President Obama’s healthcare reform has been the topic of heavy debate in recent weeks, especially among small businesses who have both a lot to gain and a lot to lose from such a reform. Of the 39 million Americans who do not have healthcare, an estimated one-third are employed by small businesses. The most recent [...]
Facing flagging sales and the forced closure of nearly 800 stores worldwide, Starbucks is turning to a new tactic: becoming not-Starbucks. The chain’s new strategy, which will be launched at a handful of stores in its native Seattle, involves a complete overhaul and re-branding of individual stores. One such store, on 15th Avenue, will re-open [...]
What if small businesses and entrepreneurs could advertise and perform customer service for free and reach more potential clients than multi-thousand dollar marketing plans? Enter Twitter, a completely free social networking and blogging service that allows users to send and receive posts that are up to 140 characters in length. Such posts are delivered to [...]
Let’s face it – it’s difficult to run a business these days without investing in a significant amount of electronic equipment. Computers, printers, photocopying and fax machines, cell phones and PDAs… they are all crucial pieces in maintaining communication with clients and suppliers, not to mention staying on top of the latest business trends. But [...]
Unpacking the Stimulus Package, Vol. 4 On June 15th, the Small Business Administration began accepting applications for their short-term deferred-payment ARC loan program. By the end of the first week, however, only four national banks had signed on to the program and only 72 of an estimated 10,000 loans had been approved nationwide, none of [...]
Unpacking the Stimulus Package, Vol.2 Small businesses hoping to take advantage of the SBA’s America’s Recovery Capital Loan Program (“ARC”) should be proactive in securing their place in the program, which only allows for about 10,000 loans nationwide, or an average of 200 per state. The SBA anticipates a high demand for these loans, so [...]
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