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5 Ways to Keep Abreast of What's Happening in Your Niche

Yesterday, I asked if you were spending enough time learning. While learning about things outside your niche is always encouraged too, you should always be on the look out for new strategies and trends that pertain to yours. This will be incredibly beneficial to you for staying competitive. Following are a few tools you should be using to do just that. 1. StumbleUpon

Need for Privacy Policies Part Two

We hope that you have at least started putting ideas together for a privacy policy. We previously covered several reasons explaining why you should have a privacy policy on your website and what it should include.

Study Finds Small Business Owners Happy With Their Lot

This might not qualify as "news," as such, but it's at least a fresh and reassuring study regarding small business owners' states of mind.  The Discover company found that small business owners generally seem to be happy with what they do.

Giving Away Your Product for Branding

Giving your product away for free may not seem like the best way to do business, but it can be an excellent way to build your brand. Of course this will not be feasible for all businesses or all products, but if it won't set you back too much, why not give it a try? This is one of Mark Nagurski's "big business sponsorship ideas to market your small business".

Part One: Need for Privacy Policies

Privacy is a big issue, especially for Web users. Because it is becoming an increasingly big problem, you as a small business owner need to build a trusting relationship with your customers and visitors from the very beginning.

Another Social Network for Small Businesses is Born

The options for small business-targeted social networking have increased lately. Last week of course, the Visa Business Network for Facebook was announced.

Online Advertised Job Openings Becoming Rarer

It's not getting any easier to find a job online, according to new information from the Conference Board.  It seems that, in a broad sense, advertised job vacancies are continuing to decrease in number.

Are You Spending Enough Time Learning?

 It's an age old saying, but it will never change. Without trying to sound like an NBC public service announcement, the more you know, the more you will be able to use that knowledge in your own life, or in this case, business. A business owner's time is limited, but some of that time should be used for learning. Always. Spend some time (each day if possible) just reading and learning about new tactics, strategies and trends related to your niche.

Wal-Mart's Arrival Doesn't Doom Small Businesses

Numerous anecdotes - and simple logic - say that it's bad news for small businesses when a giant like Wal-Mart comes to town.  But there's at least a possibility that the situation will either break even or fall in small business' favor.

Online Businesses Pay Attention!

If you've been reading SmallBusinessNewz for a while, you can probably tell that we can't get enough of the customer satisfaction talk. It is after all, one of the most important elements to running a business.