Zdnet:
A class of social software is helping companies become more entrepreneurial and none a moment too soon.
In a survey of 300 business executives, Interminds LLC, a management consultancy, found that nearly three quarters (71 percent) of business executives indicated that innovation was stagnant in their organizations.
This isn’t because innovation isn’t important to the organization. Interminds […]

Branding Blog By Brand Identity Guru:
1. It “sells itself.” I don’t need to market
Okay, you might have a solid product or service. You might even routinely satisfy your customers. They might even send their friends and family to you. But wait. Is that your product or service selling itself? No (that is, unless your widgets […]

Many small businesses maintain business credit cards in order to develop and increase their business credit score. Many small business owners also rely on a credit card for emergencies. Unfortunately, some business owners make the mistake of using the business credit cards for their own purposes, none of which is advantageous to the business. […]

Killer Startups:
Did you just come up with possibly the greatest startup idea? Do you need the fudnign to make your dreams come true? If so, you might want to look at 40billion.com.
On the site, entrepreneurs with startup ideas post them and hope that angel investors will choose to invest on it. This allows anyone with […]

All business entities need to have in place a system for tracking both profits and expenses. While finances are one of the most important factors for any business, it is not uncommon that many small start ups and entrepreneurs fall behind when tracking such business finances. Many will make the mistake of relying on someone […]

4 entrepreneur:
Are you doing a good job meeting the needs of your small business? Keeping a good handle on finances? Networking? Do you have a system for organizing your marketing strategy? Do you even have a marketing strategy?
If you are running a small business, you know that to be successful you need to be a […]

Success Magazine:
John was 53 when the bad news hit. His department was being moved offshore. Since joining the company eight years earlier, he had worked his way up to a solid position in middle management with a decent salary and great benefits. Now, he was out of a job.
Having spent his entire adult life in […]

WebWire:
Although the current economic crisis is particularly challenging for homeschooling families, an upcoming conference in Atlanta aims to show parents and their children how entrepreneurship and education can go hand in hand.
According to promoter Alicia Golden-Herrera, Entrepreneur Days is a live 3 day conference from August 15-17 for families interested in working at home. […]

Huffington Post:
1. Vulnerability - It’s okay to take off that armor, Lancelot. It’s too heavy and hot, anyway. Vulnerability is when you are open to letting things in. Want more money? You need to be vulnerable. Need help from others? Vulnerability.
Learning about your blind spots, or something new about marketing… yup, vulnerability.
It’s the ability […]

USA Today:
You see them on just about every website. They lurk at the side or the top of the page. Some are static, others blink, flash, even float across your monitor. Some pop up, blocking your view of the website you’re trying to visit or sticking around after you’ve closed a site.
Online ads are everywhere, […]

NewsOK.com:
Jose’s Used Cars is at the corner of SW 29 and Western Avenue.
Next door is Jose’s Quick Lube.
Next to it is Jose’s Transmission.
And then there’s Jose’s Transmission Parts.
Jose Realzola’s wife, Berta, owns a Mexican restaurant about three blocks down the road.
From restaurants to real estate, first-generation immigrant business owners — like […]

MSNBC:
1. Hiring someone just because you know them. This means friends, former co-workers, family members or your own children. For a husband, this means hiring your wife. For a wife, this means hiring your husband. Even part-time. There needs to be a certain sense of objectivity and accountability in the workplace. Friends and family expect to […]

MKW-Ind.com:
Believe it or not, it is entirely possible for savvy individuals to earn their living through Craigslist. More and more individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit are realizing there are a host of opportunities for those who are willing to work hard to earn a living through hard work, learning about online communities such as Craigslist […]

Voice of America:
The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship www.nfte.com/ helps youngsters from low-income communities to build skills and unlock their entrepreneurial talent. In San Francisco, VOA’s Mike O’Sullivan spoke with aspiring entrepreneurs who took part in a competition to prepare a business plan.
High school student Vivian Chau, like most Asian American youngsters, loves a drink […]

Real Business:
First, a definition. Business format franchising is ‘a commercial relationship whereby one party allows another to operate clones of a proven business system, and provides initial and ongoing training and support in doing so, in return for initial and ongoing fees’. So, if you have a business, which can be operated as a branch […]

Fresh New Small Business Ideas:
Property management is a business that is regulated and requires a real estate license in many states. This first step requirement means that the potential buyer of an existing business would need to be qualified to run the business. They would also need to meet the same requirements to start one […]

Entrepreneur.com:
* Assess your brand promise. Your brand is your promise to your customer. It tells them what they can expect from your products and services, and it differentiates your offering from your competitor’s. Your brand is derived from who you are, who you want to be and who people perceive you to be. Your brand […]

Furniture Style:
1. Eliminate the costly practice of having two locations for customer pick-up
From: Joe Quintal, Rotman’s Furniture
2. Partner with manufacturers to create a national “Win a Room Full” Web-based contest for consumers
From: Jerry Wingate, Micro D
3. Put a store logo on an eye-catching, eco-friendly “smart car”
From: John Wells, Wells Home Furnishings
4. Create an incentive plan […]

Washington Post:
The rapidly growing Hispanic population will have a profound effect on the landscape of the small business community, said marketing expert Chiqui Cartagena, who also noted that Latino women now make up the fastest growing segment of entrepreneurs in the United States.
Latinos accounted for about 15 percent of the total U.S. population in July […]

BusinessWeek:
These trailblazers come from all sorts of businesses-automotive, design, technology-unburdened by the conventions of their new industry. They introduce products some consider shocking. Traditionalists scoff at them. But these outsiders are revolutionizing one of the world’s oldest professions: the funeral industry.
It’s a good time to deal in death. The first baby boomers are entering their […]