Yesterday, June 3, was the last day that entries were accepted for the 15 copies of QuickBooks Premier to be given away from our blog, thanks to Intuit. Today those 15 winners were notified and Intuit will be contacting those winners who get the downloads. Five CD copies went in the mail today to those…

NOTE: This was in 2009. It is over.  Here’s why we’re giving away 15 copies of QuickBooks to small business people who aren’t using QB yet: I want you to get a better handle on your business. I’ve taught QuickBooks courses dozens of times. When we get to the section on reports, I see eyes…

I’m excited to announce a new contributor at Small Biz Survival, our friend Mark Hayward. We connected first on Twitter, and I’ve been impressed with his small business smarts. When he wrote the NO Cost (Six Step Small Business Social Media and Online Marketing Plan, I invited him to join us regularly. I’m glad I…

Joanna Young asked her readers to pick their best post of the year. What was our best small business article from all of 2008?  I think it would have to be our Checklists for starting your first business. My friend Chris suggested the post at SXSW. I got some help from Maesz, and we wrote…

You know a lot about me, but friend/mentor/buddy/rockstar Chris Brogan has tagged me for the 5 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Me meme. After putting it off for weeks, here are five new things you probably don’t know about me. 1. My first business venture was washing cars in junior high school. 2. In…

Speaker on small town business and social media It’s tough to find speakers who really understand small town and small business realities. And most techie speakers have trouble translating new technology into plain language. I help conference organizers provide useful information to audiences, especially small business people, small town and rural residents. My successes and…