On November 18, 2010

What You Need to Know About SBA Loans

By Maria Valdez Haubrich

Is your business looking for growth capital in a tight economy? A Small Business Administration (SBA) guaranteed loan could be the answer to your problems. The SBA doesn’t directly make loans to small companies, but it…

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On November 18, 2010

Crackdown: Teenpreneur Selling White iPhones

Picture this: the geeky, ambitious teenage boy who starts a little tech business out of his home. Michael Dell did it. He got his start out of a dorm at the University of Texas back in 1983 assembling customized computer…

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On November 18, 2010

Last Minute SEO Tip for the Holidays

It’s not too late to implement this tip from Ecommerce Holiday Playbook for Procrastinators, a webinar I co-presented with Marketing Experiments last year – include your free shipping offer (or other strong value proposition) in your title tags.…

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On November 18, 2010

Review: Successful Blogging in 12 Simple Steps

As a small business owner, blogging can be problematic. There are plenty of reasons why it can be useful for a small business, like improving your ranking in search engine results. But it can also be a lot of work.…

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On November 18, 2010

Want To Talk With A Journo? Pick Up The Phone!

Philippa Lowe has been involved in the world of PR and media on both sides of the globe and knows a thing or two about how to get the attention of a journalist.Her tips are clear and practical...

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On November 17, 2010

If Advertising Is Dead, Why Do They Keep Digging It Up?

The business press writes a story proclaiming the Death of Madison Avenue once every five or six years. No matter how often they're written, the advertising business goes from strength to strength.

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On November 17, 2010

5 Invaluable Marketing Lessons from an Epic Campaign for… Cream Cheese?

Asking kitchen-savvy women to not only invent their own dishes, but also shoot, edit and upload videos to a contest website seems like a recipe for disaster. But when Kraft invited women to do just that in its latest online…

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On November 17, 2010

The Small Business Job-Less Act: What Was Congress Thinking?

The Small Business Jobs Act has a name that belies its actual effect, which, when it comes to encouraging small companies to hire, is likely to be negligible.

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On November 17, 2010

Twitter Now Worth $3 Billion

Here we go again:

Twitter is mulling over raising a new round of financing, we’ve heard from multiple sources, and a variety of venture firms are frothing at the mouth to lead the round. The valuation is likely to be in…