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eHealth And NFIB Partner On Health Insurance For Small Business

eHealth, Inc. and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) announced the launch of eHealth's BusinessHSA, an online health insurance platform for small businesses.Designed mainly for small businesses that cannot afford group health insurance, BusinessHSA is an online platform that allows employers to co-fund and administer their contributions to employee individual health savings accounts (HSA).

Remote Deposit For Small Business Expected To Grow

Research firm the Aite Group has released a new report that looks at the key drivers of small business adoption of remote deposit, including faster availability of funds, lower costs, greater times savings and later deadlines for deposits.The survey found that 16 percent of small business owners use remote deposit and at the end of 2009 the number is expected to rise 25 percent. The report is based on a survey of 303 U.S small businesses that generate less than $10 million in annual revenue.

Two Online Tools For Small Business Owners

More than 125,000 entrepreneurs looking to start or expand a business have used the U.S. Small Business Administration's new online assessment resources.

Group To Put Election Focus On Small Business

More than one in two people in the U.S. private workforce work for or run a small business, according to numbers from the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy and U.S. Census Bureau.To highlight the importance of that number, the National Small Business Association is launching a campaign, "Small Business: 7o Million Strong And Voting" to educate lawmakers, candidates and the public on the importance of small business.

A New Search Engine For Small Business Owners

Business.gov the official business link to the U.S. Government, managed by the U.S. Small Business Administration has developed a new search engine for small business owners.Users can search for information from state and local government Web sites, as well as federal Web sites, from a single search box. If a business owner types in a specific location, such as the name of a city and state the results returned will be for that geographic location. The new service improves general search services by providing results specific to doing business in a particular area.

Marketing Your Small Business

There are a number of ways you can market your small business without spending a large sum of money.Print a small ad on a postcard and mail it to potential customers in your targeted market area. People are more likely to read a message on a postcard if it is brief. This can also lead people to your Web site and create sales leads.Send a handwritten note to a customer who purchased a product or service from your business and thank them for doing so. Include a discount for the next time they may need to use your business along with an expiration date to create urgency.

Starting A Small Business Blog

If you run a small business you may want to consider starting your own blog to raise awareness about what you do.There are some basic strategies you can use to start your blog. Consider who your audience is and write on subjects that will make them want to read your blog. Select a blog service that helps you build traffic and sends alerts if a reader comments on one of your posts. 

Small Business Owners Delaying Retirement

Close to half of small business owners are worried they will not have enough money to retire (43%) and many are concerned about not being able to pay for medical costs of a serious illness or accident (47 %) according to a new Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index survey.

Improving Your Small Business Online Visibility

If you have a small business and want to improve your online visibility along with building a positive reputation there are a number of things you can do.Lee Odden President and founder of TopRank Online Marketing offers 5 tips for taking control of your online reputation.

Number Of Americans Starting Small Businesses Declining

The percentage of the U.S. population that is starting a business is declining. Data from the Federal Reserve indicates that the percentage of American households that own a business decreased from 14.2 percent in 1983 to 11.4 percent in 2004.