' Will Hit Your Bottom Line

If your small business is located in a suburban or urban area, the drought currently hitting the Midwestern farm belt may be just background noise on the evening news. But no matter where you are, it's time to start paying attention, because the drought - the worst the U.S. has faced since the 1950s - is having a ripple effect that will soon affect small businesses of all stripes.


What's New

The 25 Questions Your Site Must Answer

Lisa Barone - September 04, 2012

How long will a user stay on your site before leaving? Unless you can prove, quickly, that your site is trustworthy and relevant to their needs, we're talking seconds. Maybe.…

The 25 Questions Your Site Must Answer

Evernote Coming Out With New App Just for Businesses

Annie Pilon - September 03, 2012

As Americans become more mobile, business professionals have been relying heavily on their own mobile devices to accomplish business tasks. There are plenty of tools and apps available for individuals…

Competitive Research Through Social Media for Small Business

Amie Marse - September 03, 2012

When we think about social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, we tend to focus on customer demographics, forgetting that we have just much - if not more - to…

#StartupLab Offers Free Mentoring to Entrepreneurs

Susan Payton - September 03, 2012

Lack of guidance is one of the issues that either keeps would-be entrepreneurs from launching a business, or those that have started one from succeeding.The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) …

Successful S-Corp Owners: Watch Out For A Tax Increase

Scott Shane - September 03, 2012

The Obama Administration’s plans to increase taxes in 2013 won’t hit all small business owners equally. Owners of successful S-corps and partnerships, it turns out, are most likely to face…


What the Smartest Voices Have to Say

Michael Westgate of Microsoft: Leveraging Participatory Marketing

Brent Leary - August 31, 2012

Social media has opened up many new marketing doors and along with it, new marketing perspectives. Michael Westgate, Sr. Marketing Manager and Social Media Lead at Microsoft, joins Brent Leary…

Michael Westgate of Microsoft: Leveraging Participatory Marketing

Blast From The Past: What Was Hot One Year Ago?

How to Use Google+ Hangouts For Business

Lisa Barone - August 28, 2012

When Google+ launched last summer one of its most interesting features was Google+ Hangouts, especially if you were a business owner. By utilizing Google+ Hangouts SMBs could


Featured Expert

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Brent Leary

Brent Leary is a Partner at CRM Essentials and organizer of the upcoming Social Business Atlanta conference taking place on February 3rd, 2012. Brent serves on the advisory board of The University of Toronto CRM Center of Excellence, writes the Social CRM column for Inc.com's technology site, and blogs at BrentLeary.com. More

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