• ALL DEALS
    A Small Business Owner’s Guide to Using Colors in Marketing

    It’s easy to look at color as a small detail or nuance in the grand scheme of marketing. After all, color is simply meant to compliment or highlight certain elements, right? Well, not exactly. Color psychology actually has a huge impact on how people perceive your brand. If you aren’t respecting this fact, then you’re […]

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    10 Tips for Better Break Room Etiquette at Your Small Business

    Giving your workers a space to relax, enjoy a cup of coffee or a quick lunch can really improve employee satisfaction and morale. But if your break room is full of disusting food, dirty dishes and inconsiderate co-workers, then no one will even want to spend time there. For that reason, it’s important that you […]

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    Samsung SMART Signage TV: Digital Signs and TV for Small Businesses

    Usefulness Functionality Price Summary A turnkey solution giving you the ability to offer either business TV programming or digital signs (or both on a split screen) to your patrons, on a 40-inch or 48-inch Samsung business TV. With 200 templates, do-it-yourselfers on a small business budget can create and change digital signs quickly at no […]

  • COUPONS
    StartupBuys.com Launches National Group Coupon Site for Small Businesses

    (PRESS RELEASE – April 28, 2011) – Small businesses, retailers and restaurateurs can get in on the group coupon craze with a new, national group coupon site called StartupBuys.com which was recently launched in all 50 states. The site will help mom-and-pop retailers, restaurants, salons, spas, home-based businesses, professional service businesses and other small businesses […]

  • COUPONS
    4 Coupon and Savings Sites that Will Save Your Small Business Money

    If you’re like 29 percent of your fellow Americans, you don’t have any money set side for an emergency. Another 21 percent reported to Bankrate’s Financial Security Index that they only had enough savings to cover three months of expenses. If you’re a small business owner, that’s extremely troubling news. That’s why it’s always in your best […]

  • COUPONS
    Best Places to Find Coupons and Discounts for Your Small Business

    You’ve just loaded up your shopping cart with must-haves for your business. And you’re about to complete an online order that you believe is saving your company a bundle if you’d gone to a brick-and-mortar store (or stores) for everything. The total looks good and you’re about to hit the button to send a payment. […]

  • NEWS
    Top Five Small Business Internet Security Threats

    Editor’s Note: A key trend coloring the world of small business is how our computers have transformed into critical business systems that we cannot function without. But don’t think your computer systems are safe from attack because it “won’t happen to my business.” In fact, it could. Ron Teixeira, Executive Director of the National Cyber […]

  • COMPUTERS
    50 Small Business Ideas for Computer Experts

    If you have experience with computers and related technology, you’re well on your way to becoming a successful startup founder. There are so many potential small business opportunities out there for computer experts. So if you have the relevant experience, here are 50 potential small business ideas for tech entrepreneurs. Startup Business Ideas for Computer […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Great Big List of 100 Small Business Podcasts

    Over at the Small Business Trends Radio show site, we have published a great big list of 100 small business podcasts. The Back-story Behind the List Staci, the Program Manager for the Small Business Trends Radio show, has been working on the list for a couple of weeks now.  To put together a list of […]

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    Check Out The Top 100 Small Business Podcasts Of 2010

    For the past 3 years at Small Business Trends Radio we’ve brought readers the most complete and thorough list of  online small business podcasts that we can find. This year is no different. We’ve assembled a superb list of 100 of the best small business podcasts we found online. We know you’re short on time, […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    The Top 100 Small Business Podcasts of 2011

    It is great to learn from in-depth interviews in a business-casual style.” – Martin Lindeskog, in a recent interview with me, regarding the Top 100 Small Business Podcasts of 2011 When I say “business casual” I’m talking about fashion,  but when our community member Martin Lindeskog says it, he is talking about the way we […]