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Article marketing strategies – a complete guide to strengthening your HubPages, EzineArticles, GoArticles, Bukisa, and Squidoo using CommentLuv for promotion, backlinks, and traffic generation of your articles, hubs, and lenses Read More
JC Hewitt engages in a discussion of the new kinds of challenges that corporations and startups face in an age of social media demanding transparency and contingency-planning like no other before age has before it Read More
Equipment loans are used for financing a wide variety of equipment such as agricultural equipment, construction equipment, and even equipment working in a factory. This post will discuss equipment loans that fall outside of the Canadian Agricultural Loans Act (CALA) Read More

Small Biz Stories: Katie's Story: Kt Steppers, LLC

Avatar Posted by smallbizstories under Startups
From http://www.smallbizstories.org 5268 days ago
Made Hot by: Jed on June 24, 2010 4:05 pm
When she wrote to me about her company, Katie O'Neill stressed the fact that Kt Steppers is a Mom-owned business. She told me she loves being referred to as a "Mompreneur", and after reading her story, I can really appreciate why. Recently we've featured some mom-owned businesses on this blog, and I am loving all these inspiring stories from women who do it all, and then some Read More
Though the economy is not as strong as it was before the recession, there is evidence that consumer confidence has been slowly increasing over the past few months Read More
Why is it that annoying songs and jingles stay in our minds? The answer has great implications in the world of business!

It's an irreverant and serious look at why the "pesky" wheel gets the business grease...with research to back it up Read More
Facebook Insights for your fan page offer many benefits, such as valuable analytics to page administrators, which seem to be overlooked or not properly utilized. Here is a quick overview on what Facebook Insights can offer you.

Facebook Insights can answer very basic (but valuable) questions such as:

Are you reaching your target demographic? Facebook Insights will highlight the age, gender, countries, cities, and language of your fans.
What are the demographics of the most active fans on the page?
Which posts are most popular and have generated the highest response rate?
Which posts have overlapped with an increase of the number of fans Read More
To sustain the fragile economic rebound, the Federal Reserve is sure to leave interest rates at record lows and is likely to repeat a pledge to keep them there for a while. Read More

Federal Compliance Contacts and Resources

Avatar Posted by businessavante under Legal
From http://www.business.gov 5268 days ago
Made Hot by: Cathode Ray Dude on June 24, 2010 11:17 am
Following is a list of links to government contacts, assembled from Business.gov which provides information and resources that help small businesses comply with federal, state and local busines Read More
Milk-Bone® has been the category leader in dog biscuits for more than 100 years – so much so that the brand was entering into a dangerous territory – commoditization. It was evident to brand leadership that they needed a clear point of differentiation for Milk-Bone. In fiscal year 2010, Milk-Bone turned its marketing efforts toward raising the profile of Canine Assistants, the brand’s long-time charitable partner, which provides assistance dogs to people with disabilities. As part of the “It’s Good to Give” campaign, the Milk-Bone brand returned to television with its first advertisements in more than 10 years, followed by agreeing to be the exclusive sponsor of a primetime PBS documentary, highlighting Canine Assistants and the incredible impact they have on the lives of people with disabilities Read More
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