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Starting a business need not be scary and you don’t need to be a seasoned entrepreneur to get on the right road to success. In fact, for the most successful entrepreneurs, the key has been simply experimenting to find out what works and then letting the right market find them. Of course, advice from other [...]

Though we generally try to bring you the latest in small business news, this Small Business trends roundup attempts to dig deep, not only into the present but into the history of the federal estate tax, often call “the death tax” which was repealed at the beginning of 2010, but threatens to make a comeback [...]

Anita Campbell recently blogged in this space that the government’s efforts to spur small business lending have largely fallen flat. Last year I blogged here about how big banks including Wells Fargo, Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase were pledging to lend more money to small businesses in 2010. Have the banks come through [...]

I enjoy reading books that examine how public figures juxtapose personal goals against societal concerns in their behavior. One of my favorites is “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man” by Henry Louis Gates. Its chapters contain separate stories about black men and the personal tolls of leadership; from Colin Powell’s decision not to [...]

Here’s an updated list of contests, competitions and awards for small businesses, brought to you every other week as a community service by Small Business Trends and Smallbiztechnology.com. – * * * * * America’s Best Young Entrepreneurs Enter by July 26, 2010 Bloomberg Businessweek wants your help finding America’s best young entrepreneurs. In each [...]

Social media as a small business tool is definitely no fad. Look at how social media, from blogs to Twitter to Facebook, has changed the way businesses operate, market their products and even attract their customers. No big offices or big marketing and advertising budgets are needed to push your brand today. This small business [...]

Several major major women’s business organizations have announced a comprehensive action plan to achieve exponential revenue growth and job creation among women’s businesses over the next decade. Dubbed “The Roadmap to 2020,” the plan was released by nonprofit organization Quantum Leaps, the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) and the National Association of Women’s Business [...]

What’s your small business story? And what are the small business stories of other entrepreneurs just like you? Today’s small business news roundup from Small Business Trends looks at the stories successful small business owners can tell each other and what we all can learn in the process. What can your small business story teach [...]

Small business in the Internet age is still about marketing. In this case much of that marketing takes place online. The tools you will use include social media and Search Engine Optimization. This Small Business Trends news roundup looks at both and the many methods of small business marketing online and off. Hope you find [...]

Starting and growing a small business is a great challenge, but it can be done with the right information. We’ve collected some of that information, from marketing to cash management to some major soul searching about why you might want to try all of this in the first place. Enjoy today’s Small Business Trends news [...]