
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’
Archive for June, 2009
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
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’
FREE Email Marketing Workshop at SBDITC
Published June 22, 2009 marketing for small businesses , SBDITC announcements 1 CommentTags: assistance, cost-effective marketing, customer loyalty, customer service, database, email marketing, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, help, marketing, relationship building, resources, sales, sbditc, small business, training

Succeed with effective and easy email marketing: the SBDITC presents an email marketing seminar! Email guru Ron Cates of Constant Contact will teach you the tricks of the trade to get your messages opened and read. This is useful even if your business doesn’t use Constant Contact for email marketing. Continue reading ‘FREE Email Marketing Workshop at SBDITC’
At Last!
Published June 17, 2009 SBDITC announcements , small business financing , small business management 1 CommentTags: ARC loan, assistance, business plan, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, financial management, financial planning, financing, help, loans, management, recession, recovery, resources, sba, sbditc, small business, small business financing, stimulus

Many small business owners have been calling the Small Business Development Center and Center for International Trade Development with questions about SBA loans for economic recovery. Finally, we have details to share. Continue reading ‘At Last!’
Learn What Sustainability Means
Published June 15, 2009 technology and small business 2 CommentsTags: cooling, electricity, energy, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, heating, resources, small business, sustainability

Here’s an event we thought might interest SBDITC clients and small business owners: A Sustainability Fair. Continue reading ‘Learn What Sustainability Means’