The IRS may have some useful tax credits for you if you hire members of certain targeted groups. The work opportunity credit has been extended to cover members of targeted groups who begin work for you before September 1, 2011. For tax years beginning after December 31, 2006, there is no longer an alternative minimum…
Chris Brogan said you might stop by. I’m glad you did. I’ll bet Chris told you how new interactive tools change small business, how your customers are already seeking information and interaction with you online. And I’m sure he talked about trust. I hope we can earn a bit of yours. Please, leave a comment….
It’s about experience. Creating the experience with your customers that makes them smile; the experience that makes them tell a story about you. It’s about the stories you tell about your customers. It’s about smiling while you do it, finding joy in your business. DQ gets it. They are featuring customer stories on their food…
Each Friday, I open the Brag Basket for the weekend. This weekend, I’m in transit. So I’m asking you to take the lead and cheer for each other. This is designed as a fun place for you to share your projects and accomplishments. But you can also cheer for other people, give shout outs, congratulate,…
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…
He smiled when I walked in. “You brought me Play-doh?”“As a matter of fact, I did,” I said as I stood by the counter and opened the small yellow plastic container. He just watched. He could have started laughing at me. After all, he was the counter guy at a tire store. They sell tires…
If I was an economic development professional in a small town, I’d build a local version of the Oklahoma City Co-working Collaborative. Instead of looking for that next big company to recruit, I’d grow my own. And instead of focusing on “big” local businesses for my incubator space, I’d build a co-working incubator, styled after…
Guest Post By Neal Rohrbach I’m sure you’ve been to a trade show in the big city with big time vendors and corporate representatives handing out cool “freebies” with their logo on them. The “big dogs” certainly aren’t the only ones who can have a cool item or gadget to pass out to potential customers….
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