New Management for Your Brand
It is important to understand that support for your business is always in flux - some days sales are up; other days they're down. However, if you have noticed a string of down days, it may be time for a "Under New Management" sign—not literally, but implied; going forward, your communications will tell everyone that you are doing things differently in order to win back lost consumer confidence.
February 22, 2012 9:44 PM
The Best and Worst States for Health-Care Costs
The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council released last week its "Health Care Policy Cost Index 2012," which ranks the states and the District of Columbia on public policy measures that impact the costs of health-care and health-insurance coverage.
February 22, 2012 5:46 PM
Helping Customers Breathe Easy
We’re highlighting small businesses from around the country as nominated by you, our readers. If your favorite small business is using Twitter to communicate with customers, let us know about it @fbsmallbiz with the hashtag #mysbc, and it may be featured as an upcoming Small Business of the Day.
February 22, 2012 4:02 PM
Is Self-Publishing in Your Marketing Plan?
If you're looking for a new way to position yourself as a respected expert in your field, self publishing may be a worthwhile endeavor.
February 22, 2012 1:00 PM
Ten Tips to Keep Your Calendar Lean and Mean
In today's supercharged, hypercompetitive environment, it can be a full-time job just to keep your head above water and manage your time and calendar wisely. To help with this, Doodle, an online scheduling application, has compiled a list of 10 tips and tricks that can decrease the amount of time that you’ll spend on coordinating meetings and managing your schedule.
February 22, 2012 1:00 PM
Why Small Business Needs a Real Estate Comeback
The National Federation of Independent Business' Research Foundation recently released Small Business, Credit Access ,and a Lingering Recession, which found the real estate overhang continues to limit access to capital for small businesses, and hinder their ability to grow.
February 21, 2012 9:10 PM
Grading Small Businesses to Close Sales
We’re highlighting small businesses from around the country as nominated by you, our readers. If your favorite small business is using Twitter to communicate with customers, let us know about it @fbsmallbiz with the hashtag #mysbc, and it may be featured as an upcoming Small Business of the Day.
February 21, 2012 5:22 PM
Enough is Enough: When to Fire an Employee
It's may never seem like a good time to fire someone, but doing so may be crucial to having your business run more efficiently. Here are some tips from the Young Entrepreneur Council on how to know when to let a worker go.
February 21, 2012 4:01 PM
Rising Gas Prices Put Small Businesses In Tough Spot: Increase Costs or Eat Losses?
It's not just consumers hurting every time they fill up at the gas station. Small businesses are also struggling to operate with prices at the pump expected to hit all-time highs of $5 a gallon by summer driving season, AAA reported.
February 21, 2012 3:47 PM
Nine Tax Tasks to Do Before February 29
With just weeks to go, small business owners are feeling the tax crunch. BusinessNewsDaily checked in with tax experts about the outstanding chores that need to be done by the end of February to satisfy Uncle Sam
February 20, 2012 7:53 PM