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Getting Paid, Part I: Cash And Checks
Apr 2010
Many small business owners just starting out find that banking enough sales to simply survive can provide more than enough to worry about, so concerns about the different ways customers might pay...
Provided by Bank of America
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Small Business Benefits: Cost-Effective Strategies For Maximizing ROI
Jul 2009
The oars of a rowboat help to maneuver and move the boat forward. Rowing requires teamwork in order to successfully navigate - the loss of even one team member can make a significant impact on the...
Provided by Metlife
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Small Business Innovation
Dec 2009
In order for Small Businesses to compete in the Global Competitive Business Marketplace, Innovation is imperative. One factor affecting Innovation is Pressure. Pressure from the Competition urges...
Provided by ABC Business Consulting
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Small Business Recession Tactics
Dec 2009
So, it is official. We are in a recession. Should you open a new business? Should you be in the small business capital market right now? The simple answer is YES! This paper used real world...
Provided by ABC Business Consulting
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Small Business Marketing Strategies
Feb 2010
Previous papers in the ABC Business Consulting's Marketing section include Developing a Marketing Plan, Cost Effective Online Marketing Strategies, and Internet Strategies, and this paper on...
Provided by ABC Business Consulting
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Franchising 101: How To Franchise Your Small Business
May 2010
For an entrepreneur looking to take their business as far as it will go, becoming a franchisor may be the ultimate goal. And, since franchisees provide the capital for expansion, a business can...
Provided by Bank of America
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Too Small To Fail?
Jan 2009
Innovative, upstart ventures have a crucial role to play in economic recovery, says Michael A. M. Keehner, who suggests it may be time to give entrepreneurs a stimulus package of their own....
Provided by Columbia University
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Using Social Media To Grow Your Business
Aug 2009
There's a good reason why social media is the hottest buzzword on every business owner's lips these days. For smart small business owners, using social media correctly is a great way to build the...
Provided by Bank of America
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The Beauty Of Branding
Mar 2008
Mention "branding" and successful marketing campaigns from the world of big business things like Nike's ubiquitous Swoosh symbol or Coca Cola's catchy "Have a Coke and a smile" slogan almost...
Provided by Bank of America
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78 Ways For Your Small Business To Save Money In This Economy
Jan 2010
These easy tips will keep your finances secure during the current downturn. With the economy struggling, every business is trying to cut costs to make ends meet. Small businesses, which have fewer...
Provided by Tippit
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5 Steps For Small Businesses To Get Started With Hosted CRM
May 2008
If you're a small-business owner, setting up your CRM using a SaaS (Software as a Service) vendor makes sense. You don't have to worry about maintenance, updates, server capacity or any of the...
Provided by Tippit
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How To Build Online Business Successfully
Feb 2010
Many of you may want to start an online business. It is good idea as one is now living in an internet dominated world. There are lots of successful online marketers who are earning six figure...
Provided by Free Articles Directory
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History Of Franchising - How Franchises Began
Aug 2009
The first person to introduce a franchise agreement similar to the ones we have today was Isaac Singer, founder of the Singer Company. His agreements were unique and laid the foundation for the...
Provided by Free Articles Directory
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Things You Should Expect From A Forex Affiliate Program
Dec 2009
When it comes to the Forex industry, being a newcomer can mean a lot. Sure, you may have heard about all the successful guys, how they make a lot of money and all that stuff but what you really...
Provided by Free Articles Directory
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Tips For Incubating Your Small Business Idea While Still Working Full-Time
Jan 2009
Has one considered starting a business while still employed? My Shanghai-born friend, Annie, says the Chinese have a term for this: "Riding in the big boat while carrying the little boat." Some...
Provided by Small Business Trends
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Entrepreneurial Careers And Education
Dec 2009
What causes an individual to take all the social, psychological, and financial risks involved in starting a new venture? At first there was limited research on this aspect of entrepreneurship, but...
Provided by Free Articles Directory
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Factors Involved In A Business Continuity Plan
Feb 2010
Business continuity plan is one of the most expensive and time taking plan, which many companies skip to develop as this costs virtually nothing to produce. This plan is beneficial for small...
Provided by Free Articles Directory
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7 Tax Tips For The Self Employed
Mar 2009
Being self-employed is a dream for many people. Who doesn't want to be his or her own boss? Of course, the downside of being the boss is the all responsibilities that come with the job....
Provided by Bank of America
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Citizen Business Owners Band Together
Jan 2010
For more than 30 years, members of Chicago's Oak Park Women's Exchange have been pooling their resources in order to sell handmade crafts and creations. Together, they enjoy a cooperative business...
Provided by MasterCard
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Is Titan Right For Your Small Business?
Jan 2008
Microsoft has redesigned its CRM package with a single code base, making it possible to not only run it as an SaaS application but also from your company's own server or from a Microsoft partner's...
Provided by Tippit
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What Entrepreneurs And Small Business Owners Can Do To Increase Their Chances Of Success In The Global Economy
Nov 2009
Entrepreneurs and small business owners are motivated to solve problems or deliver services better, faster, cheaper than others in the market. Entrepreneurs harness creativity and innovation to...
Provided by Bloomsbury Information
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Start With A Niche
Apr 2010
The presenter of this webcast talks about the small businesses owners who start small business to truly understand the procurement marketplace.
Provided by American Express
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Small Business Rules: The Barbarian Rule
Apr 2010
This webcast talks about building consumer-friendly websites to reinventing the banner ad to launching viral campaigns, the Barbarian Group is a full service digital shop, providing production...
Provided by American Express
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Single Family Offices: Private Wealth Management In The Family Context
Apr 2008
Single Family Offices (SFO) are professional organizations dedicated to managing the personal fortunes and lives of very wealthy families. Tracing their lineage back to the Roman major domus (head...
Provided by University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
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Benchmarking The Single Family Office: Identifying The Performance Drivers
Nov 2009
A Single Family Office (SFO) is a professional organization, owned and controlled by a single wealthy family, dedicated to managing the personal and financial affairs of family members. In...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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A Little Emotional Assurance Goes A Long Way
Jan 2010
It's a sad fact of business that even in times of economic boom, the majority of fledgling companies go bust. Since it is investors, board members, customers and employees who provide the cash,...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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Shedding The New Venture Mystique
Jun 2009
With big companies shedding jobs in this recession, some former employees and unattached executives are exploring entrepreneurship. Those venturing there for the first time will find entrepreneurs...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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Think Big, Start Small And Move Fast
Jun 2009
One of the lessons the author learned from First Tuesday was that many entrepreneurs wanted to bypass venture capitalists. Often, the most attractive investors were other, successful...
Provided by INSEAD
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Why The Best Family Businesses Plan
Dec 2009
Families are about caring and businesses are about money - not a likely formula for a successful partnership. Unfortunately those are the facts and family enterprises around the world have found...
Provided by INSEAD
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Entrepreneurs To The Rescue As Recession Swirls
Jul 2009
Governments around the world have spent trillions of dollars to save banks, automakers and insurance companies, but the author, calls that a mistake. Big corporations that benefit the most from...
Provided by Thunderbird School of Global Management
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IDC iView: How BI Software and Other Advanced Technology Can Help SMBs Sharpen Their Edge in Today's Competitive Environment
Jul 2010
Watch this invaluable IDC iView video and learn how SMBs can use IT - including business intelligence and ERP - to stay viable in today's economic climate. Find out about the important role that...
Provided by SAP
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TEC Paper (CIO) - How IT Can Help Companies Make Better, Faster Decision
Jul 2010
"IT management in small and medium companies can and must understand the information needs and language of their business colleagues. Additionally, Line-of-business managers can and must see IT...
Provided by SAP
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A Positive Theory Of Social Enterpreneurship
May 2009
i propose a theory aimed at scholarly research in social entrepreneurship. by highlighting the key off trade-off between value creation and value appropriation and explaining when situations of...
Provided by INSEAD
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2010 Service & Leadership Trends in Customer Support
Jul 2010
This white paper from SupportIndustry.com synthesizes the results of a groundbreaking survey. It assesses the state of customer service issues specifically, what the support industry does and how...
Provided by Citrix Online
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'Get In Tune With Your Customers Needs, Then Overdeliver" - The Line 6 Rule
Feb 2010
In an episode of Small Business RulesSM, Marcus Ryle shared how in 1996 he and his partners invented the Axis 212, the world's first digital modeling guitar amplifier. Eleven years later, with...
Provided by American Express
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'Empower Your Team By Delegating' - The Kazoo?
Dec 2009
In an episode of Small Business RulesSM, single mom Diana Nelson said making the transition from local staple to global brand takes patience and adaptability. In 1998, she took out and SBA loan to...
Provided by American Express
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Go Your Own Way
Sep 2009
Highlights from The New York Times Small Business Summit featuring remarks from Liz Lange, founder of Liz Lange Maternity.
Provided by American Express
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Advantage: Small Business
Apr 2010
Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, advises small business owners to "Offer an experience that's more intimate" than what customers can find at competitors. And in doing so, you...
Provided by American Express
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Understand Teaming Relationships
Apr 2010
Teaming is a fantastic way to get experience says Randall Lebolo, President of Lebolo Construction Group. During a panel discussion on government contracting, Randall provides tips for small...
Provided by American Express
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Small Business Rules: The Extreme Pizza Rule
Jul 2010
"Keep your friends close, and your franchisees closer." - The Extreme Pizza Rule. Todd Parent learned the ins-and-outs of his business before he started his company, even though it meant starting...
Provided by American Express
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Aligning Program Offerings And Academic Research With Business Needs For Closely Held Business
Jul 2010
Family owned or closely held businesses provide most of the employment and make up the majority of business enterprises in the United States. Universities undertake initiatives to serve these...
Provided by Seton Hall University
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Mergers And Acquisitions Of Small Businesses In A Troubled Economy
Aug 2010
The lack of funding available for small businesses to acquire new businesses and the lack of attractiveness of businesses to be acquired has limited the number of small business acquisitions....
Provided by Lock Haven University
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Ethical Dilemmas In Marketing Practices Among Small And Medium Sized Enterprises
May 2010
Many smaller organizations often function with small budgets and minimum attention to marketing (Pomerantiz, 2002; Carson, 1990). This is especially true among business-to-business marketers. When...
Provided by Academic and Business Research Institute
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Ethical Practices And Regulatory Context Of Family Businesses
May 2010
Increasing expectations are being placed on privately-held businesses regarding governance and ethical compliance processes. Some of those expectations are created internally as owners and...
Provided by University of Tampa
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Implementing CRM In SMEs: An Exploratory Study On The Viability Of Using The ASP Model
Jan 2010
CRM (Customer Relationship Management) has been increasingly recognized as a business strategy to effectively understand, manage and sustain customer relationship with advanced information and...
Provided by Hanken
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Trends, Topics And Under-Researched Areas In CRM Research
Oct 2009
The main purpose of this paper is to add to the image of CRM research by identifying trends and topics, using the perspective of CRM when it is divided into the four separate branches, namely...
Provided by Mid Sweden University
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DMI DB2 - eBook: 3 Ways to Optimize Your Infrastructure Without Cutting Corners
Nov 2010
To be competitive today, businesses need to find new ways to cut costs without cutting projects or jobs. As data is the backbone of nearly every business, optimizing your IT infrastructure can...
Provided by IBM
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DMI Informix - ebook - Discover Hassle-free data management with IBM Informix
Nov 2010
Today, unprecedented data volumes and shrinking budgets are stretching IT departments to their limits. Now, leading businesses are discovering that success can be derived from the right...
Provided by IBM
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2011 Guide to Enterprise Mobility and Innovations
Nov 2010
Want a quick summary of what 2011 will be like in the mobile space? Here it is in three words: too much information. The mobile space is heating up to a level that may even exceed the excitement...
Provided by TechRepublic
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Connect and Empower Mobile Salespeople
Mar 2009
Welcome to CRM in the era of mobility. This evolution stands finally to extend the value of CRM from the management suite down to the field salespeople to whom it was previously an annoyance....
Provided by Oracle
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Competitiveness Of Manufacturing SMEs And eCommerce Strategies
Jun 2008
Faced with the rapid development of electronic commerce in Mexico and in many parts of the world, it becomes increasingly necessary to rely on theoretical-empirical studies that include both...
Provided by University of Guadalajara
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The one system that will unite all the others
Nov 2010
The ROI and TCO for data center computing depends on CIO willingness to make fact based decisions, removing emotion from the application platform decision making process. The platform choices...
Provided by IBM
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ITIC 2009 Global Server Hardware and Server OS Reliability Survey
Nov 2010
The ITIC 2009 Global Server Hardware and Server OS Reliability Survey polled C-level executives and IT managers at 400 corporations from 20 countries worldwide. IBM AIX UNIX running on the Power...
Provided by IBM
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The Hiring Problem: An Analytic And Experimental Study
Jan 2010
When a small, start-up company intends to grow, it has to hire employees. Because the company requires high quality staff, the employer has to interview a lot of candidates and thus, she may take...
Provided by Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
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Top 5 Reasons SMBs Seek Outside Help With Technology
Oct 2010
Having a bank of knowledge at the disposal is imperative in today's world where new technologies are constantly emerging and new rules and regulations are implemented that affect how one utilizes...
Provided by NSK
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The Role Of Small Business In Economic Development Of The United States: From The End Of The Korean War (1953) To The Present
Sep 2010
A government can use its financial strength to acquire goods and services, while at the same time watering many sources to improve the health, welfare, and security of its population. Economic...
Provided by SBA
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Survival Tips For Managing During An Economic Downturn
Oct 2008
Running or managing a small business often leaves little time to keep track of national, and even regional, economic indicators that might affect your industry and your specific operation. Yet...
Provided by SBA
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Small Businesses Can Face Economic Cycles With Confidence
Oct 2008
Dealing with an uncertain economy is never easy, especially for small businesses. Unlike their larger counterparts, small businesses rarely have the resources to monitor and take corrective action...
Provided by SBA
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Lead Your Company Through An Economic Slowdown
Oct 2008
During periods of economic decline entrepreneurs are most likely to bear the brunt economically. Do not bury your head in the ground waiting for things to get better. Look how your business can...
Provided by SBA
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Marketing For Small Business: An Overview
Jul 2007
One of the greatest needs of managers of small businesses is to understand and develop marketing programs for their products and services. Small Business success is based on the ability to build a...
Provided by SBA
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Challenges In Managing A Family Business
Jul 2007
When you put up your own money and operate your own business, you prize your independence. It's MY business, you can tell yourself, in good times and in bad. In a family company, however, it's OUR...
Provided by SBA
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A Small Business Can Be A Highly Profitable Company
Jan 2010
Asked to clarify the difference between a small business and a scalable business that hopes to earn a billion dollars, David Heinemeier Hansson, partner at 37signals, says they are the same thing....
Provided by Stanford University
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Middleby CEO Selim Bassoul '81 Kicks Off Kellogg MOSAIC Events
Feb 2008
For a guy who claims he can't even boil water, Selim Bassoul '81 has kept things cooking at his company. As CEO of Elgin, Ill.-based Middleby, a commercial food service equipment manufacturer,...
Provided by Northwestern University (Kellogg)
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Maturing Your Brand
Feb 2008
Get a good copywriter and a graphic designer and you can look a lot bigger than you are, says Google Analytics' Group Product Marketing Manager Brett Crosby. Making your brand look rich makes any...
Provided by Stanford University
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How to Make Social Media Work for Your Business
Oct 2010
Ever wonder what social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube have to do with your online business success? It's not just about brand awareness. Discover below how to leverage...
Provided by Verio
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Scalable and Reliable Systems Management for Cloud Computing
Oct 2010
With the advent of cloud computing, massive and automated system management has become more important for successful and economical operation of computing resources. However, traditional...
Provided by IBM
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Workshifting Benefits: The Bottom Line
Oct 2010
This new white paper from the Telework Research Network provides a quantitative synthesis of the potential benefits that regular telecommuting can offer companies, employees and communities.
Provided by Citrix Online
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Microsoft Office 2010: Run your business your way with Office 2010.
Oct 2010
Get the tools to work quickly, easily, and intuitively - whether on the road or in the office, and whether working solo or as part of a team - with the Microsoft Office system. Take advantage of...
Provided by Microsoft
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Training
Windows Server 2008 Virtual Labs
Oct 2010
In these TechNet Virtual Labs, you'll have the opportunity to test-drive new and improved features and functionality in the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 releases. Each lab takes...
Provided by Microsoft
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Resource Center
Windows Small Business Servers
Oct 2010
Experience Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008) first-hand. Watch the videos, download the demos and launch the virtual labs to gain a comprehensive understanding of what SBS 2008 can do...
Provided by Microsoft
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Training
Microsoft Virtual Labs Hyper V-Edition
Oct 2010
After completing this lab, you will be better able to use the Home tab, Users and Groups tab, Network tab, Shared Folders and Web sites tab, backup and Server Storage tab, reports tab, security...
Provided by Microsoft
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A Review Of The Trade And Poverty Content In PRSPs And Loan-Related Documents
Sep 2009
It is an old adage that beggars cannot be choosers, but creditors have powers over debtors too. This was seen most starkly in North-South relations in the two decades which succeeded the brief era...
Provided by Overseas Development Institute
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Summary Of Small Business Health Insurance Tax Credit Under PPACA (P.L. 111-148)
Apr 2010
This paper provides a description of the small business tax credit and illustrations of the phase-out for qualifying employers' contributions toward their workers' health insurance premiums, based...
Provided by Congressional Research Service
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Consumer's Guide To Insurance: For Small Business Owners
Dec 2008
Few things in life are riskier than launching and running your own business. As a small business owner you need to deal with complex issues such as business plans, accounting systems, payroll...
Provided by State of Wisconsin
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Interagency Statement On Meeting The Credit Needs Of Creditworthy Small Business Borrowers
May 2010
The federal financial institutions regulatory agencies and the state supervisors are issuing this Interagency Statement on Meeting the Credit Needs of Creditworthy Small Business Borrowers to...
Provided by Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Small Business Information Security: The Fundamentals
May 2009
For some small businesses, the security of their information, systems, and networks might not be a high priority, but for their customers, employees, and trading partners it is very important. The...
Provided by National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Small Business Credit In A Deep Recession
Mar 2010
Unquestionably, 2009 was a most unpleasant year for small employers. NFIB's Small Business Economic Trends monthly documented their economic struggles and the resulting picture was consistently...
Provided by National Federation of Independent Business
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A Comparison Of Small-Business Financing Issues In Small-Community, Regional Centers In Canada And New Zealand
Jul 2008
This paper empirically tests, examines, and compares, the financing issues of small businesses operating outside major population centers in two regions - New Zealand (Canterbury and South...
Provided by University of Ballarat
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Entrepreneurs Must Generate A Constant Flow Of New Leads To Succeed
Mar 2010
There are many ways that entrepreneurs and small business owners can generate new leads for their business. But it is vital, that it be a consistent and constant activity. You need that type of...
Provided by AusBusiness Review
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Build Your Bottom Line, On Line!
Oct 2009
Many small businesses have website that sit online and do little to help them. There are a lot of simple changes that can turn your website from a simple brochure to an interactive part of your...
Provided by AusBusiness Review
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White Papers
TEC Paper (CIO) - How IT Can Help Companies Make Better, Faster Decision
Jul 2010
"IT management in small and medium companies can and must understand the information needs and language of their business colleagues. Additionally, Line-of-business managers can and must see IT...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
A Positive Theory Of Social Enterpreneurship
May 2009
i propose a theory aimed at scholarly research in social entrepreneurship. by highlighting the key off trade-off between value creation and value appropriation and explaining when situations of...
Provided by INSEAD
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Whitepapers
2010 Service & Leadership Trends in Customer Support
Jul 2010
This white paper from SupportIndustry.com synthesizes the results of a groundbreaking survey. It assesses the state of customer service issues specifically, what the support industry does and how...
Provided by Citrix Online
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Webcasts
'Get In Tune With Your Customers Needs, Then Overdeliver" - The Line 6 Rule
Feb 2010
In an episode of Small Business RulesSM, Marcus Ryle shared how in 1996 he and his partners invented the Axis 212, the world's first digital modeling guitar amplifier. Eleven years later, with...
Provided by American Express
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Webcasts
'Empower Your Team By Delegating' - The Kazoo?
Dec 2009
In an episode of Small Business RulesSM, single mom Diana Nelson said making the transition from local staple to global brand takes patience and adaptability. In 1998, she took out and SBA loan to...
Provided by American Express
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Webcasts
Go Your Own Way
Sep 2009
Highlights from The New York Times Small Business Summit featuring remarks from Liz Lange, founder of Liz Lange Maternity.
Provided by American Express
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Advantage: Small Business
Apr 2010
Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, advises small business owners to "Offer an experience that's more intimate" than what customers can find at competitors. And in doing so, you...
Provided by American Express
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Webcasts
Understand Teaming Relationships
Apr 2010
Teaming is a fantastic way to get experience says Randall Lebolo, President of Lebolo Construction Group. During a panel discussion on government contracting, Randall provides tips for small...
Provided by American Express
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Webcasts
Small Business Rules: The Extreme Pizza Rule
Jul 2010
"Keep your friends close, and your franchisees closer." - The Extreme Pizza Rule. Todd Parent learned the ins-and-outs of his business before he started his company, even though it meant starting...
Provided by American Express
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Golden Age for Small Business
May 2010
"I think this is the best of all times to be a small business", says Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine. Here, Anderson explains to Seth Godin the various benefits of the current...
Provided by American Express
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Teaming: Be Transparent, Be Open
Apr 2010
Theresa Daytner, CEO of Daytner Construction Group, believes that businesses involved need to be open to all the potential opportunities available to them. During OPEN's Victory in Procurement...
Provided by American Express
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Teaming: Getting Started
Apr 2010
"How do you get in the door to show them what you can do if you haven't done that before? you team" says Theresa Daytner, CEO of Daytner Construction Group. Theresa considers teaming one of the...
Provided by American Express
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Teaming: Picking The Right Partner
Apr 2010
"It's 'teaming' been an excellent way to transition from being primarily a private sector provider into the public sector" states Theresa Daytner, CEO of Daynter Construction Group. Theresa...
Provided by American Express
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TeamingUSA.com: Be Specific
Apr 2010
"The key is to be precise so that you can make an informed decision when you're looking for another teaming partner" says Margaret Shaw, Content Management and Administration, TeamingUSA.com....
Provided by American Express
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TeamingUSA.com: An Overview
Apr 2010
"Why team? Simply because you increase your chance of selling to a government agency" states Margaret Shaw, Content Management and Administration, TeamingUSA.com. Margaret believes that teaming is...
Provided by American Express
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Thrive In Contracting
Apr 2010
Lourdes Martin-Rosa, Government Contracting Advisor at American Express OPEN, has over 10 years of government contracting experience. In this video, she describes a few ways small business owners...
Provided by American Express
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Dynamic Small Business Search
Apr 2010
"The SBA profile page is the same as the Dynamic Small Business Search. It is the most overlooked registration and it is part of the CCR" states Lourdes Martin-Rosa, Government Contracting Advisor...
Provided by American Express
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Prepare Your Business
Apr 2010
Lourdes Martin-Rosa, Government Contracting Advisor at American Express OPEN, knows what it takes to prepare a small business for government sales. During OPEN's Victory in Procurement (VIP)...
Provided by American Express
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Start With Small Contracts
Apr 2010
If one can win and perform on something small then one have past performance and it leads to bigger opportunities believes Julie Weeks, President and CEO of Womenable. During a government...
Provided by American Express
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Small Business Set-Asides
Apr 2010
There are goals for every category of small business states Debra Libow, Office of Government Contracting. During her panel at OPEN's Victory in Procurement event, Debra explains the various...
Provided by American Express
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3 Tips For Contracting Success
Apr 2010
During her speech at OPEN's first-ever proprietary event focused on government contracting, Susan Sobbott, President of American Express OPEN, provides 3 tips to help small business owners grow...
Provided by American Express
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3 Focus Points Of Contracting
Apr 2010
"There are three important things that you need to focus on when selling to the government" states Susan Sobbott, President of American Express OPEN. During her opening speech at OPEN's first-ever...
Provided by American Express
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Green Is Universal: Eco-Friendly Office
Apr 2010
More and more small business owners are investing in cost-effective products as they "green" their companies. Lisa Alexander, the founder and CEO of Green Life, tells what products could best suit...
Provided by American Express
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Small Business Rules: The Good Worldwide Rule
Mar 2010
"Learn quickly." - The Good Worldwide Rule. After founder of INC Magazine Bernie Goldhirsh passed away, his son Ben Goldhirsh had the connection to do almost anything he wanted, and so he created...
Provided by American Express
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Small Business Rules : The Art Lewin Rule
Mar 2010
"Old School has become the new school" - Art Lewin Executive Clothiers Rule. Art Lewin literally had nothing when he came to the U.S. from Chile in 1977. These days he's running Art Lewin and Co....
Provided by American Express
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Ask Norm: On Landing New Accounts
Mar 2010
Columnist Norm Brodsky speaks about how to go after accounts that are hard to get. His advice: try to catch them in social settings such as conferences.
Provided by American Express
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The Upsilon Rule
Mar 2010
"Every rule is breakable" - The Upsilon Rule. Upsilon ventures creates temporary spaces and communities like the pond at Bryant Park, which hosts over 250,000 ice skaters each season. Previously...
Provided by American Express
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American Business: Baked To Perfection
Mar 2010
Department stores wanted one entrepreneur's clothing designs, but he turned them all down. Find out why staying small is sometimes better and more profitable than marketing to the masses.
Provided by American Express
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Find Teaming Resources
Mar 2010
"Subcontracting is probably the best way for small businesses to get their feet wet with government contracting" believes Carey Joan White, University of Houston Procurement Technical Assistance...
Provided by American Express
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Create A Vision
Mar 2010
"To have a powerful vision, you must articulate a clear, compelling focused vision" says Leslie Grossman, co-founder of Women's Leadership Exchange. At the American Express OPEN Women's Business...
Provided by American Express
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The City Winery Rule
Mar 2010
"Dream in Word, but live in Excel" - The City Winery Rule. Michael Dorf has made a career out of turning his passions into successful businesses. From the knitting factory to his downtown winery...
Provided by American Express
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The Green And Greener Rule
Mar 2010
"Date your business before you marry it"- The Green and Greener Rule. Alegre Ramos founded Green and Greener, LA's first Eco-Living Design Center and General Store to make green the easy choice...
Provided by American Express
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Made To Stick: The Curse Of Knowledge
Mar 2010
Dan Heath, co-author of Made to Stick, speaks with Fast Company on how "the more you know about something, the harder it is for you to image what it's like to lack that knowledge". This has...
Provided by American Express
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The Big Buddha Baba Rule
Mar 2010
"Use the power of play to open up new ways." - The Big Buddha Baba Rule. Big Buddha Baba is an experience design company creating playful interactive experience for theme parks, museums, and...
Provided by American Express
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Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream
Feb 2010
"There is no secret recipe" - The Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream Rule. Ben Van Leeuwen combined the nostalgia of the ice cream man with the sophistication of high quality ingredients to create his...
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The Parties That Cook Rule
Feb 2010
"If you don't provide great service, somebody else will." - The Parties that Cook Rule. In an episode of Small Business Rules, Gibby Gignilliat says she grew tired of her corporate job she decided...
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Made To Stick: Sparking Curiosity
Feb 2010
Dan Heath, co-author of Made to Stick, speaks with Fast Company about how to get one's ideas across through the power of testable credentials.
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The Brooklyn Industries Rule
Feb 2010
"Be a bull when everyone else is being a bear."- The Brooklyn Industries Rule. In an episode of Small Business Rules, Lexy Funk says embodies the artistic indie spirit of Brooklyn, and so does her...
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The Trunkettes Rule
Feb 2010
"Don't be afraid to ask."- The Trunkettes Rule. Tired of stealing her husband's trunks, Hillary Genga took matters into her own hands creating a problem solving line of swimming trunks for women,...
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Strategic Pricing Models
Feb 2010
Anita Campbell, CEO of smallbiztrends.com, explains that small business owners need to be smart and strategic about how they manage the payment process with their customers. Here she discusses how...
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