Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Software Peoples Choice Awards

The SIAF People's Choice Awards were created so software users would have the opportunity to vote for their favorite software programs. The voting for these awards is hosted each year by some of the largest sites on the Internet. In past years, this has included popular sites like CNET, Simtel, Tucows, PC World, and others. Software authors are also allowed to point to the People's Choice Award voting site and encourage their users to vote!

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[Source: A Small Business Blog and Small Business Tips Related to Growing, Marketing and Managing a Small Business.]

Tweeting About a Revolution

From Twitter's trumping of the mainstream media in covering recent world events to the "Great Recession's" shaping of a startlingly new business landscape, profound change is sweeping through our society. So how can we entrepreneurs survive and thrive in this Brave New World?


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[Source: AllBusiness.com - The Small Business Blog]

Top 10 Home Business & Small Office Reads of 2009/06/22

There are so many great home & small business blogs out there to give you inspiration and new ideas. Here are my top 10 reads for today - as usual you will find these and more good reads also on my twitter feed. I would encourage you to go and have a look at these [...]

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[Source: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG]

New Sound Effects Solutions

Large collection of royalty free sound effects that can be used by marketers, webmasters, broadcasters or podcasters.

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[Source: A Small Business Blog and Small Business Tips Related to Growing, Marketing and Managing a Small Business.]

Free Business Advice

Many free, online resources can help answer your business questions. While some sites are skewed towards single-person startups, you can still find a community to help an established, larger business.



The U.S. Small Business Administration is densely packed with information. You can learn basics about writing a business plan, establishing a trademark, and managing business operation. You will find ways to apply for government financial assistance, loans, and tips on applying for grants.

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[Source: A Small Business Blog and Small Business Tips Related to Growing, Marketing and Managing a Small Business.]

Beware the 'Shiny Stuff' Seduction

Don't blow your startup budget on unnecessary bells and whistles.

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[Source: Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles]

Local Search Practices

It is often important for small businesses to perform well in local sarch results. Check out this tutorial on Local Search Ranking Factors.

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[Source: A Small Business Blog and Small Business Tips Related to Growing, Marketing and Managing a Small Business.]