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Crain’s New York Small Business Awards
Enter by March 21, 2011
Crain’s New York Business is seeking successful businessmen and businesswomen for its annual top entrepreneurs feature to run in May. CompaniesRead MoreFrom Small Business TrendsFresh Roundup of Contests for Small Companies Read more
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Many advertisers have tried their hand at the Google Display Network (formerly known as the the content network) and concluded that just like a black hole sucks up all matter and light, the Display Network sucked up their money and left them with nothing. While I can sympathize because I too have seen many a budget go into the Display Network and never come back, harnessing this tool can be a very effective strategy to improve your pay-per-click (PPC) results.Read MoreFrom Small Business TrendsGoogle Display Network: The Black Hole of PPC?
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Don’t Be a Server Hugger – Take Your Data to the Cloud for Enhanced Security and Redundancy
March 16, 2011, online
Featuring Ramon Ray, journalist, technology evangelist, editor of Smallbiztechnology.com and author of Technology Solutions for Growing Businesses
Cbeyond will be giving away a $50Read MoreFrom Small Business Trends36 More Events for Growing Businesses Read more
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Small business legal issues may not be the sexiest topic in the world. But they’re often issues that are critical to the survival of your business. Thank goodness then for people like Nancy Byerly Jones who blogs at LawBusinessTips.com and tweets at @LawBusinessTips sharing many legal and other issues important to the small business community. Some of the links below are either to her posts or links she has shared. Others were collected by our Small Business Trends team. WeRead MoreFrom Small Business TrendsSmall Business News: The Ultimate Legal Guide
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So, you want to use social media to market your small business. And you came to this site hoping to learn more. Well, today is your lucky day. The Small Business Trends team has assembled some of the latest and most helpful social media content available to help you get started. We think you’ll find social media a powerful and exciting tool for your small business, helping you leverage resources and relationships like never before…and growing your bottom line in the process. Consider thisRead MoreFrom Small Business TrendsSmall Business News: The Ultimate Social Media Guide
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Welcome to another in our One on One series of conversations with some of the most thought-provoking entrepreneurs, authors and experts in business today. Tim Berry, President and Founder of Palo Alto Software, spoke with Brent Leary in this interview, which has been edited for publication. To hear audio of the full interview, page down to the loudspeaker icon at the end of the post.
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What do taxation, social media and self-development have in common? All three play a big part in this small business news roundup as we look at top small business stories from around the Web.
Tax Repeals & Realities
A controversial 1099 expansion will be repealed. But lawmakers are now complaining they will have a hard time paying for it. The extremely unpopular expansion of reporting requirements placed on businesses that spend money with multiple vendors would have been costly andRead MoreFrom Small Business TrendsSmall Business News: Taxation, Social Media and Self-development Roundup
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Readers (that’s you!) have already voted on the 2010 Best Business Books — Reader’s Choice Edition.
Now, as the Editors of Small Business Trends, it’s our turn. Below we present the Small Business Book Awards – Editor’s Choice version for books of 2010.
Here at Small Business Trends, we read and review well over 100 business books during the year. Some are provided by authors in draft form, giving us the opportunity to review and comment on theRead MoreFrom Small Business TrendsBest Business Books 2010: Editors Choice Winners
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Business Bootcamp for Wonder Women Conference
February 25-26, 2011
Business Bootcamp for Wonder Women is the professional women’s bootcamp that covers all facets of social media, marketing, business and technology.
There are 30 information-packed sessions, hands-on workshops and panels for attendees to choose from.
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Though the legal side of your business may not necessarily involve making money or expanding your client or customer base, mistakes can certainly cost you money thus threatening even a profitable business if the errors are particularly costly. Here is the latest from around the Web of legal tips you may want to consider to protect your small business today and in the future.
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Avoid liabilities at your business. Here are three tips for decreasing the chances of slipsRead MoreFrom Small Business TrendsSmall Business News: More Legal Tips For Your Business
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