TweetWhenever politicians start throwing “small business” around, it’s best to sit up and pay attention. It’s also best to take what they say with a grain of salt. Long time readers know that I’ve been saying since forever that small business policy that misses most of the small businesses in the country shouldn’t be called [...]

TweetConcur has given a new name and new features to its travel expense management reporting software. Formerly called Concur Breeze, the online software application is now Concur Small Business edition. What I found interesting is the company’s philosophy for the product.  They’ve taken a set of activities – – reporting on travel expenses — and [...]

TweetAccording to the spring 2012 release of the twice-a-year PNC Economic Outlook Survey, small business owners are no longer as pessimistic about the economy as they were during the economic downturn and the early part of the recovery. However, they aren’t exactly back to their pre-recession optimism either. The nationally representative survey of approximately 500 [...]

TweetThe latest Google shakeup, called the Penguin update, has some online small business owners scratching their heads. The purpose, experts say, is to punish over-optimization, but what does the change really mean in practice and what specifically does it mean for your business? Don’t panic! We’ve rounded up some of the best resources on the [...]

TweetAccording to a new poll, the Manta SMB Wellness Index, small business owners were planning to hire at this time last year, but the majority (80 percent) haven’t added a single employee through the first quarter of 2012. The survey found that more than half of small businesses (53%) say they are not taking advantage [...]

TweetAs a web designer, I have come to understand the importance of collaborating efficiently with my clients. When I first started out, I wanted to do a great job for my clients, and give them exactly what they wanted in a site. Unfortunately, I didn’t really know how to get there. Over the years, however, [...]