Twitters Value?

The micro-blogging social media phenomenon called Twitter is raising cash via one or more venture capital firms that places the companys value at $250 million.



I just do not get it, Twitter does not make ANY money.... how can it be worth $250 million.



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Problem Reviews

Shareware Promotions has an interesting blog post in their Software Marketing section, the post discusses reviews.



All of us are most likely familiar with product reviews, as debatable as it is whether or not they are useful. However, most of us agree that we dislike reviews that rip our product to shreds, and like the ones which praise them.



Read the full Software Marketing post.

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Make Your Business the Next Economic Epidemic

Viral videos represent one way for small businesses to level the advertising playing field.

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India Small Business News Round-up - 2009/01/29

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from India:

Japan Enacts Extra Budget: Japan passed a contentious extra budget aimed at boosting the nation’s recession-hit economy. The budget contains expanded credit for small businesses and a cash payout to [...]

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The Economic Forecast: A Q&A With Andrew Policano

Andrew Policano, dean of The Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine, shares his thoughts on news--good and bad--in the economy.

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Successful Entrepreneurs � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
�I found that everywhere articles, especially drugs, were being sold at ridiculously high prices� My idea was simply to buy tons where others bought hundredweights or less, thus buying more cheaply.�
Jesse Boot (1850-1931) British entrepreneur & founder of Boots pharmacy chain, 1930, reflecting on [...]

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A World of Experienced Professionals at Your Fingertips

Year after year, in good times or bad, one of the main complaints entrepreneurs have is the difficulty of finding qualified workers. But finding a wonderful, creative professional to help you out may be only a mouse click away.


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Australia/New Zealand Small Business News Round -up - 2009/01/28

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from Australia and New Zealand:

VoIP hackers strike Perth business: A hacker recently obtained unauthorised access to the IP telephony (VoIP) system of a Perth business, making 11,000 calls costing over $120,000, [...]

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Government � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
�Governments can err. Presidents do make mistakes, but� better the occasional faults of a Government that lives in a spirit of charity than the consistent omissions of a Government frozen in the ice of its own indifference.�
 Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945)US president, speech accepting re-nomination [...]

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What Else Besides Termination?

Layoffs may seem like the easiest fix to boost your profit margins, but the repercussions will have dire effects. Discover some better options to keep your business afloat.


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US Small Business News Round-up - 2009/01/26

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from the United States:

In the Hunt: Upbeat on Cape Cod, Despite a recession: Five entrepreneurs say they are looking for angles to exploit in a recession.
New Year’s Resolutions From the Experts: [...]

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Blog Reviews

2 Create a Website will review blogs. Simply send an email request in order to be considered.

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Marketing � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
�You see yourself as a good product that sits on a shelf and sells well, and people make a lot of money out of you.�
Diana (1961-97) British princess, referring to her treatment by the media, BBC interview (1995) 
To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 
winweb.com - [...]

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Canada Small Business News Round-up - 2009/01/27

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from Canada:

PEI man campaigns to extend EI to Self-employed: Campaign is a matter of fairness for self-employed people, who make up 15 per cent of the work force, entrepreneur argues
Leading Change [...]

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Problem Solving � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
�You�re either part of the solution or part of the problem.�
Eldridge Cleaver (1935-98)US civil rights activist, speech, San Francisco (1968) 
To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 
winweb.com - Software and business services online to start and run a small business - free trial and 100+ free [...]

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Resource for Webmasters

Check out this resource for online marketers. Webmaster Elements contains everything from: SEO Blog List to Do Follow Forum Lists and Webmaster Scripts. Lots of great resources in a single niche directory.

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Out of Touch Means Out of Business

There are a growing number of people out there who think all of our current problems will disappear if they don't think about them. But you can't start, grow, or even maintain a business if you are out of touch with reality.


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Steal Your Competitors' Clients

If your best prospects are someone else's customers, you better have a strategy for wooing them away.

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Relieve the Cost Burden

Alleviate the high cost of doing business with this cost-containment guide for entrepreneurs in expensive cities like Honolulu, Anchorage and New York.

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You're Hired: A Project Management Primer

Celebrities may make for good TV, but they don't make very good project managers. Find out what Mr. Trump should be looking for in his Apprentice contestants.

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A Day in the Life . . . Part I

Mom entrepreneurs weigh in on the place where home and office intersect. How do they achieve balance? How do they find time? Find out.

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Is DNA Mapping in Your Entrepreneurial DNA?

As the cost for a full gene map approaches $1,000, the opportunity increases for business owners to get in on the genome mapping industry.

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Top Secret: Get Your E-mail Opened

When it comes to e-mail marketing, it's all about the subject line. Make the most of yours.

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UK/Ireland Small Business News Round-up - 2009/01/23

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from the United Kingdom and Ireland:

Small businesses to converge on Newport for major conference:Small businesses will be gathering against the backdrop of recession in South Wales later this year, at the [...]

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Technology and E-Commerce � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
�We bet the company on that basic technology and, in 23 years, nobody else has been able to match it.�
Masaru Ibuka (1908-97) Japanese co-founder and chief advisor of Sony Corporation, Fortune (February 1992) 
To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 
winweb.com - Software and business services online [...]

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[Source: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG]

Avoid the Pitfalls of Social Networking

An online presence is a great way to connect with people, but remember: Everything you write or say online can be found . . . and held against you.

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Successful Entrepreneurs � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
�Too much creative involvement can blind an entrepreneur to the hard reality of the bottom line.�
Heather Robertson (b. 1942) Canadian author, Taking Care of Business (1997) 
To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 
winweb.com - Software and business services online to start and run a small business [...]

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India Small Business News Round-up - 2009/01/22

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from India:

Despite slow down, SMEs set to increase headcount: Despite slow down in the economy, Indian small businesses is the third most optimistic in Asia after Bangladesh and Vietnam and 98 [...]

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How the Banks Screw Small Business with a Smile!

‘Darling Brown’ - I love calling them that - are telling us everyday how much they are working to help small business to get finance and get the banks back to lending. With Bank Bail-Out 2.0 under way, we the taxpayers are continuously bailing these guys out, to the detriment of pensions, our currency, house-prices, [...]

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New Year's Resolutions From the Experts

Here's what our expert columnists want you to resolve to do to make your business better in 2009.

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Australia/New Zealand Small Business News Round-up - 2009/01/21

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from Australia and New Zealand:

Aussie entrepreneurs still happy: AUSTRALIAN entrepreneurs are amongst the happiest in the world, with 80 per cent expecting strong growth this year.
Small business gets $120,000 phone bill [...]

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Government � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
� Japan took its success for granted. Now it does not really want to face, does not know how to face, the empty charade of subsidy and protection.�
Kenichi Ohmae (b. 1943) Japanese management consultant & theorist, Harvard Business Review (May � June 1995) 
To find previous Quotes [...]

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Sales Lessons From a Fly Fishing Master

I received some of my most valuable sales seminars from my father--while wearing hip waders. His mantra: Be yourself. Even if you smell like fish.

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You Never Know Who "They" Know

Don't think a gardener can be a referral source to the rich? Think again. Discounting even one potential networking opportunity can be disastrous.

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Top Secret: Get Your E-mails Opened

When it comes to e-mail marketing, it's all about the subject lines. Make the most of yours.

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Canada Small Business NEws Round-up - 2009/01/20

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from Canada:

Canada’s top SMB employers: What does it take to create the best Canadian workplaces in small and medium business?
The sports fix: Potential customers were slow to grasp Integran’s nanotechnology applications [...]

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Marketing � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
�Marketing strategy is a series of integrated actions leading to a sustainable competitive advantage.�
John Sculley (b. 1939) US partner of Sculley Brothers, former president of Pepsi & CEO of Apple Computers, quoted in Business Studies (Ian Marcouse et al.; 2000) 
To find previous Quotes of the Day look [...]

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Problem Solving � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
�A gentleman can withstand hardships; it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.�
Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher, administrator & writer, Analects  (7500 BC) 
To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 
winweb.com - Software and business services online to start [...]

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Huge List of RSS Tools

Check out this categorized list of RSS tools. This is a great collection of RSS tools.

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The Ultimate Small Business Twitter List by Anita Campbell

Anita Campbell over at the Small Business Trends, the Über-Blogger when it comes to SME blogging, has just released a list called ‘The Ultimate Small Business Twitter List‘. If you are interested in small business and home business issues this list will give you a lot to read about.
I - @stefantopfer, have been honored [...]

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Software Industry Conference Call for Speakers

The 2009 Call for Speakers for the Software Industry Conference scheduled for Boston, MA July 16-18, 2009 has been posted. The sessions cover a wide variety of marketing topics from AdWords avertising to Advanced Search Engine Optimization. If you are interested in speaking submit an abstract for the Software Industry Cofnerence.

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US Small Business News Round-up - 2009/01/19

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from the United States:

President Obama, small businesses need a ‘WAP’: On Jan. 20, Barack Obama takes over the helm of government, and in large measure, will set the course of the [...]

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UK/Ireland Small Business News Round-up - 2009/01/16

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from the United Kingdom and Ireland:

Minister forced to apologise after saying she spotted “green shoots’ of recovery: In hindsight, it wasn’t the smartest thing a minister could have said. Yesterday, as [...]

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If You Don't Ask for It, You Won't Get It

When I was speaking to a high school class recently, one young student said something that many experienced business owners don't always understand: "Closed mouths never get fed." Just how many situations does that statement apply to in your daily entrepreneurial life?


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Technology and E-Commerce � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
�Automation does not make optimism obsolete.�
Keith Funston (1910-92) US president of New York Stock Exchange. Address,George Peabody College for Teachers,Vanderbilt University , Nashville (11 March 1964) 
To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 
winweb.com - Software and business services online to start and run a small business [...]

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How to Advertise Now

Unsure what to cut and what to keep? This smart, 4-point checklist is your guide to recession-era advertising.

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An Action Plan for Growth

To take their ventures to new heights, entrepreneurs head back to class in the SBA's Emerging 200 program.

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Successful Entrepreneurs � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
�I�m a dirt-under-the-nails serial entrepreneur.�
Donna Dubinsky (b. 1955) US IT executive, �Secrets of the Fastest-rising stars�, Fortune (Patricia Sellers: 2000) 
To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 
winweb.com - Software and business services online to start and run a small business - free trial and 100+ free [...]

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Where Do You Find Content for Podcasts?

You should not have to look far to find content or new ideas for your podcast show. Look to your daily sources to find fodder and ideas for new podcasting segments.



Where do you find content for podcasts?

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Choose the Right Domain Name

It's going to be your identity in cyberspace, so make sure it's a name you can live with.

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India Small Business News Round-up - 2009/01/15

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from India:

IndiaMART.com gets funding from Intel Cap: IndiaMART.com, India s leading online B2B marketplace, has received funding from world’s leading venture capital firm, Intel Capital. The move comes as a perfect [...]

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How to Get Indexed Faster

Even if you do nothing, your site will be found--eventually. Use these techniques to make a bigger online impact faster than your competition.

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Why You (Yes, You!) Need a Cool Office

Google's swimming pools and massage parlors may be outside most business's budgets, but investing in a creative office is a lot easier--and more important--than you might think.

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IT as bad as Red-Tape for Small Business?

If you consider that anything that makes the entrepreneur or small business owner lose business focus, you can’t but help to come to the conclusion that IT - Information Technology, computers to you and me, are bad for business.
I can hear you asking, ‘what is he talking about’?
The point is that ‘time’ is the [...]

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Real-World Cost-Cutting Practices

These 4 companies are saving money in day-to-day operations. And they're doing it without affecting the customer experience.

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Beware the Business Saboteur

Read the cautionary tales of 3 entrepreneurs who were duped into bad business decisions but continued to thrive.

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Confessions of Serial Entrepreneurs

It takes a special kind of person to delve into the wilds of business startup. It takes an even more driven person to start business after business. Why do serial entrepreneurs do what they do?

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Keep Your Eye on the Prize: Customers

If your customers don't give your marketing a warm welcome, its impact is lost. Here are 4 tips to help you avoid that fate.

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Government � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
�We�ve polished up the American dream.�
Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) US former president & actor, Speaking My Mind (1990) 
To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 
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Press Release Submissions

In addition to sending out press releases to editors via email, they can also be posted to many free press release sites. We found this list of Press Submission Sites that had quite a few! Hopefully others will find it helpful.

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Get Ready for Valentines Day

In the winter cold are you looking for something to warm you up? Consider adding Valentine Logos or Valentines Web Template to your website for the approaching holiday!





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Marketing � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
�They�re exactly the demographics I�m looking for.�
Manuel Perluondo (b. 1967) Cuban entrepreneur, Forbes (February 1999) 
To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 
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Canada Small Business News Round-up - 2009/01/13

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from Canada:

Credit slowdown starts to hit home: Concerns about access to credit’ a key issue
Changes to Canadian Small Business Taxes for the 2008 Tax Year: Here’s a list of the main [...]

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In Your Business, Do You Hunt or Explore?

Incorporate both into your organization, and watch your success grow.

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Australia/New Zealand Small Business News Round-up - 2009/01/14

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from Australia and New Zealand:

Credit curb hits small businesses: Lack of credit is preventing many small businesses from expanding or investing in new projects.
Keep your heads, small business told: Brisbane businesses [...]

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Problem Solving � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
�We must bear in mind that the statistical relationships we work with, embodied in our econometric models, are only loose approximations of the underlying reality� Some fog always obstructs our vision, but when the structure of the economy is changing, the fog is considerably [...]

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Get Ready for Valentines Day

In the winter cold are you looking for something to warm you up? Consider adding Valentine Logos or Valentines Web Template to your website for the approaching holiday!





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Cool New Tool

Exact Factor is a new Internet tool.  Exact Factor will check your site position in search engines and compare the ranking to competitors.

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It's An Employers' Market: Job Losses Grow

December job-loss data are the worst since the 1930s. But don't expect this to turn into another Great Depression.

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US Small Business News Round-up - 2009/01/12

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from the United States:

Small businesses struggle to survive downturn: Times are tough for small business owners, those whom politicians tout as the backbone of America.
Questions, Doubts Loom Over Bailout Money: President-elect [...]

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Technology and E-Commerce � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
�An important technology first creates a problem and then solves it.�
Alan Kay (b. 1940) US entrepreneur & personal computer developer, quoted in Reengineering the Corporation (Michael Hammer & James Champy; 1993) 
To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 
winweb.com - Software and business services online to start [...]

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Make Change Work for Your Business

In business, as in anything, change can be a positive thing. But don't fall into the trap of doing things differently today and expecting results tomorrow. Constructive change must be carefully planned, reasoned, and then measured.


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3 Weeks to Startup

Starting a business doesn't have to take weeks or years.

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Measure Your Business Plan Results

No plan is ever right on, but having no plan is never right. Here's how to analyze the actual results compared to the plan.

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Government � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
�There is no art which one government sooner learns of another than that of draining money from the pockets of the people.�
Adam Smith (1723-90) British economist & philosopher, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776) 
To find previous Quotes of the [...]

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Successful Entrepreneurs � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
“Where would the Rockefellers be today if old John D. had gone on selling short-weight kerosene� to widows and orphans instead of wisely deciding to mulct the whole country.�
S. J. Perelman (1904-79) US humourist, letter (25 October 1976) 
To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 
winweb.com - [...]

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Problem Solving � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
�What is the answer to the question? The problem. How is the problem resolved? By displacing the question� We tmust think problematically rather than question and answer dialectically.�
Michel Foucault (1926-84) French philosopher, �Theatrum Philosophicum�, Language, Counter-Memory, Practice (1977) 
To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 
winweb.com - [...]

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Canada Small Business News Round-up - 2009/01/06

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from Canada:

Fighting the Recession: Lessons from the Trenches: How well-positioned entrepreneurs plan to ride out tough times.
Who Owns Your Great Idea? : That depends. Where did you have it and whom [...]

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Anago Cleaning Systems

Meet a franchisor with a willingness to get his hands dirty.

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Small Business Blog Roundup 2009-01-05

Fantastic to meet @ManojRanaweera #
Pleasure to meet @work_at_home_, @bobbygwald, @alberttorres, @thewebcoach, @carlosmagana, @BrookeBarnett, @eskdesign #
Master The Essentials in Affiliate Marketing - http://sme.tweet.cc/8gz3e6 #
Automate Your Online Business - http://sme.tweet.cc/x4w6y4 #
Make your Money Online - http://sme.tweet.cc/7mct6s #
Work At Home Business - Is Information Overload Costing You Money? - http://sme.tweet.cc/admqtx #
A Simple Cash-Formula That Makes You Rich If [...]

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Marketing � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
�The company is moving from product marketing to audience marketing.�
Oliver Roll (b. 1966) British marketing executive, Marketing (July 2000) 
To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 
winweb.com - Software and business services online to start and run a small business - free trial and 100+ free business [...]

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2009 Marketing Resolutions

I have a plan for marketing that I intend to take forward. If I become distracted I can always take a look back and refocus my efforts where they need to be.



2009 Marketing Resolutions

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US Small Business News Round-up - 2009/01/05

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from the United States:

Chamber has small-business issues forum:Small-business issues forum The monthly Small Business Issues Forum, open to members of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, meets Wednesday, giving small-business owners [...]

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Update Copyrights and Prune Feeds

New Years is a great time to update and refresh the copyright notices on your website. Additionally, take a few moments to clean up your RSS feeds by pruning them and trimming old items from the feeds.

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Small Business Blog Roundup 2009-01-04

Why blogging for money will not make you rich - http://sme.tweet.cc/ktcmhp #
Cash Management Important Part Of Financial Planning - http://sme.tweet.cc/mw3zs4 #
Your home business could fail because of your sponsor - http://sme.tweet.cc/5vht46 #
We Need Extra Income - http://sme.tweet.cc/pt78yz #
Treat Your Internet Home Business Like The Investment It Is - http://sme.tweet.cc/6wkpf3 #
Why Network Marketing Will Work For [...]

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Small Business Blog Roundup 2009-01-02

Are you in need of merchant services? - http://sme.tweet.cc/y89qqp #
Learn More About First-rate Article Content Means First-rate And Loyal Visitor - http://sme.tweet.cc/smxw7v #
Work At Home Agents Is It For You? - http://sme.tweet.cc/kkg97f #
Revealed: Value-added marketing in the digital world - http://sme.tweet.cc/mqn8xp #
The Republican Morphing Machine - http://sme.tweet.cc/75w2tb #
How Small Business Weathers the Recession - http://sme.tweet.cc/xsemyf [...]

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Technology and E-Commerce � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
�When this circuit learns your job, what are you going to do?�
Marshall McLuhan (1911-80) Canadian sociologist & author, The Medium Is the Message (1967) 
To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 
winweb.com - Software and business services online to start and run a small business - free [...]

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Small Business Blog Roundup 2009-01-03

Complete Beginner to Internet Marketing - http://sme.tweet.cc/e3hphx #
Great Small Business Ideas - http://sme.tweet.cc/4d3hqp #
How To Launch a New Product - http://sme.tweet.cc/ae3bec #
Future of Internet Marketing - http://sme.tweet.cc/mxwvcr #
Start your Own Home Business, Say Goodbye to Office Politics - http://sme.tweet.cc/6xewwm #
How Making Easy Money Online Is Most Possible - http://sme.tweet.cc/pnrzz2 #
Internet Marketing 2009 - Your Quick-Start [...]

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Rieva's Resolutions for the New Year

2009 looks like it's going to be a tough year for entrepreneurs, and the same old business solutions may not be enough. So I'd like to share with you my not-so-typical New Year's resolutions for these uniquely challenging times.


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Business Problem Equals Small Business Opportunity.

As we slip deeper and deeper into this recession/depression one could get the impression that the business opportunities are disappearing. It is easy to fall into this trap with all the media coverage of the credit crunch, housing bubble, job losses and so on. But once you look past this and stop surrendering to [...]

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Get Inked at Cartridge World

This system's best franchisees are tech-savvy, yet sociable.

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[Source: Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles]

Roni Deutch Tax Center

A franchise made good by making sure everyone knows its name.

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[Source: Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles]

Small Business Blog Roundup 2009-01-01

3 Affiliate Cash Secrets For Home Based Business - http://sme.tweet.cc/7ammxe #
Online Marketing: Computer Jobs - http://sme.tweet.cc/vwtfb5 #
The Opportunities You Have To Make Money on eBay - http://sme.tweet.cc/smg2ff #
Where can I find Legitimate Online Jobs? - http://sme.tweet.cc/nwg5ds #
What a difference 2 days makes - http://sme.tweet.cc/c8hs46 #
Plan Property Investment Professionally - http://sme.tweet.cc/pw6hxe #
The Emergence of Online Banking [...]

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[Source: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG]

How Play N Trade Fuels Franchisees

For an entrepreneur looking for no work and all play, it doesn't get much better than this.

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[Source: Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles]

What is Hot What is Not 2009

Based on this years reflections, I have made some predictions for 2009.



Top 10 Winners for 2009



1. Personal Responsibility

2. Financial Diversification

3. Mobile Malware

4. Weight Loss

5. Going Green

6. Social

7. Cloud Computing

8. Virtual Collaboration

9. Video

10. RSS



Top 10 Losers for 2009



1. Global Economy

2. Republicans and Conservatives

3. Hollywood

4. China

5. Somali Pirates

6. Financial Services Industry

7. Corrupted Politicians

8. Security or Securities

9. Outsourcing

10. Gasoline



Details of 2009 What is Hot and What is Not



Or take a look back in time and compare the list to the last few years What is Hot and What is Not Lists

2008 What is Hot What is Not List

2007 What is Hot What is Not List

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Updated Article List

For a number of years we have been publishing articles for small businesses, the articles are available for syndication and can be found in the Free Website Content section of our website. Hopefully the new format of the article list will load quicker and make articles easier to find.

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Search Engine Optimization Resolutions

Search engine optimization is a process, one that must always be revisited and adapted as search algorithms are changed by the search engines. Because SEO is a constant process, it is often pushed to the bottom of the to do list of marketers. Be that as it may, resolve not to ignore search engine optimization as it cycles its way through your task list. Give search engine optimization the attention that it deserves.



Search Engine Optimization Resolutions

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Successful Entrepreneurs � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
�Risk means not knowing if, or when, you can pay yourself, or anyone else. It means working without health and pension plans, regular promotions, and paid vacations.�
Heather Robertson (b. 1942) Canadian author, Taking Care of Business (1997) 
To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 
winweb.com - Software [...]

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[Source: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG]

Small Business Blog Roundup 2008-12-31

Work from Home Opportunities - http://sme.tweet.cc/3trsze #
10 Tips To Utilizing Payday Loans - http://sme.tweet.cc/4khdb9 #
Online Marketing: Home Jobs - http://sme.tweet.cc/ymhkx7 #
The Six Best Ways to Get Rich - http://sme.tweet.cc/km2rma #
Online Marketing: Computer Jobs - http://sme.tweet.cc/wbn3w7 #
Be your own Boss - http://sme.tweet.cc/tznyxw #
8 Simple Ways to Make Money with your Blog - http://sme.tweet.cc/5kkf2z #
Working At [...]

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