Where is small business headed? There are many trends out there, but a few important ones emerging include increased online marketing by small business and increased tensions between big government and small business leaders as economic hard times continue. In today’s business news roundup, we look at the specifics of how these trends are playing out in...

As a small business owner, you know the importance of blogging. You also know how important it is to get coverage from other blogs. But getting blog coverage means knowing how to pitch. It’s about making your email to that blogger stand out and make them want to hit the Reply button instead of just directing you to trash. And that’s not always easy.As a...

Banks won’t be loaning any time soon and despite (or perhaps because of) government intervention an economic recovery is definitely in the hands of entrepreneurs. That’s OK by us. Here at Small Business Trends, we’ve always had unlimited faith in the ability and aptitude of small business leaders to change the world. Here, first, are some facts...

Banks won’t be loaning any time soon and despite (or perhaps because of) government intervention an economic recovery is definitely in the hands of entrepreneurs. That’s OK by us. Here at Small Business Trends, we’ve always had unlimited faith in the ability and aptitude of small business leaders to change the world. Here, first, are some facts...

For many small business owners, the race is and has been on to create a sophisticated, solid e-commerce storefront.  Volusion offers an award-winning shopping cart that powers storefronts all over the internet.The reason I call building an online store “a race” is that Volusion knows that small business owners are, well, very busy so they make the...