I came across this list a few days ago and thought it might be a little food for thought for you guys. I snagged these predictions (view full presentation) from the SmallBizLabs blog, where they were put together by Steve King and Carolyn Ockels of Emergent Research.
Anyway, while I didn't find any of the points to be particularly shocking, it's
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Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2009
Posted by andynew under NewsFrom http://startup.partnerup.com 5618 days ago
Take advantage of energy-saving tax credits
Posted by andynew under TaxesFrom http://www.metrowestdailynews.com 5618 days ago
Home improvement season is here and the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is offering advice on how to take advantage of tax credits being offered by the federal government while increasing home energy efficiency and helping the environment at the same time.
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Taking the attitude of 'if they like it, they will buy' and thinking that asking for the business is being too pushy, is downright silly. Customers expect you to be the expert on your product and expect to be closed by you.
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Going All Out to Balance Your Life
Posted by SheTeam under StartupsFrom http://www.sheteam.com 5618 days ago
How many times have you found yourself distracted from your business responsibilities and goals? If it's becoming a real problem, you'll need to take drastic action to keep your mind — and your business — focused on what matters. Going all in doesn't mean taking an unbalanced approach.
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She Who Hesitates is Lost
Posted by SheTeam under MarketingFrom http://www.sheteam.com 5618 days ago
Going all in requires that you have a clear idea of where you want to end up. You can't hesitate and go all in at the same time. The two concepts are opposed, completely incompatible. If you try to go all in and aren't clear it's not going to work. And then you'll be even more discouraged and more hesitant to go all in next time.
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How can I optimize for "deep web" crawling?
Posted by kimmendrez under Online MarketingFrom http://www.youtube.com 5618 days ago
How can I optimize for "deep web" crawling?
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My Top 10 Sources of Content Inspiration
Posted by ducttape under MarketingFrom http://www.ducttapemarketing.com 5618 days ago
I'm often talking about producing high quality, education based content as way to draw leads to know, like and trust you. So, for example, I always advise small business owners to create and populate a blog because I happen to think it's one of the easiest and most effective ways to both create and optimize content.
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Matt Cutts Explains Canonical Tags from Google, Yahoo, Microsoft
Posted by kimmendrez under Online MarketingFrom http://www.youtube.com 5618 days ago
Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft announced a joint effort to help reduce duplicate content. The three major search engines came together to allow users to point out their preferred version of a url.
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Three good reasons to start a business
Posted by ShawnHessinger under StartupsFrom http://www.youtube.com 5618 days ago
In this brief clip from a presentation at Stanford University, Guy Kawasaki, author of The Art of the Start, gives three good reasons to start a business. (Believe it or not, making money is not one of them!)
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How to start a small business Website
Posted by ShawnHessinger under Online MarketingFrom http://www.blip.tv 5618 days ago
Want to know more about how to start a small business Website? This video from NetworkSolutions.com gives you a starting point.
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