Feb 04, 2010 05:00PM

Take Your Startup Viral

These entrepreneurs grew their businesses by teaching others the tricks of their trade. You can, too.

Feb 03, 2010 05:00PM

Create a Positive Corporate Culture

Examine your beliefs, goals and values to create a positive atmosphere in your business.

Feb 03, 2010 05:00PM

Build Your Own Bloomberg-Killer

The Bloomberg Terminal is too pricey for most small businesses, so make one yourself for under $1000.

Feb 01, 2010 05:00PM

6 Ways to Dig Out of Debt

Avoid bankruptcy and make your business more solvent with these tips.

Jan 28, 2010 05:00PM

Love Your Business More Than Your Family

Don't let family obligations become interruptions to your business success.

Feb 08, 2010 08:15PM

Win a Copy of ?Build A Green Small Business? Book

Everyone loves getting something for free, right? Of course you do.

So we’ve decided to implement a new feature here at Small Business Trends. Each month we plan to hold a drawing and give away stuff to you.

There will be something different every month. Whatever it is, it will be something of interest to entrepreneurs and small business leaders.

This month, we have 8 copies of the book, “Build a Green Small Business: Profitable Ways to Become an Ecopreneur” by Scott Cooney.�Read More

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Win a Copy of “Build A Green Small Business” Book

Feb 08, 2010 07:29AM

Small Business Cash Flow Problems Still Not Declining

Many small businesses continue to experience cash flow problems – the majority, in fact, according to a survey by the Discover Small Business Watch.

That cash flow is an issue right now for small businesses might sound obvious to most of you that run your own businesses, but a worsening trend might not be. So here?s a chart that shows what has been going on with small business cash flow over the past three years.

The figure plots the percentage of respondentsRead More

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Small Business Cash Flow Problems Still Not Declining

Feb 07, 2010 12:27PM

Musician Makes over $18k in 5 Days with Social Media

I?ve always loved jingles. I?ve always wanted one for my web site. I found one that I thought was perfect for Ancestry.com once. I sung it to myself every time I heard their name.

So I was inspired by a small business that started over the holidays. People like case studies about how small businesses succeed with social media. Here is an example of a business that was started with social media. It was started, get this: over this Christmas andRead More

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Musician Makes over $18k in 5 Days with Social Media

Feb 06, 2010 12:49PM

New Competitions for Entrepreneurs and Growing Companies

It’s great to get recognition for your small business and it’s even better if that recognition comes with great prizes. This list of competitions and awards for small businesses is updated every two weeks and brought to you as a community service by Small Business Trends and Smallbiztechnology.com.

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Mom Invented: California Product Search
Enter by February 20, 2010

Anna’s Linens, a leading home goods retailer and seller of the entire Mom Invented� family of products, is in search of theRead More

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New Competitions for Entrepreneurs and Growing Companies

Feb 06, 2010 05:26AM

SuperFreakonimics is a Fun Way to Challenge Your Assumptions

Whoever thought that economics could be fun? Well, it IS fun when Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt put their ?freaky? spin on the myriad decisions and assumptions that we make. I read the original ?Freakonomics? and enjoyed it so much that I purchased “SuperFreakonomics? as soon as I saw it.

The reviews are mixed on ?SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance?. There are people who have read ?Freakonomics? and were disappointed because ?SuperFreakonomics? is more ofRead More

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SuperFreakonimics is a Fun Way to Challenge Your Assumptions