CellPhones.org recently announced the 2009 Blogger Appreciation Awards contest.  The grand prize winner will have their cell phone bills paid for a year, up to $1000.  Other prizes for 2nd and 3rd place are listed on their website. The contest is open to any active blogger who has been blogging for at least 2 months. [...]

Shama Hyder, founder of Click to Client, has proven time and again to be a knowledgable source of information on the topic of Marketing Your Small Business With Facebook.  In a previous interview with Anita Campbell of Small Business Trends Radio, Shama instructed us on how to use Facebook to promote our small businesses professionally.  [...]

Tax filing season is upon us and now’s about the time when you start tearing your hair out while trying to organize your business expenses and deductions.  Been there, done that.  Luckily or unluckily, whichever way you choose to look at it, I had very little paper work to sort through this year due to [...]

What do you need when times get tough?  Simple.  You — as the CEO — need to be even tougher than the times. Right now is no time for sissies. And I mean that — whether you are a man or a woman CEO. Recessions require the best from you personally if your business is [...]

If you’re looking to educate yourself on small business with a limited budget, today’s your lucky day.  Matthew Ringer, author of the blog Small Biz Bee, has compiled a generous list of 85 Absolutely Free Online Business Classes.  You can easily get yourself up to speed on topics such as business plans, marketing, communication and [...]

It used to be that even upstart businesses with no credit history could secure $50,000 lines of credit with no documentation. Bank of America began such a program in 2006. And since then, other banks followed suit offering $50,000 and $100,000 loans to new and un-proven businesses. In a press release at the time, Bank [...]

We would like to introduce you to JaxWorks, our newest addition to the Free Small Business Tools section of our website. JaxWorks provides hundreds of free Excel spreadsheets available for download. These freebies cover a number of financial, accounting and sales functions at all skill levels. The free downloads can be accessed using Windows Excel, [...]

For businesses looking to put that elusive “dream team” together, Steve Clayton has put together a list of 5 Tips For Hiring a Star Team on his blog, Geek In Disguise.  In the list, Steve describes what personalities he may look for in potential team members.  His knowledge and opinions come from his experiences in [...]

Staying organized while running your online business at home can feel like there are just never enough hours in the day to achieve anything. And then when 6pm comes along and it’s “time to go home”, you think that nothing has happened to move your business forward. You know you get the calls to help [...]

As consumers grow increasingly more comfortable shopping online, their expectations for their shopping experiences evolve as well.  For those businesses who sell retail products online, take notice of some important facts as outlined in the Retailer’s Daily article Online Shoppers’ Expectations Grow Increasingly Sophisticated.  Contained in their article are facts obtained from the 4th annual [...]