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Small Business News March 9, 2010 | Small Business Trends

 It's time for another addition of our small business news roundup here at Small Business Trends. We hope you find these roundups useful and will visit some of the stories we've recommended being sure to let them know where you heard ... -  more information

How To Design A Clean Small Business Website | Voosh Themes

 This design tutorial shows you how to design your own clean and minimal small business website using Photoshop. -  more information

Apply for a Small Business Loan: List of Small Buiness Lenders

 Learn how to apply for a small business loan the right way. Lack of knowledge and preparation could cause small business lenders to overlook your business plan. -  more information

EconomPic: Small Business Outlook Subdued

 An index measuring small-business optimism fell 1.3 points to 88.0 in February, erasing January's gain, according to a monthly survey released Tuesday by the National Association of Independent businesses. The index is far below its ... -  more information

Customer Service: New Marketing For Small Business | Small ...

 Barry Moltz joins Anita Campbell for an in-depth discussion on customer service. More specifically, customer service as a new way of marketing for small business. -  more information

Michael Hiltzik: Who speaks up for small business? | Money ...

 Or perhaps the better question is: Who pays it more than lip service? The publicity handouts of political officeholders and candidates brim with concern for small businesses and their entrepreneurs as the engineers of economic growth, ... -  more information

Small business: Warning signs | The Economist

 SMALL businesses punch above their weight in creating new jobs—firms employing 500 workers or fewer were responsible for two-thirds of the jobs created over the past 15 years. This is why President Obama's budget made support for hiring ... -  more information

Concur to Launch New Small Business Expense Reporting Service in ...

 Concur to Launch New Small Business Expense Reporting Service in the Google Apps Marketplace Concur Breeze takes the hassle out of expense reporting - free. -  more information

Small Business News March 8, 2010 | Small Business Trends

 It's time for another Small Business News roundup. Here are the news links and blog posts that are shaking up the small business online community for March 8, -  more information

Small Business Blog Writing Tips

 You launch a new small business blog, and then writer's block kicks in. What to do? Here are some tips to help you with ideas for new posts to your blog. Your blog writing style does not have to be textbook perfect, so informal writing ... -  more information

General Small Business Tax Deductible Categories - Financial Web

 There are a number of small business tax deductible expenses that fall into three general categories: start up costs, operating costs and cost of goods sold. The bottom line rule for all business tax deductions is to assure you are only ... -  more information

Simple Small Business Marketing Ideas Often Work The Best ...

 Have you ever noticed how many times the simplest small business marketing ideas end up working the best? Who ever said small business. -  more information

GFC almost over for small business? | Dynamic Business

 While not declaring the GFC 'over', NAB's SME Quarterly Survey Dec 2009 shows the highest levels of confidence for small to medium enterprise since June 2008. -  more information

Obama Seeks More Small Business Loans for Low-Income Communities ...

 Tom Ramstack - AHN Correspondent Washington, DC, United States (AHN) - The Obama administration is trying to prop up small businesses with more funding for. -  more information

Jerry Chautin: Stimulus for Small-Business Loan Programs is ...

 The on-again-off-again stimulus funding for small businesses is giving me a bad case of heartburn. The' lack of adequate funding for lending programs through the Small Business Admin. is myopic. -  more information

Bizbox by Slate - Small Business Help and Tips

 Find small business help and tips from BizBox by Slate. Discuss incorporating, taxes, marketing, and more. -  more information

Social Media Work | Social Media For Small Business | Making Money ...

 With 2010 finally here and staring us in the face, every small business needs to acknowledge the 100 pound elephant in the room, and his name is social media. -  more information

MaxedOutMama: NFIB Small Business February

 Spending plans and optimism were near survey lows. Only 3% of small business owners reported that financing was their major problem. Ninety-one percent of business owners had all the credit they wanted. From the commentary: ... -  more information

Looming Commercial Real Estate Crisis Threatens Small Businesses ...

 There's trouble looming for small community banks as the mortgage crisis now begins to catch up and hit the commercial industry. Read about it now. -  more information

Calculated Risk: NFIB: Small Business Optimism Declines in February

 The National Federation of Independent Business Index of Small Business Optimism lost 1.3 points in February, falling back to the December reading of 88.0 (1986=100), only seven points higher than the survey's second lowest reading ... -  more information