If you have employees with access to PC’s during business hours, you may be worried about a time drain due to social networking. Some employers are even asking the SBDC & CITD for advice. Continue reading ‘Social Networking… at WORK’
Social Networking… at WORK
Published July 14, 2009 technology and small business Leave a CommentTags: assistance, baby boomers, blogging, blogs, customer service, email marketing, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, facebook, gen x, gen y, help, management, marketing, resources, sbditc, small business, social networking, teens, twitter, young, youth
Stimulus Opportunities for Small Business
Published July 8, 2009 SBDITC announcements , small business financing , small business management 3 CommentsTags: sbditc, small business, resources, sales, leads, small business financing, financial management, entrepreneurship, sba, financing, assistance, help, management, recession, training, entrepreneur, tax planning, financial planning, stimulus, recovery, stimulus funds, california stimulus, economic recovery, contracting
On July 16th, the Bayfront Expo and Job Fair in National City will be the third stop in a 15-city California tour aimed at increasing small business access stimulus-funded contracts through President Obama’s Economic Recovery Plan. Continue reading ‘Stimulus Opportunities for Small Business’
Camp CEO
Published July 6, 2009 business plan , marketing for small businesses 2 CommentsTags: assistance, b2b, business plan, database, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, help, leads, management, marketing, product development, resources, sales, sbditc, small business, teens, template, young, youth
SBDC & CITD staff saw this video on the Wall Street Journal website about “Camp CEO,” a Girl Scouts program that teaches teen girls to be entrepreneurs. Continue reading ‘Camp CEO’
5 Ideas to Create More Loyal Customers
Published June 30, 2009 marketing for small businesses 3 CommentsTags: assistance, b2b, customer service, direct mail, email marketing, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, help, leads, management, marketing, promotions, resources, sales, sbditc, small business, training, workshop
We at the SBDC and CITD found a neat article from Kudzu about building customer loyalty. Continue reading ‘5 Ideas to Create More Loyal Customers’
Stoicism as a Productivity System
Published June 24, 2009 small business management 1 CommentTags: assistance, business plan, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, feasability study, goals, help, management, resources, sbditc, small business
Several SBDC & CITD staff members read Timothy Ferriss’s book “The 4-Hour Work Week,” over the past few years. So we check out his blog periodically, and we liked this presentation Ferriss gave at Google I/O Ignite called “The Practicality of Pessimism: Stoicism as a Productivity System.” Continue reading ‘Stoicism as a Productivity System’
