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01/26/12--08:30: 5 Easy Ways to Stay on Top of Your Accounting (chan 1536011)

Failing to keep good financial records is like driving a sports car at top speed with your eyes closed.  It may be ok for a little while, but eventually you will crash and burn.  Perhaps one of your new year’s resolutions is to keep better financial records for your business. You may have pledged to finally tame the paper beast lurking in your office, or at least find your desk under all those receipts.  But there’s one small problem.Read More

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5 Easy Ways to Stay on Top of Your Accounting




01/26/12--11:30: Steps and Strategy: It’s About a Niche and Productivity (chan 1536011)

Small business owners often shoot from the hip, do what others will not do and sometimes attempt to accomplish monumental tasks in small amounts of time with limited resources.  I respect the ambition. We have things like the telephone, the car, the ipod because of this frontiersman like ambition. But there is a process to everything.



As John Mariotti says in, “You Can’t Rush The Harvest:”

“After the right steps are taken the crop grows

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Steps and Strategy: It’s About a Niche and Productivity




01/27/12--02:30: 2012 the Year of the Entrepreneur (chan 1536011)

Could 2012 be the year of the entrepreneur? Some believe it is. Check out these important links for more tips on your entrepreneurial journey.

Entrepreneurship

Is 2012 the year of the entrepreneur? Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council and co-founder of Gen Y Capital Partners, thinks so. Among other things, Gerber says the current economy and job market will push more people into the idea of providing an income for themselves through starting businesses. Bloomberg Businessweek

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2012 the Year of the Entrepreneur




01/27/12--05:00: Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire (chan 1536011)



It might be hard to read those little baskets on the desk, but they’re labeled “Frying Pan” and “Fire.”

I’d love to take more credit for this, but it’s based on an old co-worker’s desk. She had the traditional “In” and “Out” paper bins, but she also had one labeled “OMG!” where I’m assuming she kept items that needed to be dealt with more quickly.

I never asked her about it, but it always amused me when I’d walkRead More

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Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire




01/27/12--08:00: Jeanne Hopkins of HubSpot: All Leads Are Not Created Equal (chan 1536011)

Time is very valuable and this is especially true when it comes to small business. In a small business, time is worth its weight in gold. Using your time wisely on matters that will make a difference and aligning business goals is crucial to a small businesses success. Here, Brent Leary joins Jeanne Hopkins of HubSpot to discuss the concept of inbound marketing and wise time management.

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Jeanne Hopkins of HubSpot: All Leads Are Not Created Equal




01/27/12--11:00: Join us in Atlanta for “Getting Down to Social Business” (chan 1536011)

Join me, Anita Campbell, and an impressive list of the CRM industry’s leading experts and solution providers a  free 1-day information packed seminar on February 3, 2012 , in Atlanta, Georgia!



The day will focus on the need for companies to transition their approach to “social” away from a narrow, reactionary set of disconnected activities … to a full-fledged corporate culture strategically aligned to build long-lasting relationships with today’s empowered customer.

Sessions Include:

• Keynote presentation by Paul Greenberg,

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Join us in Atlanta for “Getting Down to Social Business”




01/27/12--11:30: If Your Product is Really Good, It Should Sell Itself (chan 1536011)

How true is this?  In response to an article on how to promote your business without being pushy, David Morgan threw the statement, “If your product or service is really good, it should sell itself” out there. So is it true?



If your product or service is really good, will it sell itself? And if so, when?

We want passive income, passive work and pay checks that come like clockwork—I know I do. But howRead More

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If Your Product is Really Good, It Should Sell Itself




01/28/12--05:30: “Organize Your Home Office” For A Workable Office Space (chan 1536011)

Many small business owners work from home, but very few of these same owners would be comfortable inviting a prospective client to see their home office.  The home office often ranges from controlled chaos to a black hole where invoices and client information are never seen from again. Organize Your Home Office for Success – Expert Strategies That Can Work For You was written to help business professionals put into place a workable office space and systems that keep crucialRead More

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“Organize Your Home Office” For A Workable Office Space




01/28/12--11:38: Check Out These Latest Small Business Awards and Contests (chan 1536011)

This list of contests, competitions and awards for small businesses is brought to you every other week as a community service by Small Business Trends and Smallbiztechnology.com.

Also, if you’ve entered and won a contest or award listed here, let us know so we can share your news.

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Tibbetts Awards 2012
Enter by January 31, 2012

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Check Out These Latest Small Business Awards and Contests




01/28/12--16:56: RatePoint Customer Reviews Service Shutting Down (chan 1536011)

One of our readers alerted us that RatePoint, the customer review software solution that many eCommerce and other businesses used on their websites, is shutting down.  The RatePoint homepage is still operational as of this writing. But some customers report being unable to access their accounts, or report what they consider poor treatment.

Michael McDermott of BashFoo wrote a few days ago:

The leaders in online reputation management services, Ratepoint Inc. of Needham, MA reported this afternoon the abrupt shutdown

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RatePoint Customer Reviews Service Shutting Down