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Banks tighten lending standards for business loans

Banks tighten lending standards for business loans - http://www.msnbc.msn.com Avatar Posted by ArmadaIG under Raising Capital
From http://www.msnbc.msn.com 5917 days ago
Made Hot by: on February 19, 2008 1:37 am
The mortgage credit crunch has spilled over into business lending as local banks are less risk-inclined than they used to be and credit is harder to come by for businesses, U.S. Small Business Administration officials said. The number of SBA-backed loans from banks has trended down as banks toughen their standards and small businesses are more cau Read More

How I Dominated the Marketing Niche with a Dumb Quiz

How I Dominated the Marketing Niche with a Dumb Quiz - http://deanhunt.com Avatar Posted by digitalsmash under Marketing
From http://deanhunt.com 5918 days ago
Made Hot by: on February 19, 2008 1:14 am
How can this be? How can A-list bloggers be churning out huge resources and intellectual debate, and here I am, outranking them all on one of the biggest social media sites on the Internet— with a bloody quiz!?! Read More

Goal Setting For the Procrasintating Go-Getter

Goal Setting For the Procrasintating Go-Getter - http://www.betterforbusiness.com Avatar Posted by digitalsmash under Self-Development
From http://www.betterforbusiness.com 5918 days ago
Made Hot by: on February 18, 2008 11:08 pm
No one ever said owning a business would be easy. The title of being an entrepreneur isn't something that you should take lightly. It takes a special kind of person to achieve entrepreneur-status, and an even better one to maintain it. I believe one of the biggest factors in my own success has been my ability to set goals. Read More

Small Businesses Protest Backdoor State "Activity" Taxes

Small Businesses Protest Backdoor State "Activity" Taxes - http://www.allbusiness.com Avatar Posted by Fenessy under Taxes
From http://www.allbusiness.com 5918 days ago
Made Hot by: on February 18, 2008 6:56 am
A House Small Business Committee hearing was called this week to examine a trend that is alarming small businesses across the country. A growing number of states are imposing so-called "business activity" taxes on companies that have a connection, or "nexus," with the state. A nexus can exist, even though a business has no employees or physica Read More

Boosting teamwork with wikis

Boosting teamwork with wikis - http://money.cnn.com Avatar Posted by mssux under Technology
From http://money.cnn.com 5919 days ago
Made Hot by: on February 18, 2008 3:55 pm
At its simplest, a wiki is software that lets users work together to create and edit a collection of linked web pages. The online encyclopedia Wikipedia is the best-known example - its 85,000 contributors have written, edited, and policed the content of more than nine million entries. Like Wikipedia, all wikis benefit from the network effect: The m Read More
Powerful tips on how to get the power you have always wanted. Useful and practical strategies to help improve your negotiation. Read More

From Porter's Five Forces to the Permeable Corporation: A New Business Model

From Porter's Five Forces to the Permeable Corporation: A New Business Model - http://www.bmighty.com Avatar Posted by ArmadaIG under Strategy
From http://www.bmighty.com 5920 days ago
Made Hot by: on February 17, 2008 5:52 pm
Web 2.0 efficiencies disrupt old business models by reducing manufacturing and investment costs and decentralizing information. It's time for the permeable corporation, where success depends upon cooperation and interaction. Read More

Design Inspiration: the Anatomy of a Great Blog Ad at Randa Clay Design

Design Inspiration: the Anatomy of a Great Blog Ad at  Randa Clay Design - http://randaclay.com Avatar Posted by JohnH under Advertising
From http://randaclay.com 5920 days ago
Made Hot by: on February 16, 2008 6:49 pm
It's hard enough creating effective banner ads of any size, but it's especially difficult to create an ad that's only 125px X 125px (a popular size for blog ads). Randa Clay offers some great examples of these tiny ads. If you can create an effective version of one of these, you create an effect ad at any size. Read More

Trade Shows: 10 Tips for Tabletop Displays

Trade Shows: 10 Tips for Tabletop Displays - http://www.exhibitoronline.com Avatar Posted by Becky under Marketing
From http://www.exhibitoronline.com 5920 days ago
Made Hot by: on February 17, 2008 5:52 pm
Overlooked and undervalued by the big boys of the exhibit industry, tabletop exhibits get little respect. This pint-sized workhorse, however, can deliver just as much ROI as a booth 10 times its size -- if you know how to handle the reins. Here are 10 tips to help you make the most of you small but mighty tabletop exhibit. Read More

Study: Banner Ad Clickers Not Like Other Web Users

Study: Banner Ad Clickers Not Like Other Web Users - http://chiefmarketer.com Avatar Posted by Becky under Online Marketing
From http://chiefmarketer.com 5920 days ago
Made Hot by: on February 17, 2008 5:13 am
That lead generated through your banner ad was probably from a consumer between the ages of 25-44, with a household income under $40,000. This demographic accounted for 50% of all banner-ad clicks, despite comprising only 6% of the population, according to a new study. Read More
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