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Business Goals Small Business Owners aim for in 2012

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Usha Prasad
Business Goals Small Business Owners aim for in 2012

The time has started ticking to welcome 2012. It’s another New Year,that brings with it new hopes, promises, dreams and goals. Small business owners, who have weathered tough times and economic challenges in 2011, are gearing up to face the New Year with new challenges and better business opportunities. And, what better way than to list out new business goals, so that you start working towards achieving the same. In this post, we have a few small business owners, who have shared their Business Goals for 2012. Candace Reese an Empowerment Speaker, Inspirational Coach, Executive Influencer and CEO Pundit 1. … Read more

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Defining better goals and strategies help your business scale new heights

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Usha Prasad
Defining better goals and strategies help your business scale new heights

For all business owners, it’s time to take stock of the achievements and failures of your business goals in 2011 and list new goals you want to accomplish in 2012. A couple of small business owners have shared the business goals they are aiming at in 2012. Today, we will tell you what goals Andrew Schrage, Founder and Editor of Money Crashers, who has also launched a start-up ‘SparkCharge Media’ – a conglomeration of financial websites including Money Crashers, http://www.moneycrashers.com/ has set for 2012. This year was a great year for his business. While he did not hit every single … Read more

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Implementing Effective SEO Helps Your Business Grow & Save Money

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Usha Prasad
Implementing Effective SEO Helps Your Business Grow & Save Money

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the key to success for any business that is active on the web. It not only helps find relevant keywords when searches are conducted via search engines, but also helps save a big deal of money. As experts put it – “SEO is the best customer acquisition strategy in the online world”. Jason Mark Anderman, President and Co-Founder of the start-up WhichDraft, the site that lets freelancers automatically create sophisticated contracts online and offers lawyers document assembly in the cloud, saved good money this year by learning search engine optimization. “I engaged an SEO expert … Read more

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Implementing Effective Cost Cutting Measures Saves Good Money

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Usha Prasad
Implementing Effective Cost Cutting Measures Saves Good Money

Andrew Schrage, Founder and Editor of Money Crashers, launched his start-up SparkCharge Media – a conglomeration of financial websites including MoneyCrashers, in 2008. He started his business on a shoestring budget at the height of the recession. “With my business plan, I knew how much I had in savings that I was willing to allocate towards the business, and I derived my budget directly from that number. And I found ways to save on just about everything. I did virtually all of the legwork myself in the beginning. I did not have an accountant, I did not have an editor, … Read more

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Sunny Outlook for Small Businesses in 2012

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Usha Prasad
Sunny Outlook for Small Businesses in 2012

We have heard a lot about the hardships and economic challenges small businesses faced in 2011. Despite these economic hardships, Small Business owners in America are setting themselves up for a comeback, says a survey. A recent survey by Zoomerang Online Survey & Polls and GrowBiz Media revealed that more than 40 percent of small and medium-sized business (SMB) owners are very optimistic about their businesses headed into the New Year, despite 61 percent facing economic hardships and 50 percent failing to meet business goals in 2011. Statistics revealed that although SMBs do not plan to expand their 2012 business … Read more

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A little Planning can save big Money

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Usha Prasad
A little Planning can save big Money

Sam Lazarus of Best Corporation, Inc., who is also a ServiceMaster franchisee, in Wichita, Kansas, has seen significant savings in his business by adopting various cost cutting measures. Let’s hear it from Sam himself – “With the economic downturn,as a small business owner I have systematically focused on cost cutting. This year, I once again began evaluating every vendor that we have – from phones (cell and landlines) to insurance providers, from utilities to property taxes,” says Sam. Track Sales Leads for FREE using Apptivo’s Leads App Here is a partial list of vendors Sam looked at and how he … Read more

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How Small Businesses Saved Money in 2011

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Usha Prasad
How Small Businesses Saved Money in 2011

As a small business owner, every penny you save means a lot. Small business owners across industries have made wise savings by adopting various methods to cut costs this year. When LaShonda Rahming launched a new collaboration platform ‘All About Collaboration’ in March this year, he used resources from all over the world using a platform called odesk that can be found at www.odesk.com.This service is very similar to elance.com where freelancers are registered and businesses looking for talent. He has also co-authored a book ‘The next big thing’, that was among the best sellers on Amazon.”I used them for … Read more

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How ‘musee-solomon’ saved money in 2011

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Usha Prasad
How ‘musee-solomon’ saved money in 2011

Friends, 2011 is coming to an end.  For business owners, it’s time to take stock of their success and failures, finances, and plan for the coming year. When we say finances, what better joy can it bring when you save money in your business? In a series of posts, we bring you success stories of various start-ups and small businesses on how they saved money in 2011 and looking ahead into 2012. FREE Time Tracking software at your fingertips. Today, let’s hear how an international art and design business ‘musee-solomon’, located north of Austin,Texas, made substantial savings. “The economic challenges … Read more

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Five Reasons Why Small Businesses Fail

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Usha Prasad
Five Reasons Why Small Businesses Fail

Just wishing to become successful doesn’t show any result. It requires a reasonable amount of planning and commitment to succeed in any field. When you plan to set up a business, failure is the last thing on your mind. If you are a start-up or a small business owner, you will never see your business fail if you have laid out a well thought-out business plan and set your goals right. Most small businesses did not succeed because its owners failed to put in their efforts. Let’s find out what are these reasons that lead to failure of a business. … Read more

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Online e-Guide helps Entrepreneurs & Small Businesses Understand their Financing Options

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Usha Prasad
Online e-Guide helps Entrepreneurs & Small Businesses Understand their Financing Options

There is good news for small business owners and entrepreneurs in America. Your financial planning will become a lot easier now. Yes, an online e-Guide will help you understand various financing options for your business. SCORE, a non-profit association and premier resource for free and confidential small business advice and mentors to America’s small business, in association with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (Mass Mutual) has released an online e-Guide to help small businesses and entrepreneurs learn more about their business financing options. The new e-guide “The Collateral You Need to Close on Your Business Loan” is now available for … Read more

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