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What’s your million dollar small business idea? Oh, rest assured, we all have one…just waiting to break free. So what’s holding us back? In this edition of our small business news roundup, Small Business Trends looks at what it takes to develop and launch that big idea we all have inside.
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Want to make millions with your small business? Is your ego holding you back from making a success you believe you are capable of? Are you tooRead MoreFrom Small Business TrendsSmall Business News: Your Million Dollar Idea Read more

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Can you hear me now? That phrase is one we all utter, most frequently from mobile phones, but sometimes from landlines and VOIP phones. We have to keep up with voicemail and text messaging.  I want phone services to keep up with me, not the other way around.
In this post, we highlight 22 phone services that small business owners will want to check out. Some of them save time, effort, money or a combination of those. Some say youRead MoreFrom Small Business Trends22 Small Business Phone Services Read more

This week’s list has some excellent opportunities for growing companies to learn and network over the next few months.
This list of small business webinars, events and conferences is brought to you every two weeks as a community service by Small Business Trends and Smallbiztechnology.com.
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Aug 3: Columbus – Presents Ross O. Youngs, CEO ofRead MoreFrom Small Business TrendsMore Conferences for Growing Small Businesses Read more

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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 small business leaders is also important. We’ve collected some for you in this latest update of Small Business Trends business roundup
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HowRead MoreFrom Small Business TrendsSmall Business News: So You Want To Start A Business Read more

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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 bigger than ever in 2011. The death tax has a clear impact on family businesses in particular because of its impact on the assets ofRead MoreFrom Small Business TrendsSmall Business News: Death Tax Inevitable? Read more

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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 on their promises?
Bloomberg Businessweek recently reported on the progress banks made for the first quarter of 2010. Reporter John Tozzi writesRead MoreFrom Small Business TrendsAre Major Banks Keeping Their Small Business Lending Promises? Read more

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 run for the presidency to the strained relationship between Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte regarding early acting roles for African-Americans.
I have not seen aRead MoreFrom Small Business Trends“Jewels: 50 Phenomenal Black Women Over 50″ – Lessons From Achievers Read more

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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.
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America’s Best Young Entrepreneurs
Enter by July 26, 2010
Bloomberg Businessweek wants your help finding America’s best young entrepreneurs. In each of the last five years, they’ve profiled 25 companies run by men andRead MoreFrom Small Business TrendsNew Awards, Contests and Competitions for Entrepreneurs Read more

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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 roundup at Small Business Trends looks at how social media and other trends have changed your business (and those of your competitors) forever.
Social MediaRead MoreFrom Small Business TrendsSmall Business News: The Social Media Trend Read more

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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 Owners (NAWBO) at WBENC’s 11th Annual Women in Business National Conference and Business Fair.
The ultimate goal of “Roadmap 2020″ is to galvanize theRead MoreFrom Small Business Trends“Roadmap to 2020″ Action Plan Seeks to Drive Growth of Women-Owned Businesses Read more

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