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44% of US Adults Research SMBs Online

Avatar Posted by MattMcGee under Online Marketing
From http://www.smallbusinesssem.com 5298 days ago
Made Hot by: BusinessBloggerPro on May 29, 2010 3:47 pm
The Pew Research Project has put the value of small business reputation management into numbers: 44% of online adults say they have searched online for information about someone whose services or advice they seek in a professional capacity, like a doctor, lawyer or plumber. Read More

Five Ways to Use Social Media for Branding

Avatar Posted by amabaie under Online Marketing
From http://smedio.com 5298 days ago
Made Hot by: HeatherStone on May 28, 2010 6:08 pm
A brand is after all just a name, so why so much fuss over branding? The simple reason to adopt branding is that it allows you to stand out in the crowd and helps your business/ product to make its presence felt. There are numerous ways of branding yourself and social media is one of them. Actually, in this case, five of them Read More

Social Sharing Is A Major Behavioral Shift In The 21st Century

Avatar Posted by omgzam under Social Media
From http://omgzam.com 5298 days ago
Made Hot by: NetZpider on May 30, 2010 11:59 am
I’ve been on Twitter for about 7 months and on Facebook for about a year or so. What I’ve noticed is that there are an increasing number of people sharing information on both these sites. With the opening up of Facebook’s social graph and Twitter acquiring companies that makes third-party services for them, it seems like this trend is going nowhere but north. Read More
Every prospect has a unique story. Their needs might sound similar on the surface, but when you dig deeper, you’ll gain inside information and improve your chances of winning the deal!

Let’s put your ability to uncover opportunities to the test.. Read More

Go green: All the cool companies are doing it [Part 1]

Avatar Posted by LymeLightWebs under Strategy
From http://lymelight-webs.com 5299 days ago
Made Hot by: NetZpider on May 30, 2010 12:00 pm
For about 40 years, companies have been making efforts to go green. Here are my first five tips (out of ten) for going green in business. Some of these have been around, but others may be totally new to you. This is my first contribution to BizSugar, so I'm testing the waters with this article Read More
There are so many tactics to choose from it can be a trap to drop what you are currently doing and jump to another. Just think of this in terms of trying out different diets or exercise routines to get healthy. If you keep changing then you certainly will not get the results you want. The same goes for your marketing. 3 benefits of being consistent are.. Read More

How a Credit Cap Battle Affects Small Business Lending

Avatar Posted by ShawnHessinger under Raising Capital
From http://online.wsj.com 5299 days ago
Made Hot by: jnelson on May 27, 2010 4:45 pm
It seems that credit unions and community banks, the kinds of institutions that usually loan to small businesses, are prevented from doing so as much as they would like because of a credit cap that limits the amount of lending permitted for them under law. Now credit unions are asking that the cap be lifted allowing them, and community banks, to approve more loans for small businesses. And guess who's objecting to the change! Read More
Is it possible to support learning and development in your business AND save money? Yes, once you have a planned strategy and proper systems. Here are 3 steps Read More

Who Needs Banks?

Avatar Posted by ShawnHessinger under Raising Capital
From http://www.businessweek.com 5299 days ago
Made Hot by: BusinessBloggerPro on May 29, 2010 3:43 am
Thanks in part to the recession, businesses especially in the "lower-middle market" are handling their own financing with buyers when it comes time to sell. When a buyer can't get the loans they once did to cover purchase of a company from a bank often the business being purchased is providing the additional needed financing usually with longer involvement in the company after closing Read More

A Special Thanks To The BizSugar Team

Avatar Posted by ShawnHessinger under News
From http://www.bizsugar.com 5299 days ago
Made Hot by: JohnH on May 28, 2010 3:54 pm
By now, many of you may have heard that BizSugar was honor last week with the Best Of Tech Award For Best Social Media App from the Northeast Ohio Software Association. I wonder if the community would join me in thanking our global team of moderators, great executive board and others who have been such a great help in making BizSugar the social media site it is today. Also thanks to our wonderful community members. You made it all possibl Read More
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