The best travel deals aren’t from the airlines, too many restrictions. The area where you can get some terrific Read the rest of this entry »

The number one reason why companies use independent sales reps is because they get nationwide and international coverage and only pay the rep on results. The average cost for one direct employee (including expenses, benefits, salary, bonus and inside support) is $120,000 per year. The average company needs Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s a letter I received from Michael Alter, President of SurePayroll.com…

Less than a penny of each stimulus dollar will go to small businesses, which create the vast majority of new jobs in the economy.

As I mentioned to you previously, I think the big difference between this recession and prior recessions is that we are not seeing many new business formations. Everyone I talk to says that new business starts appear to be down.

Last week, we Read the rest of this entry »

There is no question today’s economic situation in the United States is the most challenging in the last 80 years. Everyone is scrambling around for cash and there’s just not enough to go around. That’s why every company needs a distinct and appealing Read the rest of this entry »

Personal bankruptcy filings in the U.S. rose 34% in January compared with a year earlier. A clear sign of the deepening economic crisis…these individual filings climbed to 88,773 up more than Read the rest of this entry »

Can you articulate in 50 words or less what makes your company unique and distinct from others? What is your company’s unique selling proposition? Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s an article on barter activity in Read the rest of this entry »

Spot runner once seemed an unbeatable value proposition for entrepreneurs seeking to maximize their marketing budgets. Launched in 2006, the Los Angeles company helps small companies create video ads for as little as $499 and target them by zip code on Read the rest of this entry »

Dan Danner, executive vice president of the National Federation of Independent Business, issued the following statement in reaction to the U.S. House passage vote on H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act:

“America’s small businesses play an essential role in our nation’s economy. Small businesses employ half of all private sector employees and have generated 60 to 70 percent of net new jobs over the last decade. Small businesses also create more than half of nonfarm private gross domestic product (GDP).

“However, small businesses are not immune from the current negative economic Read the rest of this entry »

Steve Forbes, Publisher of Forbes magazine, says there are 4 needed actions to get our economy moving Read the rest of this entry »