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Charles M Cooper
Charles M Cooper

SBA Expands Emerging 200 Initiative, New Labor Secretary to Hit The Ground Running

Everyone here at America's Best Companies wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season and a prosperous new year. Today: News from the SBA, insight on success from Sir Richard Branson, small business wins the space race against the likes of Boeing and Lockheed-Martin, and much more.


Tags: small business, sba, emerging 200 initiative, lending, treasury, federal reserve, retail, holiday season, last-minute shopping, richard branson, virgin, social media, space business, obama, solis, labor, starting salaries, branding, holiday e-cards, marketing

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Posted: 12/24/2008 | Comments Comments (0) | Print Print Article

Charles M Cooper
Charles M Cooper

Mills to Head SBA, Agency Gets More Lender Oversight

Important stories and highlights from the world of business. Today: new SBA head and oversight, niche market strategies, confusing tech buzzwords and much more.


Tags: small business, karen g. mills, sba, kennedy, healthcare, reform, lender oversight, disaster loans, niche businesses, building a business, most confusing high-tech buzzwords, cloud computing, employee morale, congressional budget office, obama, social media, massaging, marketing

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Posted: 12/22/2008 | Comments Comments (0) | Print Print Article

Dave
Dave

Social Media Squatting: Top Sites for Your Small Business

Claim a spot for your business before it's too late. Any small business owner knows that picking the right location - possibly in a busy mall or highly-trafficked downtown corner -- results in more customer visits and opportunities to make sales. The same rule has also proven to hold true for the Web.


Tags: social media, squatting, domain, seo, smo, internet, web, marketing, digg, wiki, stumbleupon, reddit, website, optimization, traffic, alexa, myspace, small business, clicks

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Posted: 11/11/2008 | Comments Comments (3) | Print Print Article

Charles M Cooper
Charles M Cooper

Small Business Brief for 11/06

Important stories and highlights from the world of business. Today: Small business reflects on the new administration and how Obama should help, oil keeps dropping, tax breaks, government contracts, social media, Family Guy and much more.


Tags: small business, obama administration, entrepreneurs, financial crisis, oil, unemployment, credit cards, sba, government contracts, women business owners, irs, taxes, scheduling, commissions, crm, stolen equipment, family guy, performance advertising, social media, email, behavioral targeting, google adwords, marketing, local search

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Posted: 11/6/2008 | Comments Comments (0) | Print Print Article

Charles M Cooper
Charles M Cooper

Small Business Brief for 11/04

Important stories and highlights from the world of business. Today: how the recession stacks up, pregnancy discrimination, start-up essentials, why we hate salespeople, social marketing and much more.


Tags: small business, recession, pregnancy, discrimination, pension, start-up, salespeople, voip, overhead, hosted telecom, marketing, social media

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Posted: 11/4/2008 | Comments Comments (0) | Print Print Article

Guest
Guest

13 Ways for Small Businesses to Build a Powerful Social Media Presence

Social media is leveling the playing field for small businesses. With an effective social media presence, a small business can build their online visibility and ultimately remain competitive with the big boys. In short, social media marketing has completely shifted the way businesses are marketing themselves.


Tags: small business, tips, social media, community, content is king, blog

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Posted: 10/22/2008 | Comments Comments (0) | Print Print Article

Kim
Kim

What Can Social Media Do for the Small Business?

What is the direct benefit for a small business in using social media? When you create relationships you create tangible value.


Tags: social media, twitter, relationships, conversation, value

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Posted: 10/15/2008 | Comments Comments (0) | Print Print Article

Tim
Tim

Tip'd: Brand new online community for business, financial news and ideas

Tip'd is a brand new online community for business, financial news, ideas, and other tips. Given the important political decisions ahead and the state of the economy, such a social news site is not just important, it's necessary. Tip'd has a great group of people doing the design, development, and community outreach.


Tags: social media, article directory, business news, financial news, msaleem

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Posted: 10/14/2008 | Comments Comments (9) | Print Print Article

Kim
Kim

Getting New Customers During the Failing Economy

Mainstream media advertisement is expensive. The economy is failing but we still need to make money to pay the bills. No one is going to do an individual business bailout. In small business, we can't afford traditional media avenues to make the money. Social media is a no-cost way to bring in new customers and business, taking it to the next level.


Tags: cost of, social media, new customers, economy, myspace, linkedin, twitter, plurk

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Posted: 10/10/2008 | Comments Comments (0) | Print Print Article

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