Small Business
Small-Business Leaders Top New Confidence Poll
As confidence in military and White House leadership continues sliding, Americans are gaining confidence in the country’s small business leaders.
When asked how much confidence they have in leaders of a range of public and private institutions, 54% expressed a “great deal” of confidence in leaders of small business, a new Harris Interactive poll found. That [...]
Air Force Announces New Small Biz Programs Director
Blackanthem Military News, WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Air Force’s new small business director, Ronald A. Poussard, looks to expand opportunities for small businesses and reach beyond goals to support the Air Force mission.
Mr. Poussard, who is a member of the Senior Executive Service, was selected as the director of the Air Force Office of Small [...]
Sell What You Say
Just over a year ago, we covered Ether, which makes it easy for (budding) entrepreneurs to sell spoken advice and support by providing them with a dedicated 1-888 number for customers to call, and taking care of billing and payments. Now, a massive player has joined the arena. Skype’s latest software release includes a beta [...]
How to avoid Internet stock scams
Things Scam Companies Don’t Want You To Think About
My editor, Owen Thomas, recently passed along to me an email that had found its way to his inbox about a stock called Xethanol (XNL), suggesting that I might be interested in looking into it. The email claimed that Xethanol was attempting to defraud investors. I wasn’t [...]
How to keep top employees
“Try offering salespeople bigger commissions to offset the lower salaries you’re paying,” suggests Dave Lorenzo, a managing partner at the Gallup Organization, who frequently advises entrepreneurs. Or go beyond standard one-time commissions: One of Lorenzo’s recent clients, Brite Building Services in Dix Hills, N.Y., is a commercial-cleaning company that pays its salespeople relatively modest salaries [...]
6 steps to creating a super startup
Thinking about starting a business? Follow these crucial tips and your company might just become the next big thing.
Starting a business is a complicated, risky, all-consuming effort. Indeed, just two-thirds of new small businesses survive at least two years, and only 44 percent survive at least four years, according to a study by the U.S. [...]
What’s on Your “To Don’t” List?
As a business owner you may struggle with the question of how you will be able to get everything done. This is especially true for independent service professionals and solopreneurs. There are only so many hours in the day, this isn’t going to change. So something else has to.
To get started, make a list of [...]
