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Should I blog for my small business

By Becky McCray

How do you tell if a blog is right for your small business? What if you’ve heard of blogs, but aren’t sure what it means? For today’s Small Biz 100, we’re going to go over some small business blog basics. First, what is a blog? It’s a special type of website, one that is designed […]

March 9, 2009 Filed Under: Small Biz 100, social media

The Four Ps of Marketing

By Becky McCray

If you took a basic marketing class, you may remember the Four P’s of Marketing. But have you thought about applying them in your business today? Let’s do an introduction to the Four P’s, and see if you come up with any new ideas for your business. You can think of marketing as everything except […]

February 23, 2009 Filed Under: marketing, Small Biz 100 Tagged With: service businesses

Inventory basics for small businesses

By Becky McCray

An anonymous commenter asked us to confirm that inventory does not affect profit and loss statements, but does affect cash flow. Inventory is product you buy to resell, so yes, it affects your cash flow. You spent money to purchase it. You collect money when you sell it.If you are preparing Cash Flow Statements, you’ll […]

February 10, 2009 Filed Under: finance, Small Biz 100, tax matters

Checklist for your business website

By Becky McCray

Every local business website needs to cover some basic information, but too often, we miss something basic. I just searched for some local businesses, and found many that were missing essential info. It’s easy to do, because you’re too close. You think everyone will know, you assume they can figure it out. But it doesn’t […]

January 26, 2009 Filed Under: entrepreneurship, marketing, Small Biz 100

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