$30 Million Small Business Lending Boost
Senate Votes to Include $30 Billion Lending Fund in Small Business Aid Package The controversial amendment is now part of a bill that could go before the Senate next week. By Courtney Rubin | Jul 23, 2010 Small business lending may get a boost thanks to a controversial $30 billion fund for community banks. The Senate … Continue reading
Be Insightful to Grow Your Small Business.
A few years ago I was conversing with someone older and wiser than I. We were discussing some issues with the technology industry in general when, in response to one of my comments, this senior executive said to me “actually, that’s a great point – it’s very insightful”. Immediately I knew what she meant because … Continue reading
Turning Your Idea in to a Business – Fast!
How many of us are full of great business ideas? I know I am. Laying in bed late at night I’ve solved global problems and brought to market cutting edge products and services – all in my head. Without so much as a fleeting thought about a real plan, I’m already dreaming of the luxury … Continue reading
Quarterly Revenue Planning
It’s the beginning of a new quarter – the last of the financial year for most businesses here in Australia. So in the last few days I completed my usual start-of-quarter routine: Setting revenue objectives. I thought I’d share this relatively simple process with you because I find it extremely useful in identifying areas I … Continue reading
Sourcing External Advice to Grow Your Business
I was chatting to some friends of mine during the week about my “Growing the Family Business” post. The conversation was about the fact that many small business owners simply don’t have the skills, or sometimes even the confidence, to interview and identify candidates that might be the right fit for their business. In a … Continue reading
Growing the Family Business – Outsiders or Intergenerational?
When a small family business finds itself in growth mode, or at least with aspirations of growth, a common mistake is often made that hinders any growth altogether: the mistake of automatically placing someone in the family lineage in charge of driving the company forward. It might be the up-and-coming prodigal son who’s been earmarked … Continue reading
Business Growth in a Down Turn
Back in January, Jennifer had some great tips on growing and thriving in 2009. I want to revisit one of the main points she raised and a message I’m continually delivering to my small and medium business clients: You CAN create new opportunities, outperform your competitors and grow your business in this economic climate. You … Continue reading
Who Really Owns Your Domain Name?
Do you own the domain name for your company? To answer this question, rephrase it to this…..Are you, the owner of your company, the administrative contact for your domain name? If not, you really don’t own your domain name, the person who is the adminstrative contact owns the domain name. That can be a very … Continue reading
Jott.com Way Cool
Have you ever been driving, or walking, or doing something, when you had that awesome thought? That thing you want to remember to do. That sudden light bulb in your head idea. What if you had the ability to, just at that moment, speak that thought into your phone and the information is immediately transcribed into … Continue reading
R U Shopping Your Web Site Designer Based Solely on Price?
As a Web developer who’s company slogan is, “Experts in how business get’s done on the Internet”, I would be greatly remiss if I did not give you my expert opinion on the cheapest option out there for a Web site. The best cheap option out there, if your number one criteria for choosing a Web site designer is price, is GoDaddy.com. … Continue reading
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