TechTonic Trends

Why There's Not Much Sizzle In Two Burger Chains' IPO Plans

Can two also-ran burger chains that struggled through the recession win over Wall Street investors? We'll soon find out, as fast-food franchisor CKE Restaurants -- corporate parent of both Carl's Jr. and Hardee's -- recently filed to go public, seeking roughly $100 million and applying for the stock...

"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:...

IRS Warns Taxpayers Not To Be 'Too Concise' on Returns

It’s not every day that the IRS complains the submissions it receives are too concise. But that’s the missive sent by the IRS to tax lawyers and accountants who’ve been filing the Schedule of Uncertain Tax Positions (UTP) as part of their tax returns....

Looking for a new job? Entrepreneurial Companies Show the Way...

Looking for a new job?  Perhaps it’s time to go entrepreneurial.  Recent SEC filings show that entrepreneurial companies have been hiring at a red hot pace, skyrocketing 13+% over last year’s levels.  The rate of growth far outstrips the relatively modest 3% average increase for n...

More Questions on Crowdfunding Industry Research, With Carl Esposti

Last week I spoke with Carl Esposti, CEO, and Gerrit Ahlers, Sr. Analyst, of Massolution, who played key roles in authoring Crowd Funding Industry Research, the first market research report on the crowd funding industry.  This document is available as a summary or as an entire report at www.cro...

No room for weenies

No use complaining Keep up won’t you? There’s no room for weenies in the global micro enterprise community. My hapless and hopeless UK agent, Tony Robinson OBE, sent me a press clipping of what Serena Williams said after winning the Madrid Open last week. He’s obsessed by how Ser...

Day 2: National Small Business Week - Corinne’s Catfish Tells Us Why They Love It

For today’s post, we spoke with Orin Moore, owner and founder of Corinne’s Catfish in Lewisville, Texas. The On Deck Team found this story particularly inspiring – and we hope our readers to do.

Creating Google Alerts Directly in Google Analytics

A few weeks back I wrote about the powerful new metrics that small business owners can glean from the new Social reports within Google Analytics. And since that post, even more neat features have been released to help business owners learn more about not only what’s happening on their site, but what’s happening off of it, as well.

How Ads on Your Site Can Affect SEO (Video)

Your search rankings could be suffering if there are a number of advertisements above the content on your website. ...

Nominations Are Open for the Small Business Influencer Awards!

Does a special person or company come to mind when you think of someone or something important in the world of small business?  Perhaps you think of a client of yours.  Or maybe a favorite vendor or supplier, or a software app that has transformed your small business or made it more profitable.  Or perhaps you think of a favorite journalist who covers issues important to small businesses.