06/20/2012
Tweeting on Twitter is one of the newest business marketing trends. Using the following tips will help you better manage your tweeting for the benefit of your business...

Twitter Tweets

06/18/2012
No one likes to be the center of an audit, but small businesses that deal primarily in cash may find themselves under the IRS scrutiny more often than other companies. The IRS realizes that a considerable amount of cash income is not reported on small businesses tax returns. In turn, it has developed techniques to uncover hidden stores of cash. Here is what they look for:

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06/13/2012
Mitt Romney promised members of the nation's small business lobby on Wednesday that, if elected, he would shut down health care reform, reduce taxes and tackle regulations.

Romney Small Business Promises

06/12/2012
Getting more energy efficient is another way to save the Earth while saving money too. NRDC recommends taking advantage of the fact that most utilities offer free or inexpensive energy audits, whereby an engineer examines operations and provides a report about how to save on energy costs. Turning off lights and electronics at the end of the work day can save bundles of energy.

Greening a Business

06/11/2012
Fortunately, there are simple tips to get you started on protection, but you must act quickly. Waiting to take action could threaten your firms survival and may have untold consequences.

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06/11/2012
You might already understand how to scale your business model profitably. But if you have any doubts about the product offering—whether people will buy it, whether it has a place in the marketplace, etc.—then you are clearly working on a startup.

This is a critical distinction, because the tactics and goals of a startup are entirely different from those of a company.

Learn from Startups

06/06/2012
Professional royalty free stock photos for only $.99 each. Simply select and download professional images and photos.

Images can be used in web design, product brochures, CD covers, and more!

06/06/2012
Coming up with ideas for new blog posts on a regular basis can be a challenge, even for the most prolific writers. Experience shows that readers tend to favor certain types of posts more than others. Here are some popular types of blog posts that you might want to use for those times when inspiration simply does not strike.

Lists
Lists are loved by readers. Top 10 lists, lists of top resources, lists of tools, lists of important dates, etc. Really, just about any type of list will tend to be very popular with blog readers. And you can easily craft lists from popular posts and other resources.

Ideas for Blogs

06/05/2012
Professionally designed business cards that can be customized to suit your needs. Select business card designs by theme or  industry. The business cards are inexpensive and high-quality.

06/04/2012
There are a wide variety of things you can do in regard to blog promotion. Here are just a few...

1. Optimize
Optimize the blog using standard search engine optimization techniques, so that it performs well in the organic rankings of the various search engines.

Blog Promotion Tips

06/03/2012
Now you have decided to podcast do you need tools to get the job done? We recommend the Podcasting Bundle.

RecordForAll and FeedForAll makes it simple to record audio files, layer audio files, edit audio files and publish podcast feeds.

The podcasting software bundle is a complete podcasting solution!

06/02/2012
Podcasting is the process of creating an audio show of some sort available in MP3 format via an RSS 2.0 feed that supports enclosures. Podcasts are designed to include talk shows, tutorials, music, or other audio content.

Learn All About Podcasting!

06/01/2012
If you need a professional logo checkout the logo designs available at Logo Search.

You can modify the logo designs to meet your business needs and add your company name. Logos are only $9.95. The download includes logos that are 1200 x 1200 pixels and five formats including: .jpg, .gif, .png, .bmp, .and .tif.

05/31/2012
Testimonials are essentially 3rd-party endorsements for a product or service. Potential customers will often look for testimonials when faced with a purchasing decision. Customer testimonials can increase sales closing rates by removing uncertainty and instilling confidence in the customer. Additionally, testimonials that describe solutions for real-life problems can be very well received by others that may be struggling with similar issues.

Customer Testimonials and Profiles

05/30/2012
Half of small businesses have not taken action to prepare for disasters that are prone to happen in their areas, according to a new survey from FedEx Corp. and the American Red Cross. In addition, slightly more than half 51% have not practiced evacuations or other emergency drills, and almost half 47% have not communicated employee roles for the business in a disaster.

Further, while 40% of small businesses do not believe they could fully recover within six months if their business was completely destroyed in a disaster, fewer than one third 29% of those surveyed are prepared if a disaster disrupts their business for just one month.

Additionally, the majority of small businesses may not fully realize how a disaster could impact one of their greatest resources—their employees. Seventy-seven percent have not taken steps to encourage employees to create disaster preparedness plans for their homes and families.

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05/28/2012
It is not just large businesses that are looking to cutting-edge technologies such as virtualization, cloud computing  and mobile devices to beef up their disaster preparedness capabilities. A significant number of small- and medium-size businesses are adopting these innovations as well, a new survey shows. And the move is paying off for them.

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