Random Posts

• 2010 Rural Small Business Trends

  If you live in Luling, Texas, (population 5080) you don’t need another list of the top trends for big city dwellers. You want to know what’s happening in the small towns. It’s different. You’re more worried about the Citizens State Bank, than Citibank. With those differences

• 10 Small Business Trends and Opportunities

  What are some of the key trends affecting small businesses?  And more importantly, what do these trends mean and what kind of opportunities will they lead to for your business? These are the questions we answered in a recent webinar I hosted for the Intuit Community. I was joined by a special guest

• 3 Reasons Contractors Should Register with Angie’s List and the Better Business Bureau

  You may be asking yourself why both. Frankly, I wondered if these organizations competed with each other. So I set out to do some research and find out what the true value of each is to a contractor in today’s economy. Angie’s List is an online resource for consumers to find reputable contractor

• Volusion Shopping Cart Software for Small Business: A Review

  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 th

• Are You Fit to Work From Home?

  This is part two of a three part series on start-up success. The first blog post was about developing a life plan before writing a business plan. This post is about being a successful home-based business. Part three will be about the top reasons why start-up businesses fail and how to avoid that fat