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"Your Mama is Making Me Money..."

Guess what's coming in exactly 12 days. Sunday, May 11th. Ringing any bells?  That would be Mother's Day of course, the day of the year when tons of consumers come to you, the small business owner, with intentions of spending money to let their mommies know that they are appreciated. Are you prepared?

Do You Have an IT Staff?

Tech company CDW recently conducted a survey regarding business growth and the role that information technology (IT) plays in small businesses.The survey, which resulted in CDW's "Small Business Driver's Seat Report", identified growth and technology issues that small business owners consider among the most important. A Lack of IT Staff

Bureau Of The Census Small Business Survival Rates

They could be better, and they could be worse.  But either way, some stats regarding the survival rate of small businesses is here, and it seems that less than 30 percent of companies last 10 years.

Google: 92 Percent Of Customers Research Buys First

Before that customer strolls into your store to make a purchase, there's an excellent chance he or she looked it up online.

Survey Covers Small Business Owner Opinions on Economic Slowdown

As you probably know, the typical outlook for the small business economy is not very positive, but while business owners tend to be pessimistic about the economy as a whole, they are generally optimistic about their own businesses.Nevertheless, the picture painted today is still a bit dreary. The National Small Business Association (NSBA) released the results of a survey detailing the opinions of small business owners about the economy and topics related to or affected by it.

How Efficient is Your Document Management Strategy?

Oce Business Services surveyed business executives about their document management habits and revealed some interesting information.

London Business Growth Trouble

Since we have a decent number of readers in the UK, I thought I'd share this story. Business Link in London, a business advisory service announced some results from a recent study they conducted regarding London entrepreneurs. They say that "small business complacency" is harming future growth for London businesses, increasing the chances that they will fail.

Barriers to Finding the Right Employees

On Friday, I wrote about dealing with the loss of a key employee, and in a semi-related piece of news, Wells Fargo and Gallup have released results from a survey regarding small business employment. Trouble Finding Employees

Businesses Plan to Grow Despite Recession

Intuit, the makers of Quickbooks, Quicken, and TurboTax, are doing their part to keep small business owner morale high. Over the last couple months they have discussed study results indicating strong growth for small businesses over the coming decade as well as an optimistic outlook for small business artisans.

The Best Places To Start a Business

Fortune Small Business has put together a detailed list (complete with descriptions, pros and cons) of the 100 best cities in the United States to live and launch a small business.