Lack of professionalism just cost a local business my patronage. If you are going to use your cell phone for business, and advertise that number as the way to reach you, remember professionalism. I heard ringback music instead of ringing. And the song? Toby Keith’s “Gonna Get My Drink On.” And it ain’t a liquor…
Computerized accounting is best when it’s simple, so I was pleased to get this short email from Kevin Reeth: I was reading your blog post today and thought you might be interested in a new web site (http://gobootstrap.com)that offers really simple online bookkeeping for businesses that just don’t get or want to learn accounting (which…
You know more accounting than you think you do. So for this episode of the Small Biz 100, we’re going to build on what you already know, to get you through the accounting basics. When I taught computer accounting classes to small business owners, this was always the first thing we went over together. So…
Tracking your own name, your company name or any other search string on Twitter used to be easy. You could get an IM any time your keyword was entered in a tweet by anyone. But that feature has been offline for some time. TechLifeWeb has a workaround of an IM Twitter tracking tool, TwitterSpy. I’ve…
Guest Post by Steve Schaffer, Triporia The internet has given small businesses a platform to gain exposure to millions of prospective customers from around the world. Video is a very effective way to gain the attention of these users. Many small businesses do not have the budget to produce a professional video – this is…
Each Friday, I open the brag basket as a fun place to give someone a pat on the back, brag, or promote yourself and your projects. Tony Katz explained why this matters: It’s ok to have success, it’s ok to have great things happen in your life and it is ok to talk about those…
That’s You. It’s you and your friends and neighbors. Together. No one else but…you, your friends, together. It’s an ideal situation, really, working in a small community with your friends and neighbors. A small company controls its destiny. There’s no home office issuing edicts by email from glistening towers…somewhere. Each employee’s impact is seen, felt,…
“Serving fine concessions since 2008” That’s the branding statement for the Homerun Hut. It’s the concession stand at a local athletic club. After some years of inconsistent operations, a young couple took on the operation for the summer. Her dad is the club president and opened the door. They are a good pair. They’ve been…
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