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This list of contests, competitions and awards for small businesses is brought to you every other week as a community service by Small Business Trends and Smallbiztechnology.com. Also, if you’ve entered and won a contest or award listed here, let us know so we can share your news. – * * * * * Tibbetts [...]

Many small business owners work from home, but very few of these same owners would be comfortable inviting a prospective client to see their home office.  The home office often ranges from controlled chaos to a black hole where invoices and client information are never seen from again. Organize Your Home Office for Success – [...]

Time is very valuable and this is especially true when it comes to small business. In a small business, time is worth its weight in gold. Using your time wisely on matters that will make a difference and aligning business goals is crucial to a small businesses success. Here, Brent Leary joins Jeanne Hopkins of [...]

What are corporate sustainability leaders worrying about these days? Are businesses still investing time and money in green initiatives like they did a few years ago? GreenBiz recently unveiled its State of Green Business 2012 report. The 84-page report  goes into great detail about the current climate for business sustainability and outlines some emerging green [...]

Every two weeks we put together a list of key events for small businesses and entrepreneurs. The following Small Business Events Guide contains worthwhile events for those wanting to grow their businesses: * * * * * The Art of the Cold Call // BUSINESS 153 January 23, 2012, New York City So your startup [...]

Anyone doing Pay-Per-Click (PPC) advertising will eventually confront the following question: “If I already rank #1, why would I do PPC for my brand name?” It’s a common enough question.  I recently came across an article about advertising on your brand name and felt like small businesses needed to understand the pros and cons. The Cons of Advertising [...]

We hear a lot these days about the importance of social media in small business success. But how can social media be used most effectively in your small business? We look at the answer to that question and much more in this Small Business Trends roundup. Enjoy! Social Media Social media: the new PR? Well, [...]

This list of contests, competitions and awards for small businesses is brought to you every other week as a community service by Small Business Trends and Smallbiztechnology.com. Also, if you’ve entered and won a contest or award listed here, let us know so we can share your news. – * * * * * Trusted [...]

New business opportunities are on the rise, niche markets into which you might expand or create whole new ventures to exploit. Being ready for these options means watching trends carefully to see where your small businesss’s next big opportunity may lie. Tips & Trends Microbusinesses trending in 2012. These new markets are ripe for conquest [...]

When we go to a party, we love to have someone show us around and introduce us to guests.  So when the party is a social media platform, a newcomer would certainly dream of a host to make a platform feel more like home. The perfect gracious host may be Chris Brogan (@chrisbrogan).  At least [...]