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Tips for Taking Your Small Business Green

From Everything Small Business Journal
May 21, 2012 at 10:00 am
Green dry cleaners, Green energy. Green puppy food. Green car washes. Green wall paints. Green grease removal. Green: it’s everywhere. It’s taught in the first grade. It’s ... (more)

Attend National Small Business Week Forums in Person or Online

From Everything Small Business Journal
May 19, 2012 at 6:00 am
Small business owners looking for ways to grow and develop their businesses are invited to take part in National Small Business Week’s free networking and educational forums ... (more)

Saving American Jobs

From Everything Small Business Journal
May 18, 2012 at 10:00 am
With budget cuts expected in the aerospace and defense industry, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) wants Americans to know how this could affect the economy. According ... (more)

Signs Your Computer May Need a Memory Upgrade

From Everything Small Business Journal
May 16, 2012 at 10:00 am
Some experts say that it may be possible to improve a person’s memory through an improved diet and exercise. Fortunately, when it comes to improving computer memory, the process ... (more)

9 Alarming Statistics About Identity Theft

From Everything Small Business Journal
May 14, 2012 at 10:00 am
9 Alarming Statistics About Identity Theft (via Identity Theft 911 blog) ... (more)

Click Millionaires: A Roadmap for Today’s Entrepreneurs

From Everything Small Business Journal
May 10, 2012 at 4:54 pm
The internet has changed the way that business startups are launched — and Scott Fox’s new book, Click Millionaires, offers a helpful roadmap to help you navigate the ... (more)

Beware of Chasing High Dividend Yields

From The Sizemore Investment Letter
May 9, 2012 at 10:26 am
What’s the easiest way to find a stock with a 10% dividend yield? Find a stock yielding 5% and watch its price get cut in half. I say this mostly in jest, but this is precisely ... (more)

Mobile Privacy Risks: Who Should Alert End Users?

From Everything Small Business Journal
May 7, 2012 at 1:14 pm
Mobile privacy risks: Who should alert end users? (via GCN) ... (more)

Self-Assessment: Are You Ready for a Career Change?

From Everything Small Business Journal
May 7, 2012 at 10:45 am
Deciding whether you are ready for a career change may be as easy as asking yourself five simple questions: Do I feel satisfied or challenged in my current job? What kind of future ... (more)

Interested in Bringing Your Invention to Market?

From Everything Small Business Journal
May 4, 2012 at 10:45 am
Betsy Kaufman is not your traditional inventor. Rather, she’s a wife, mother and a television producer. She’s just someone who had a self-professed “kooky idea.” She thought ... (more)

Create Stunning 3D Product Graphics with Ease

From Everything Small Business Journal
May 2, 2012 at 2:43 pm
You already know you should be creating information products for sale — it’s a proven method of generating a recurring income stream, and is an effective way to grow ... (more)

Protect Workplace Information to Keep Employees’ and Customers’ Data Safe

From Everything Small Business Journal
May 2, 2012 at 10:45 am
We’ve all seen the headlines: Medical records uncovered in a dumpster, credit card numbers stolen from our favorite retailers and identity fraud at businesses in our own ... (more)

Tips to Start, Build & Maintain Your Small Business Blog

From Everything Small Business Journal
April 30, 2012 at 10:45 am
The online social media revolution that has bought us Facebook and Twitter actually started back in the late 90′s when the term “blog”, short for “weblog”, ... (more)

10 Ways to Prepare for Retirement

From Everything Small Business Journal
April 27, 2012 at 10:45 am
Some Quick Facts: Fewer than half of Americans have calculated how much they need to save for retirement. In 2009, 13 percent of private industry workers with access to a defined ... (more)

Think Big But Plan Realistically

From BizPlanCompetitions
April 26, 2012 at 12:37 pm
I recently had the opportunity to participate as a judge in a local business plan competition. As I read through three of the business plans in particular, I realized there was ... (more)

Investment Lessons from a Peruvian Horse Show

From The Sizemore Investment Letter
April 26, 2012 at 7:40 am
Ah, to be back in South America.  Long-time Trading Deck readers might recall that I spend a fair bit of time in Peru (see “Going Long Two Beaten Down Euro Stocks”).  When ... (more)

What is HUBZone Certification, and How Can it Help My Business?

From Everything Small Business Journal
April 25, 2012 at 10:45 am
The Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone) program helps small businesses in urban and rural communities gain preferential access to federal procurement opportunities. ... (more)

Volunteer to Help Create Bibliomorphic Puppets

From Emerging Leaders of New York Arts
April 25, 2012 at 10:12 am
PEN American Center and Processional Art Workshop are currently seeking volunteers to help at workshops to create giant puppets and other visual elements for mobile performances ... (more)

Considerations for Creating an Online Privacy Policy

From Everything Small Business Journal
April 23, 2012 at 10:45 am
If you are starting an online business, conducting email marketing, or interacting with your customers via your website, then you need to be aware of and adhere to online privacy ... (more)

Tips for Setting Freelance Rates

From Everything Small Business Journal
April 20, 2012 at 10:45 am
Thinking of going it alone? Becoming a freelancer is an attractive option for many professionals, but can you make it work for you? One of the most critical steps involved in planning ... (more)

Breakeven Analysis: Know When you can Expect a Profit

From Everything Small Business Journal
April 18, 2012 at 10:45 am
Breakeven analysis is a tool used to determine when a business will be able to cover all its expenses and begin to make a profit. For the startup business, it is extremely important ... (more)

Characteristics of an Effective Leader

From Everything Small Business Journal
April 16, 2012 at 10:45 am
Over the past several years, one of the most important contributions psychology has made to the field of business has been in determining the key traits of acknowledged leaders. ... (more)

Hone pitches for funding, biz competition success

From BizPlanCompetitions
April 13, 2012 at 2:37 pm
A well-crafted pitch is essential whether you’re pitching in front of a panel of business plan competition judges or meeting with venture capitalists in a quest to secure ... (more)

Oh, Snap! Things to Consider Before Your Share Photos or Video

From Everything Small Business Journal
April 13, 2012 at 10:45 am
More people are sharing photos and videos online with friends and family, as well as those they’ve never met. Consider this: One hour of video is uploaded to YouTube every ... (more)

Keeping Your Business Blog Fresh & Relevant

From Everything Small Business Journal
April 11, 2012 at 10:45 am
How’s your business blog doing? Running out of ideas? Struggling to keep it up-to-date? You’re not alone. In the busy-ness of business, keeping your blog fresh is not always ... (more)