From the category archives:

Small Business Tips

Small Business Advice – 4 Reasons Not to Cut Prices

by Stephanie Mayo on July 6, 2009

During these economic times, the temptation is to cut prices to get more customers. This will only put you out of business faster. The reasons are these: cutting prices decreases net profits, you’ll need a larger inventory, you’ll need even more sales to make up the difference, and you will be encouraging customer expectations that [...]

{ 0 comments }

Google vs Bing continued…

by Stephanie Mayo on July 3, 2009

clipped from www.pcworld.com Bing Beats Google to the Punch, Launches Twitter Search Microsoft Corp.’s Bing has beaten Google Inc. to the punch. Google has been rumored to be casting an eye toward creating a tool for searching social networking sites, like Twitter. But today, Bing came out and did it.  

{ 1 comment }

Four Easy Personal Branding Tips

by Stephanie Mayo on July 1, 2009

Article Submitted by Marcel Sim Corporations and companies today spend millions of dollars on corporate branding. Why is corporate branding so important that it attracts so many businesses, big and small, to invest much time and money on it? Effective corporate branding can boost the bottom line of your company significantly; it has the ability [...]

{ 0 comments }

Social Media Tips from Mashable

by Stephanie Mayo on July 1, 2009

clipped from mashable.com HOW TO: Use Social Media for Enterprise Business In fact, the answer may surprise you. There are business-to-business companies that are utilizing the social web to find customers, to build up a reputation, and to get the upper hand on landing the big deal. There’s a great deal that social media offers [...]

{ 0 comments }

I found this book by author/editor Terry Kyle on Entrepreneur Connect .  The book looks fascinating, chock full of ideas and interesting enough to consider adding it to your small business book collection.  Here are some reviews that the author has received: “400 Latest & Greatest Small Business Ideas From Around The World” is all [...]

{ 2 comments }

Strategies for Competitive Advantage in Small Business

by Stephanie Mayo on June 25, 2009

Strategies for Competitive Advantage in Small Business Your competitive advantage begins when you adapt an internal “can do” attitude which inspires you to go “above and beyond” the call of duty to your customers. But which ones? It may often be forgotten, but every small business owner needs to be aware of the two sets [...]

{ 0 comments }

Netiquette for Small Business

by Stephanie Mayo on June 12, 2009

Today’s business is conducted heavily online. You know about social networking, branding your products, being found. One concept, however, often gets lost in the shuffle. Online etiquette is something that must be quickly embraced, due to the surge of this medium. Online etiquette delves into various aspects, many fallacies that we do not realize we [...]

{ 2 comments }

With its Austin headquarters and around 100 employees, the 15-year-old firm has long been a player in the mortgage market, but is now one of the upstarts trying to take business from banks weakened by the credit crisis.

{ 0 comments }

easyrss: clipmarks | live clips

by Lori on May 21, 2009

shes the co-owner of zig & zag design, a montreal-based firm she runs with business partner nathalie paulin; their striking furniture and home accessories are featured in boutiques and well-known retailers across the country. …

{ 0 comments }

final draft (thesis, rev.7)

by Lori on May 2, 2009

we determined i ought to focus exclusively on “a view of japan through japanese art,” rather than on a combined and dimensional representation of drucker’s management ideology’s effects on the contemporary art business , and other …

{ 0 comments }