Phew, I can’t believe 2011 is just around the corner!  The new year always seems to be when everyone is excited and motivated to make changes and improvements to their businesses.  So with our fresh, new 2011 calenders still mostly empty; now is a good time to start planning ahead. Maybe you’re looking for a [...]

According to a recent Trend Micro Global Survey, data loss is one of the biggest concerns for small businesses. It is hard to safeguard your company information if not all your employees think of its importance. Not everybody can appreciate the fact that ensuring the safety of your data is the lifeline to the success [...]

We’d like to take a moment to wish our readers who celebrate Christmas a very merry holiday! We hope you and your families have a safe and joyous day.

A couple of weeks ago I prompted my readers to vote for their favorite 2010 small business books.  Well the voting period has ended and the reader’s choice winners have been announced! Along with the top 10 overall winner’s choice picks there’s also the top 3 winners for each of the 6 different categories.  That’s [...]

Operating a business, no matter which industry you enter, is vastly competitive. It comes as no surprise then that small business owners are especially critical of how productive their employees are. Low productivity is bad for business, we don’t need to be rocket scientists to figure that out. One of the most common (and most [...]

Social Media is going crazy viral as each day passes. Nowadays, it seems that everybody and their mothers use different social networking sites for a variety of purposes. In a show of entrepreneurial spirit, small businesses everywhere started to get on this marketing technique and follow it with such gusto that every article seems to [...]

Developing a thriving online community is a challenging task for many small businesses. But if you have a business with an offline component – a retail store or physical location, a call center, or any other offline way that you interact with customers and prospects – you can use this to your advantage. Don’t compartmentalize [...]

The 2010 Best Small Business Book Awards are underway!  Every year Small Business Trends assembles a collection of around 100 books for readers to explore and vote for their favorites. If you’re an entrepreneur and you enjoy reading books in your field, take a look at this extensive list of business books.  A brief description [...]

Internet marketing can be tough. You would need to have an effective strategy in place depending on what stage your business is in. The competition is fierce as everyone vies to take the top spot on search engine results. There is a saying that bad publicity is still publicity and this is one line in [...]

While everybody else gears up for the holidays, small businesses should have another thing in mind apart from sales: filing taxes. As the fiscal year draws to a close, it is important that business owners review the current financial situation and start implementing strategies to help minimize your income tax. There’s no better time than [...]