[frame align=”left”] [/frame]Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp., or D&B, was founded in 1841 as a provider of credit information on businesses. Any business that seeks credit is under the radar of D&B. Its primary sources for list data are public records — from court documents and corporate filings to fictitious business-name statements that capture the […]
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50 Best Twitter Chats for Business & Marketing Students
The staff writers over at Best Colleges Online have put together a great list of 50 Twitter hash chats that are beneficial to business, as well as marketing students. The chats are categorized into several sections: Business Technology Marketing & PR Young Professionals Management & Leadership Entrepreneurship For the full list head on over to http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/50-best-twitter-chats-for-business-students.
Ready For Black Friday?
Experts expect a record-breaking holiday season for ecommerce sales, with estimates reaching upward of $36.5 billion. Of course, the official kickoff to this critical selling period comes with the Thanksgiving holiday, quickly followed by Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday. To make the most of these events, check out this whitepaper from ecommerce provider, […]
ConstantContact Launches Small Business Saturday Resource Center
The 2nd annual Small Business Saturday is November 26th! ConstantContact is working with American Express to help small businesses make the most of it with free expert Know-how, tools …
Learn About Business With Google!
Whether you are just starting your own business, taking over the management of one, or have been running a business for many years – there is always something new out there to learn about, and often times the biggest challenge is to find all that new information in a place comfortable enough to read through. […]
Rapid Purple Now On Foursquare!
Small business owners are using technology and social media more and more these days, and not just to advertise their business, but to learn about their competition and keep up to date on the latest trends. In my ever-growing effort to help Rapid Purple has now officially joined Foursquare! You’d be surprised how many business […]
Facebook Launches ‘Facebook for Business’ Website
[frame align=”left”] [/frame]It’s obvious that social networking is a key part to marketing a business, and Facebook hopes their new Facebook for Business site will help business owners understand the various benefits of Facebook; and teach them how they can use it for their businesses. I have previously talked about how to create a social […]
Blackberry for Business – Small Business Chat Video Recap
Last night Blackberry for Business hosted their very first Twitter chat, #BBSMBchat. I had written about it last week – but I know that not everyone was able to join in on the discussion – some had prior arrangements and some simply do not use Twitter. For those of you that were not able to attend, as-well […]
Google Launches Adwords Express
Today Google announced the launch of Adwords Express. AdWords Express is designed to help local businesses that aren’t already AdWords advertisers create effective campaigns easily, and within 5 minutes. Product Manager Kiley McEvoy uploaded a short video on Youtube to help explain what Adwords Express really is. To start simply visit http://www.google.com/awexpress, fill out some basic […]
Join Me Monday For The BlackBerry #BBSMBchat
[frame align=”left”] [/frame]This coming Monday, July 25th, BlackBerry will be hosting their very first Twitter chat which will be a unique opportunity to share stories, swap advice, and network with other small business owners. It will focus on the issues that small business owners face, how they stay current in an ever-evolving world of technology, and […]
Dwolla Introduces Online Cash Payments
[frame align=”left”] [/frame]It seems just a few days ago we blogged about how selling online is getting easier and easier, and now here comes Dwolla – a new comer to online payments who aims to offer yet another option to buying and selling online – allowing people to pay by cash straight from their bank […]
Google Plus Business Profiles Are Coming Soon!
Christian Oestlien posted an update on his Google+ account today regarding Google+ Business Profiles. Since the Google Business Profiles concept has leaked out to the masses there have been tens of thousands of requests to be one of the first beta testers of these business profiles. Due to this demand Google actually made the decision […]
Fund Your Adwords Campaign Via The Google Credit Card
Building up capital for a small business can be a bit of a hassle sometimes, and having the correct cash-flow at exactly the correct time to launch new advertising campaigns does not always happen. However what if you did have the necessary funds to launch an advertising campaign, say right before the holiday season? Before […]
Getting Traffic from Social Sites
Social sites like Twitter, Facebook, and StumbleUpon have become hot and are getting hotter all the time. Both online and offline businesses are jumping into social marketing – and for a good reason. It works! Many small online businesses are flocking to social media. In fact, one report states that utilization of social media by small businesses has […]
Google Asks Businesses to Hold Off on Creating Google+ Profiles
If you’re one of the lucky few who got in on Google+ when the first few invites went out – chances are you’ve thought about making a profile for your business on Google+. It’s the natural thing to do – you have a business twitter account, a business facebook account, so now you create a […]
Networking- A Must for Small Business Owners
Joining your local Chamber of Commerce is a necessary first step as a new small business owner. There you will find people in the same boat as yourself – people with a vested interest in your local economy and owners of small business themselves. Many of these people have years of experience in running small […]