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Small Business: an organization that is small in relation to the potential market size, managed by its owners, and not part of a larger organization. There is no single official definition of what constitutes a small business. A standard definition for the size of small business is one having fewer than 100...; Small Business definitions from WordNet and Wiktionary »

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Google Book Search Adds Browsing: If you've never checked out Google Book Search, which allows you to search and read the contents of complete texts, now's the time. The site's redesigned home page now lets you browse by book cover, a much more interesting way to explore the collection. You can start with the various...; Tags: Rick Broida, small business, Google Book Search, Google Inc.; Blog posts 2007-09-27
Developing Small Business Partnerships: Small businesses enter into partnerships with other businesses to achieve mutual objectives. Such partnerships can be long-term (for example, to develop a new product) or short-term (to enter a new market). When two businesses possess complementary skills, partnership allows them to better exploit the opportunities and challenges arising in today's...; Tags: Business structures, BNET Editorial, partnership, small business, benefit, customer service, supplier, asset, team, database; Articles 2007-09-28
From Idea to Oprah: Some of the best businesses come from simple solutions to everyday problems. That's what drove Jennifer Gunn to create The Cupcake Courier, a handy baked goods travel case that's now sold in Bed, Bath & Beyond, Dillard's and Linens 'N Things. It's even been featured in Oprah's magazine. Along...; Tags: blogosphere, network; Videos 2007-09-23
Working With Wal-Mart: How does a small business find big time distribution with the likes of Wal-Mart and Target? Eleanor Keare, president of Circle of Friends hair, bath and body products has done just that. Here she shares her strategies for negotiating and doing business with the big boys.; Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Wal-Mart, Eleanor Keare, Target, small business, corporate turnaround, marketing, bath and body products, product brokers, Marketing Research, Strategy, Management; Videos 2007-09-17
Working With Wal-Mart: How does a small business find big time distribution with the likes of Wal-Mart and Target? Eleanor Keare, president of Circle of Friends hair, bath and body products has done just that. Here she shares her strategies for negotiating and doing business with the big boys.; Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., small business, strategy; Videos 2007-09-17

Small Business Budget: Every business needs a budget. This tool is not unlike a navigation chart for planning your annual.; Tags: small business, tool; Tools & templates 2007-09-01
Turning A Passion Into A Business: Wouldn't it be great to do what you love and call it work? Rafat Ali turned an "online resume" of his thoughts into ContentNext, an online media network spanning four websites, three continents and 22 employees. Now he's figuring out how to find good people, manage sales, and shift work...; Tags: online media, Web site, sales, network; Videos 2007-09-04
Small Business Valuation: This template helps you to value your business. Use it only as an estimate. This spreadsheet offers 4 methods for valuation of your business.; Tags: valuation, spreadsheet, small business; Tools & templates 2007-09-01
Sample Marketing Plan: AMT: Our new marketing focus, made explicit in this plan, renews our vision and strategic focus on adding value to our target market segments, the small business and high-end home office users, in our local market. American Technology will change its focus to differentiate itself from box pushers and improve the...; Tags: Marketing research, Strategy, small business, marketing, vision, hardware, information technology, software; Tools & templates 0000-00-00
7 Ways To Improve Your Company's Cash Flow: One of the challenges of running a small business is dealing with the feast-or-famine nature. The author is talking not just about the flow of business, but also the flow of cash into and out of the business. If there's no cash coming in to your business, things can get...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., small business; White papers 2007-09-15
Small Business Database: If your small business doesn't have a database, you could be missing out on some great marketing opportunities. One of the advantages of being a speaker is that you get to see how many different companies, large and small, as well as associations and government departments market to their 'Customers'....; Tags: Microsoft Corp., small business, marketing, database; White papers 2007-09-15
Build A Small Business Database: In order to send out his marketing postcards, small business operator Keir Wells, needed to get his database sorted first. This paper explains how he did it using Outlook 2003's newest addition: Business Contact Manager. That's it! It really is quite simple - but a word of warning. It is...; Tags: Marketing research, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., postcard, small business, marketing, printing, database; White papers 2007-09-15
Prepare Campaign Collateral: To tackle the company overview, the author used the letterhead template he previously developed using Word 2003. This is an important document as it will be used the most in this campaign. Small business operator, Keir Wells, shares some insider's marketing hints including how to write great sales copy; prepare...; Tags: Microsoft Word, Marketing research, Word processors, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., marketing, small business, sales; White papers 2007-09-15
3 Reasons To Sell Online (And 3 Reasons Not To!): For people who have run a physical shop for years, the idea of selling online can be both exciting and daunting. There's certainly a lot of mistakes to be made - but a lot of money to be had. In the late '90s, at the height of the dotcom boom,...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., dot-com, small business, Web; White papers 2007-09-15
It Would Be Nice If the SF Chronicle Had a Business Section: I accidentally brushed today's SF Chron business section off of my desk, and it took several minutes to float to the ground.The Bay Area has upwards of 7.2 million people. Of the whopping 6 pages in today's SF Chronicle Business Section (per the usual), two pages were the stock...; Tags: Travis Van, More reporting, small business; Blog posts 2007-08-09
Avoid Small Business Mistakes: If you've been in business for very long, you've made mistakes. In fact, the longer you're in business, the more mistakes you'll make. It's just that the ratio of good decisions to bad ones improves over time. Like everyone else, the author made mistakes. He learned from them, both about...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., small business; White papers 2007-08-24
What CRM Can Do For Your Business: Small business has always been about customer relationships - about knowing names, knowing preferences and offering the kind of friendly service that keeps customers coming back. But as a business grows, that ability to relate on a personal level to each and every customer becomes more of a struggle. The...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., customer relationship, small business, CRM; White papers 2007-08-24
Outsource Your IT Worries: So you run a small business, but along with performing your day-to-day core business activities you also have the daunting task of managing the IT side of things. As if you don't already have enough to occupy your time from wearing the sales hat to marketing, to customer service, to...; Tags: Business services, Strategy, Microsoft Corp., small business, information technology, service provider, outsource, customer service, marketing, sales; White papers 2007-08-24
Solving Money Problems Before They Start: It seems obvious enough, but running out of money is the great killer of small businesses. Sadly, many cash-flow fatalities could have been prevented if only the business owner had been more aware of the money situation and taken some cash-flow precautions. The author has known small business owners whose...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., small business, supplier; White papers 2007-08-24
RSS Feeds: Benefits For You And Your Small Business: This paper explains two excellent reasons why your small business might benefit from Really Simple Syndication (RSS) - the increasingly popular Web technology that "Feeds " information to you automatically so you don't have to go look for it online: Signing up to receive RSS feeds from websites that feature...; Tags: Web site development, Microsoft Corp., RSS feed, RSS, small business, web technology, Web site, benefit, Web; White papers 2007-08-24