Tag Archives: small business

Is Your Website Driving Customers Away…or Showing Them Love?
Posted on February 18, 2011 by admin

By Rieva Lesonsky Did you miss any of my posts around the Net this week? Here’s what I’m thinking about: With Valentine’s Day still on our minds, it’s a perfect time to show customers some love. Get ideas in my … Read More →

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Celebrate National Entrepreneurs Day and Spread the Word
Posted on November 18, 2010 by admin

By Karen Axelton Did you know tomorrow is National Entrepreneurs’ Day?  In fact, November 14-20 is National Entrepreneurship Week. Who’s behind President Obama’s official declaration of this special day and week? Not surprisingly, it’s two enterprising entrepreneurs. In May 2010, … Read More →

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What’s in Your Closet?
Posted on November 10, 2010 by admin

By Maria Valdez Haubrich My closet is a mess, how about yours? I have clothes in there I haven’t worn in a long time, but I hold onto just in case I lose those ten pounds I’ve been wanting to … Read More →

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How Do Small Business Owners Feel About Tomorrow’s Elections?
Posted on November 1, 2010 by admin

By Rieva Lesonsky What are small businesses’ feelings heading into the midterm elections? A survey of 528 small business customers by Sage software found some interesting results. First, small business owners are passionately engaged with this election: 93 percent plan … Read More →

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Entrepreneurs With a Vision to Help Others
Posted on October 14, 2010 by admin

By Karen Axelton If my two business partners and I didn’t have access to corrective eyewear, suffice it to say, you wouldn’t be reading this blog right now. Instead of running a business, we’d be bumping into walls (at best) … Read More →

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How to start a business in 28 days
Posted on September 17, 2010 by admin

By Rieva Lesonsky I’m really proud of the “28 Steps to Startup” slideshow my company created for MSN’s Business on Main. Check it out and find out how, by taking it one step at a time, you can be ready … Read More →

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New laboratory to study entrepreneurs
Posted on September 7, 2010 by admin

By Karen Axelton Lots of research and study has been done about entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship, but much of it is academic, outdated (like government data that tells you what entrepreneurs were doing in 2006 when it’s almost 2011) or not … Read More →

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How to work less and get more done
Posted on August 23, 2010 by admin

By Karen Axelton Recently at a party I was talking to a fellow entrepreneur about our shared goal: Figure out how to do more, but work a shorter day. If you’d like to do that, too, you’ll be interested in … Read More →

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One entrepreneur’s take on being a new dad
Posted on August 19, 2010 by admin

Recently, Rieva Lesonsky wrote on the SCORE Women’s Success Blog about women entrepreneurs  balancing motherhood and business. This inspired John Sternal (at left), co-founder of Sternal Consulting and UnderstandingMarketing.com, to share his thoughts as an entrepreneur and new dad in … Read More →

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Apple to target small business users
Posted on August 4, 2010 by admin

By Karen Axelton A new initiative by Apple Inc. could be good news for small businesses that would like to use Apple products—but bad news for independent businesses that currently consult to business users of Apple products. The Wall Street … Read More →

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