Archive for the 'Small Business General' Category

Hurricane Katrina bruised the economy in September, causing the first nationwide job loss in two years, but the damage wasn’t as awful as many had feared.
Payrolls fell by 35,000, with jobs in retailing, lodging, bars, restaurants and leisure pursuits such as gambling all taking a hit.
The unemployment rate climbed to 5.1%, from a four-year low [...]

I have read a story at Startup Journal and wanted to share it with you.
Mr. Rob Levinson who has lost his job 3 years ago starts his own consultancy business. He is an independent consultant, and he has some great advice for beginners. I believe these advices would also help new [...]

Are you a true entrepreneur with tons of genious ideas, but not well organized? Do you often miss your appointments, or postpone your projects? Don’t worry, we all do have the same problems during our daily busy schedules.
How do you keep track of your schedule? With your PDA, Outlook, or [...]

SBA has a Katrina Disaster Recovery Program information site for Hurricane Katrina victims.
Please donate to Katrina Relief Fund and keep them in your prayers.
From Inc.com:
On Wednesday, Small Business Administrator Hector Barreto vowed to be “swift in our efforts” to help small business owners rebuild their lives.
“We’ve been there before, and we’re ready to provide recovery [...]

Victims of Katrina Disaster need your help. Although the US Senate has approved an aid package of $10.5 billion for the disaster region, New Orleans still needs an efficient and fast aiding activity.
You can help by donating to Katrina Relief Fund or to one of the charities listed at Instapundit blog.

Direct Marketing Association DMA is offering a 2 day Direct Marketing Seminar.
Announcement about the Direct Marketing Seminar from DMA’s website:
Virtually every company promotes through the mail. Some use it well, some not so well. But few use it as much or as profitable as they could. The DMA Basics of Direct Marketing seminar [...]

Computer hardware and software direct marketer CDW Corp. began a quarterly magazine for small businesses called Biz Tech, the Vernon Hills, IL-based company said yesterday.
The publication focuses on information technology strategies for businesses with 20 to 99 employees and features ads for CDW products. The first issue contains 64 pages and will be distributed to [...]

Choosing the right Small Business Software is one of the primary tasks for a small business. Every small business, and industry has specific business processes, and needs from a business software. There is nothing as perfect or best small business software, there is the right software for your business.
Identify Your Business Processes
Your first [...]

As a business owner, you have to be familiar with the term “Time Value of Money“. If there is an inflation in an economy, which means banks are paying certain rate of interest for your cash, and money is losing its value along the time, then we start talking about the time value of [...]

Every business owner has to follow the data and statistics in their industry. You can use U.S. Census Bureau’s RSS feeds to get live data and news.
U.S. Census Bureau has a categorized RSS Feed Library and it’s avaliable for public use.
What is RSS? RSS, which stands for Really Simple Syndication, is an easy [...]