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Small Businesses and Federal Contracting: Good and Bad News

Posted on 08. Sep, 2010 by News Trends.

Theres good news and bad news when it comes to small businesses and government contracting.

First, the good news: According to the SBAs fourth annual small business Procurement Scorecard, small businesses got a record number of federal contracting dollars in 2009. Contracting to all five categories the government measuressmall businesses, women-owned businesses, businesses owned by service-disabled veteran, businesses in HUBZones (historically underutilized business zones) and small “disadvantaged” businessesrose compared to 2008 figures.

Now, the bad news: In every categoryRead More

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Google Local Shopping Tells Customers You Have It In Stock

Posted on 08. Sep, 2010 by News Trends.

Are you a local small business retailer? If so, Google made an announcement last week that you should pay attention to. Are you listening?

A few months ago Google began experimenting with Google Local Shopping, a service that lets customers find and buy products that are in stock nearby. Whether its a certain kind of Ben & Jerrys ice cream or a special set of headphones, with one search customers can find the retailers in their area that sellRead More

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Get Fired Up at BizTech Day: Join Me

Posted on 07. Sep, 2010 by News Trends.

I’m excited to tell you about BizTechDay, which is coming up in 3 cities:

Seattle – September 18, 2010New York – September 24, 2010San Francisco – October 23, 2010

I’ll be attending and speaking at BizTechDay in San Francisco. I would love to see you there at that event.

BizTechDay is an intensive one-day conference founded by Edith Yeung, a young entrepreneur herself. I met Edith in New York earlier this yearRead More

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Does Entrepreneurship Education Make People Better Entrepreneurs?

Posted on 06. Sep, 2010 by News Trends.

A recent Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report on entrepreneurship training asks a central question for anyone interested in starting a business: Does entrepreneurship education make a difference?

You might think that this question has been resolved. After all, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation reports that more than 2,000 U.S. colleges and universities teach entrepreneurship. How could all those professors teach something that might not matter?

As surprising as it may sound, we dont know the effect that entrepreneurshipRead More

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Ge Fired Up at BizTech Day: Join Me

Posted on 06. Sep, 2010 by News Trends.

I’m excited to tell you about BizTechDay, which is coming up in 3 cities:

Seattle – September 18, 2010New York – September 24, 2010San Francisco – October 23, 2010

I’ll be attending and speaking at BizTechDay in San Francisco. I would love to see you there at that event.

BizTechDay is an intensive one-day conference founded by Edith Yeung, a young entrepreneur herself. I met Edith in New York earlier this yearRead More

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Clutch Helps Business Owners Perform in Tough Times

Posted on 06. Sep, 2010 by News Trends.

Want to be the one that makes the big play in business?

Dont just imagine a single monumental act like a scene from a movie. Instead, plan on a series of well-executed plays.

At least thats my takeaway from the new book Clutch: Why Some People Excel Under Pressure But Others Don’t by Paul Sullivan, a New York Times columnist who writes the “Wealth Matters” column for the paper. I received a review copy of this book, and was intriguedRead More

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Small Biz Contests and Competitions

Posted on 05. Sep, 2010 by News Trends.

This fall has lots of great contests and competitions – don’t miss the opportunity to win some nice business services, prizes, cash and even investors.

This list of contests, competitions and awards for small businesses is brought to you every other week as a community service by Small Business Trends and Smallbiztechnology.com.

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The Franchise Council ContestEnter by September 6, 2010

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Can You Cut Your Health-Care Costs by Self-Insuring?

Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by News Trends.

Although the results of the health-insurance reform passed earlier this year will take years to fully work out, there’s one way your small business might be able to save on health insurance right now, reports CFO Magazine: Do what a growing number of small businesses are doing, and self-insure.

Large companies have used self-insurance for a long time, but until recently, the conventional wisdom held that was only a good fit for businesses with 1,000 or more employees. ButRead More

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12 Tips for Writing Better Content

Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by News Trends.

Admit it: Sometimes you wonder if your content is really any good. Sure, you worked hard to write it, but youre a business owner, not a professional writer. Are readers connecting with it? Do they understand what youre trying to say? Is there an easy way for you to tighten things up and improve upon whats already there?

Fear not, of course there is! Here are some tips to help you improve and write better content. Its like . . . read more

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Are Business Owners Risk-Takers? Not When It Comes to Their Finances

Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by News Trends.

Are entrepreneurs financial risk-takers? Conventional wisdom says yes, but a recent research report from the Kauffman Foundation, Business Owners, Financial Risk, and Wealth, suggests otherwise.

Author Tami Gurley-Calvez studied 1989 to 2007 data from the Federal Reserve Board, Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) to research three questions:

1.) Are business owners generally more or less financially conservative than their non-business-owning counterparts?

2.) Do business owners accumulate more wealth?

3.) Do business owners hold a smaller share of their financialRead More

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