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Is this the golden age of small business? Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine thinks so. We lead off with an Open Forum interview with Anderson by marketing guru Seth Godin. It may feel strange to think of the tail end of the Great Recession as small business’s Golden Age, but listen to Chris and [...]

How social is your business? No, we aren’t talking only about the new array of social media tools available to you. In the Small Business Trends roundup for this last day of the week April 23, 2010, we look at how you listen, really listen, to the customers around you, and how you take action [...]

With the celebration of Earth Day, our focus here on the Small Business Trends roundup for April 22, 2010 is greening your business. But the focus isn’t just the environment. It’s also meeting your customers’ expectations. We hope the tips below will improve the environment for your small business too. Happy Earth Day Will environmental [...]

Whether an elaborate 30 page opus or a couple of ideas scribbled on a cocktail napkin…or something somewhere in between…a business plan may take a wide variety of forms. But one thing all have in common is that they make you think about your business. From how to fund your business to who you will [...]

Social media feels good, but bringing money and new customers into your business feels even better. Thankfully, a new feature from the Facebook application Payvment can help small business owners to bridge the two loves for a very profitable (and effective) solution. Though you may not be familiar with it (I wasn’t), the Payvment app [...]

What’s new in your small business? Whether it’s a new launch, an updated Website, a new product or service or a new marketing technique to bring it all before the customer that much better than before, one thing is certain. Your business is always changing. In this small business roundup for April 19, 2010 at [...]

While some contests are just luck – and who doesn’t like to be lucky and win something – some small business competitions really give your company an opportunity to shine. Check out some great new ones in this week’s list. This list of competitions and awards for small businesses is brought to you every other [...]

For small businesses, technology is becoming more important than ever. But the number of tools available to the small business entrepreneur have also increased. From public policy decisions to strategy and skill, how well small businesses are able to use these tools determines their success both individually and in besting the competition. Here is the [...]

Are you an innovator?  Is your small business on the bleeding edge — from technology to management, marketing to products and services? Today’s edition of small business roundup for April 14, 2010 from the Small Business Trends team follows news and blogs looking at innovation in small business on every level so that you can mirror others’ [...]

Email Marketing is an ongoing need that most small businesses face,  so it is with pleasure that we bring on one of the top experts in the field.  We’d like to introduce Tyler Garns, VP of Marketing for Infusionsoft, as one of Small Business Trends newest contributors to this important area of small business marketing. [...]