You’re the Boss Blog: A Small-Business Owner Bird-Dogs the Republican Candidates

You’re the Boss Blog: White House Opposes Small-Business Contracting Provision in Defense Bill

In a statement, the administration called higher goals for small-business contracting "laudable but overly ambitious." ...

You’re the Boss Blog: Introducing Deirdre Lord, a New Business Group Member

Deirdre Lord and a longtime colleague teamed up to start The Megawatt Hour. "Essentially, we're the Turbo Tax for businesses that buy energy in deregulated markets," she said. ...

You’re the Boss Blog: Why I Cut My Own Salary

Our cash is holding steady, but I don't have a good feeling about the immediate future. We're just not seeing as many eager buyers. ...

The Agenda: Obama Proposes New Tax Credit for Small Businesses That Hire

A company that increased its payroll by $4 million would be allowed a $400,000 income tax credit. ...

Small-Business Guide: Small-Business Owners Face a Transition After the Sale

Shara Mendelson sold her business, Plum Benefits, which sells discounted entertainment tickets to corporate employees, and went to work for the parent company....

 

Don’t push when you can pull

No selling required There is a better way of winning new customers than pushing you and your B2B offer at them. Customers love it because they’re buying rather than being sold to. You’ll like it because it feels better than selling and you’ll get more long term business from it. U...

How the 'Little Guy' Can Partner With Big Companies

If you're a little guy, there are plenty of ways to partner with a much larger company. Here are seven. ...

"Scott Thompson Was A Terrible CEO" And Other Snippets From Fred Wilson

As always, Fred Wilson had a lot of insights share this morning at TechCrunch's Disrupt conference in New York. Here are some of the highlights from his talk with the always barbed Mike Arrington:...

SRDC Is Offering Loans Through RLF

Southwest Regional Development Commission (SRDC) is offering loans through revolving loan fund (RLF). Its purpose is to have a direct financing tool making loan funds available so as to assist in retail, manufacturing, and distribution businesses.

What Job Are You Helping Your Customers Do?

Marketing is often described in terms of a product life cycle. The development, the launch, continued support, and finally, discontinuation all have specific marketing efforts associated with them. From social contests to reduced prices and giveaways, the emphasis is nearly always on the product or service provided. However, this does not take into account the way that customers actually search for and find products.

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