Have you read any good books lately? I’d like to start out this Monday morning by recommending a great book that I had the pleasure of reading this past weekend. Those who know me personally can attest to the fact that I am rarely without some sort of business book or entrepreneurial reference. With that …
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Small Business, Big Vision, Great Resource
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Daily Deals Websites
Posted August 19, 2011 By Baxter in Blog, Business Tips With | No CommentsOur clients have been finding ways to utilize multiple daily deals websites as a way to gain exposure for their business and products. We’ve been researching the various websites and opportunities. Some of these daily deals websites cater to local interest while others focus on business, electronics or organic products. Here’s a quick list and …
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Could the iPad help your business go green?
Posted February 25, 2011 By laurarenee1 in Blog, Business Tips, Businesses We Love, Living Green With | 1 CommentDoes your business waste money on electricity? On paper? Would you welcome an opportunity to become a little “greener” around the office? Many people are saying that the iPad has helped their business in the areas of energy usage and paper reduction. An article on Mashable.com shared a couple of apps: Lutron Home Control iPad …
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New Facebook Feature: Sponsored Stories
Posted February 16, 2011 By Baxter in Business Tips, Social Media With | 1 CommentFacebook recently launched a new feature for businesses looking to advertise on Facebook. It’s called Sponsored Stories. This feature is a hybrid between sidebar ads and personal recommendations. This new ad product appears in the right column of a Facebook user’s homepage and displays select messages that were posted by the user’s friends.
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Facebook Launched some Awesome New Updates for Business Pages
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The New Foursquare for Businesses
Posted January 31, 2011 By laurarenee1 in Blog, Business Tips, Social Media With | 2 CommentsFoursquare has revamped (and simplified) the way businesses can utilize them. There was an article on Inc.com last week that explains “How to Best Utilize the New Foursquare for Business.” Here is an overview: New Foursquare for business is very user friendly (easy for businesses to set up and includes new step by step instructions). …
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Your Business Isn’t On Facebook Yet… Seriously?
Posted January 6, 2011 By angeladenby in Business Tips, Social Media, Techie Talk With | No CommentsThere are so many options out there for marketing your business online (Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, Yelp, Foursquare, etc.), but it’s difficult to make an argument for staying away from Facebook these days. Here’s what every small business owner needs have on their list for online marketing in 2011. Start a Facebook Page!!!! Sidenote: if this …
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National American Business Women’s Day
Posted September 22, 2010 By elenatzerefos in Blog, Business Tips With | No CommentsToday, September 22, is National American Business Women’s Day. First celebrated in 1982, this nationally recognized holiday celebrates the nearly 70 million working women in the United States. But back in 1949, businessman Hilary A. Bufton, Jr. founded the American Business Women’s Association along with three other women in Kansas City. Today, there are dozens …
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Project Management for Small Business: Why We love Basecamp
Posted September 17, 2010 By elenatzerefos in Blog, Business Tips With | No CommentsContinuing in the spirit of how JSN evolved, and continues to evolve as a small business, today we wanted to look back to how we chose a project management tool, and why we selected Basecamp. We realized that we would quickly outgrow Google Apps project management tools and needed to look for a cost-effective solution. While as individuals, we had …
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Starting a Business Without Breaking the Bank
Posted September 13, 2010 By elenatzerefos in Blog, Business Tips, Techie Talk With | No CommentsAs JSN enters our second year, we have been reflecting on how we started and how very simple it is to start a small business. All we had was a computer, a strategy, a big-picture goal and some really talented and determined people driving the bus. While starting a business comes with its own set of risks …
