Small business owners are optimistic about the U.S. economy in 2008, according to a survey released Monday by The Alternative Board. Nearly 57 percent of respondents said they planned to add employees in 2008, according to a poll of members of the Denver-based Alternative Board's 330 boards. More than 1,000 small business owners across the nati
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TAB survey reveals optimism among small business owners
Posted by ksmith under NewsFrom http://www.bizjournals.com 6133 days ago
Small business owners need to redouble their efforts to bring in sales as economy slows down
Posted by jnelson under NewsFrom http://www.signonsandiego.com 6138 days ago
The slowing economy and the possibility that we're headed for a recession are worrisome subjects for small business owners, whose biggest concern is how to keep sales coming in when customers are becoming shy about spending.
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Who Doesn't Use the Internet? More than you think.
Posted by alphalife under MarketingFrom http://www.emarketer.com 6144 days ago
About one-quarter of Americans have no Internet access, according to a wide-ranging report titled "Information Searches That Solve Problems: How People Use the Internet, Libraries and Government Agencies When They Need Help" by the Pew Internet & American Life Project and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University o
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Small business owners ignore workers at peril
Posted by ureach under ManagementFrom http://www.baltimoresun.com 6148 days ago
Small business owners are not always the best employee motivators. Some are so wrapped up in operational issues that their people skills fall short. If your business already has employees or plans to hire them, these individuals will be critical to your success. You need to learn how to elicit good results from your employees without micromanaging
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Tips for Lowering Business Taxes
Posted by Becky under TaxesFrom http://www.entrepreneur.com 6155 days ago
If your taxes are killing you, here are 5 quick tips for finding more deductions and lower business tax costs.
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When You Might Not Need a Startup Lawyer
Posted by dobbie under StartupsFrom http://www.smallbusinessnewz.com 6173 days ago
These tips are written from the basis of an early-stage startup with just one or two founders. It's based on startups in the U.S. (I've never started a company anywhere else). It's not meant to be exhaustive or detailed, butto just provide some of the core elements that startups usually consider when contemplating whether or not they need to hi
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Top Ten Marketing Ideas To Consider in 2008
Posted by Becky under MarketingFrom http://chiefmarketer.com 6173 days ago
From green marketing to high-tech billboards to social networking niches, this author provides 10 trends to consider for the coming year.
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Make opting-out a positive learning process
Posted by JohnH under Online MarketingFrom http://www.bizreport.com 6176 days ago
While many email marketers adhere to opt-out laws, many aren't taking the opportunity to garner feedback and potentially retain a customer by engaging them in an exit conversation, found a recent survey by Lyris.
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Newspaper Site Readers Spread the Word
Posted by TerryJackson under Online MarketingFrom http://www.emarketer.com 6176 days ago
Readers of newspaper Web sites are 52% more likely to share their opinions than those who do not visit newspaper sites, according to study conducted by Millward Brown and sponsored by the Newspaper National Network and Newspaper Association of America in September and October. Newspaper Web site visitors who were surveyed were also more apt to bel
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Consumers respond to direct mail online
Posted by ArmadaIG under Direct MarketingFrom http://www.bizreport.com 6177 days ago
Direct mail may have a larger response rate than advertisers think. According to a recent Vertis Communications study users who read direct mailings are more apt (21%) to respond to offers via mailers websites.
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