It’s common for small businesses to slip into bad habits that limit their ability to get funding.  From unscreened customers to generous payment terms, here are some of the most common reasons lenders will not loan to small business owners. 1. Not putting profits back into the business When you hear these pleasant words from [...]

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In my previous article, Making Money: The Economics of Email, I discussed the customer acquisition cycle and how email marketing fits nicely into that effort, acting as the grease to speed the process along. Email has direct financial benefits, but there are also a number of other benefits that are difficult to track. For example, [...]

Entrepreneurs are getting ready as everyone looks forward to the inception of a new shopping event: Small Business Saturday. The first-ever event will take place on November 27, as part of American Express Open’s plan to support the local economy. America’s largest employers are still small businesses and it makes sense that the industry gets [...]

There are a number of reasons to create an eBook to help develop your online presence. Here are a just a few of them: Build your email list As many online entrepreneurs will tell you, building your email list is one of the most crucial things you must do in order to establish presence online [...]

I live close to a golf course, so my garage is always full of golf balls collected by my children. We literally have big plastic containers filled with golf balls sorted by type and condition. While I like to keep a container with the best of them in my trunk to restock my endless need, [...]

In a constantly changing technological world, small businesses try to keep up with the hype by getting on the innovation band wagon. One such innovation is cloud computing. Designed to remotely host software, servers and data storage, it promises to reduce operational expenses and lower the cost of energy bills. This of course is beneficial [...]

Engaging with the media in an interactive manner is no longer a “nice to have” – it is a necessity.  But, how much is enough and what are the true consequences of doing “just enough?”  And, what if “just enough” isn’t? More often than not, “just enough” is anti-social, if not anti-business. Here’s an example [...]

Loss of data is one of the reasons why a business may result in failure. Since businesses run on information, when data is lost or access those data are disrupted, the impact may threaten business operations. According to Ontrack Data Recovery Findings, there are five causes of data loss: Human Error Computer Viruses Natural Disasters [...]

The other day Anita Campbell and Ramon Ray had a great podcast conversation about today’s small business technology.  Ramon Ray, the Editor & Technology Evangelist for SmallBizTechnology, is a trusted source for the latest information on this hot topic.  With the speed at which technology changes, it pays to stay ahead of the curve. Some [...]