SMBs Need E-Learning “Services” Not “Products”
Technology Must Be Mixed With A Delivery Solution

Software and technologies are designed to support companies while facing business challenges. But what if the (supposed) solution generates new …

Traffic Spikes Pose Challenges For Small Businesses’ Sites
Study finds majority of sites crash under pressure
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The classic TV show The Twilight Zone often dealt with people getting what they wanted, only to be unable to …

Verizon Launches Author Series For Small Businesses
Verizon to connect authors with small businesses
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Verizon said today it is launching the Verizon Author Series to connect accomplished authors to small businesses. Every month from …

Blekko Partners With MerchantCircle On Small Business Search
Blekko aims to improve small business search
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  Blekko, the search engine that is using human curation to reduce spam in search results, and MerchantCircle, an online …

Intuit: Small Business Cloud Usage At 38 Percent In The UK
Study points to increasing adoption rate
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"The cloud" has become an increasingly common term over the past year or so, with all sorts of people and …

Intuit And Salesforce Focus On Small Businesses
Intuit and Salesforce partner to help small businesses
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Intuit and salesforce.com have formed a partnership aimed at making it easier for small businesses to manage customer information and …

ZoomInfo Launches Business Email Contact Tool
New tool shares business contacts
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 ZoomInfo a business information provider has launched a new plug-in that finds active business contacts in users’ email and automatically …

Customer Reviews Impacting Small Businesses
Online reputation of businesses impacted by reviews
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Online customer reviews and social network sites have a larger impact on the reputation of a small business than its …

Home-Based Businesses Continue To Grow
Home-based businesses rebounding with economy
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 Even with the difficult conditions that have characterized the U.S. economy over the past three years, the number of home-based …

Small Business Owners To Add More Than 3 Million Jobs In 2011
Small businesses expect to increase staffing
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U.S. small business owners plan to add nearly 3.8 million jobs this year, according to the latest Small Business Success …

Small Business Nonprofit Launches New Website And Membership
NASE offers more business resources
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The National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) , a a nonprofit representing America’s smallest businesses is introducing a new annual …

Clickatell Launches Text Service For Small Businesses
New service aimed at helping businesses engage
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Clickatell has launched a new personalized priority messaging text service in an effort to help small businesses engage with customers. …

Startup America Announces Roundtables With Entrepreneurs
Startup America looks to reduce barriers
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As part of the White House’s Startup America program, senior administration officials will visit eight cities to meet with entrepreneurs  …

Consortium Holds Entrepreneurship Week
Consortium focuses on entrepreneurs
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The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education has announced the 5th Annual National Entrepreneurship Week, to be featured February 19-26, 2011. According …

SBA Launches Mentoring Program For Startups
SBA starts mentoring program

The U.S Small Business Administration has launched an initiative to get current business owners to mentor and support startups and …

Facebook Tops Google For Local Business Marketing
More businesses using social media marketing
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More than half of local businesses are spending less than $2,500 a year on marketing, and 60 percent have no …

The Negative Impact of Technology and How to Avoid It
4 steps to protect your business
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Could you go a day without technology? I could, but it would be hard. The Digital Age has introduced us …

Yahoo Looks At Why People Start A Small Business
New year brings more small business interest
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Traditionally Yahoo! Small Business sees an uptick in people starting their own online business in the first quarter of the …

iPhone Becoming More Attractive To Small Businesses
BlackBerry still popular among small businesses
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The small and medium business market is in a position to break Research in Motion’s (RIM) corporate smartphone lead, according …

Intuit Offering Small Businesses Free Mobile Credit Card Reader
Intuit offers GoPayment mobile service free
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Payment processing company Intuit is offering its GoPayment mobile payment service with a free credit card reader and no monthly …

Technology Helping Small Business Owners Find Balance
Technology playing bigger role in small business
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More than half (60%) of small business owners admit to spending more time holding their mobile devices than the hand …

SBA Launches Re-designed Website
SBA introduces new online tool

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has introduced a newly re-designed SBA website. The new site features SBA Direct, a …