The National Federation of Independent Business Index of Small Business Optimism rose 2.9 points to 91.1 in August, but continued one of the longest strings of recession-level readings in the history of the survey — dating back to 1973. Two-thirds of the gain was due to a new confidence among small business owners who expect business conditions to
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Small Business Optimism Creeps Upward but Recession Still a Concern
From http://www.nfib.com 1353 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 10, 2008 7:23 pm
Changed Your Oil Lately?
From http://www.executivecoachinginternational.com 1356 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 9, 2008 2:53 pm
Is your business purring along like a Ferrari..... or limping along like an old clunker?
The article "Changed Your Oil Lately?" provides a refreshing analogy of how organizations and people typically handle the challenge of effecting "change" in their business and personal lives.
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Etiquette Consultant Jodi Smith On How to Make Small Talk (Part 1)
From http://www.smallbizresource.com 1359 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 8, 2008 6:02 pm
Jodi Smith wasn't always so outgoing. In fact, she was so shy in high school that she knew "maybe three people out of a class of more than 1,000" when she graduated.
Heading to college, however, Smith made the conscious decision to reinvent herself, "just to see what would happen." Well, her experiment seems to have worked. After a decade
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How to Become a Rock Star Entrepreneur
From http://www.evancarmichael.com 1436 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 20, 2008 2:18 pm
Interesting take on how to get almost instant notoriety and PR for your company on a shoe string.
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6 Can't-Miss Speakers at the NFIB 2008 Small Business Summit
From http://blog.myspace.com 1457 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 29, 2008 2:43 pm
Headlining NFIB's 2008 Small Business Summit is presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain. Other speakers include Meg Whitman, former President and CEO of eBay, CNN political commentator Tony Snow, Roger T. Staubach, and political bloggers Charlie Cook and Stuart Rothenberg. Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have also been invited to speak.
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193 Creative Marketing Ideas
From http://www.scribd.com 1473 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 15, 2008 1:03 pm
Here's one that's been around for awhile.
Grab Sam Decker's great marketing idea resource at Scribd.
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11 Surefire Ways To Create Killer Headlines | WAHNewsToday
From http://wahnewstoday.com 1473 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 15, 2008 1:04 pm
The sole purpose of your headline is to entice the person reading it to read the REST of your article. If it doesn't accomplish that, your article might as well not exist.
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NFIB Contest - Win $5,000 and Summit Invite | Small Business Trends
From http://www.smallbiztrends.com 1495 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 21, 2008 8:57 pm
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is sponsoring a contest. The Grand Prize Winner receives a $5,000 cash prize and an all expense paid trip to Washington D.C. to attend the June 8-11, 2008 National Small Business Summit.
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