Archive for the ‘business news’ Category

Get recognized!

So you have the right niche, the right product or service, and the right team.  Now, you just need to get the word out.  More importantly, you need your site to stand out from the rest and get some distinction and recognition.  Here are some options for getting the right eyes to look at your site.

Press coverage/Press releases – You can send press releases to all… Click here to continue »

Read more »

Who moved my cheese?

Mitch Biggs  is a Featured Business & Finance Contributor to Associated Content.  This is a reprint of a published article.

Remember the quick read by Spencer Johnson on change management written ironically in a business fable format? The characters of Who Moved My Cheese were Sniff, Scurry, Hem and Haw. Sniff and Scurry found the new cheese in station… Click here to continue »

Read more »

Soar above difficulties

“In the middle of a difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein

It has been proven again and again that success is likely to happen in difficult times. Many successful businesses were started in recession – Burger King, FedEx, MTV, CNN, HP and other big businesses.

Albert Einstein says that in the middle of a difficulty lies opportunity – this is actual in our situation right now.… Click here to continue »

Read more »

Top traffic referrers

As a small business blogger, I always want to increase my small business blog traffic. Well, actually, who doesn’t?

I have found out that bookmarking your own blog posts can help you a great deal in getting your content to more eyeballs. This might not be an ideal tactic for many as some bloggers, for some reasons, resent promoting their own blog posts, but it’s… Click here to continue »

Read more »

Eden Prairie, MN

Why Eden Prairie, MN is under the spotlight? Because it’s the best place to live in US, according to Money Magazine’s Best Place to Live 2010.

“The best place to live” can be translated as a family-friendly place in which local economy booms. This is what exactly describing Eden Prairie, MN.

With 5.1% unemployment rate (over 4 percentage points above US National Average,) $119,012… Click here to continue »

Read more »

The economy of World Cup

2010 FIFA World Cup Final is approaching, and no matter how you love or hate football (soccer,) you must realise that FIFA World Cup has proven to have significant impact on global economy and business.

Hosted in South Africa, the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final on July 11, 2010 is all about the Netherlands vs. Spain. The football national team of the respective countries… Click here to continue »

Read more »

Patent seal

The title is meant to be sarcastic, but the essence is clear: Be careful adopting new technology or business system – make sure that you have done your due diligence in ensuring that you and your business are not infringing anybody’s copyrights.

Or, on the other way around – if you have developed powerful, life-hacking system for businesses, be sure you have done your due diligence in… Click here to continue »

Read more »

Small business online marketing

Your small business should reach out for new customers online – the Internet is, indeed, THE gathering place. In fact, some people even spend their time online more than off line.

Before you finally decide to do so, you need to understand how your target audiences spend their time online – this way, you can adopt which branding and marketing methods and tools to use… Click here to continue »

Read more »

Social recruitment

Small business owners – if you think social networks only as a medium for your business to build brand and community, you need to explore more and expand your horizon, as 73.3% use social networks to recruit new employees, according to JobVite’s Social Recruiting Survey 2010.

I just read an article from WebProNews regarding the importance of social media in job recruitment. To… Click here to continue »

Read more »

Mobile ads

Today, the best way to build a community of fans and brand evangelists is by creating and building your small business brand pages and social media profiles.

Your business profile on Facebook can be a great branding and community building tool. Your business’ Twitter account can help you promote any special offers to your followers; these are some of the most eminent benefits of establishing a social… Click here to continue »

Read more »

Vaio EA Arabesque

Are you really taking pride of your products and services quality? Learn from Sony Vaio’s case study.

First of all – the newsflashes: Sony Vaio recalls 535,000 laptops due to Vaio laptops’ defect on internal temperature management system, causing overheating, that may also cause excessive heat and distort its shape.

Please also read this Sony Vaio’s official notice regarding this matter on… Click here to continue »

Read more »