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This list of contests, competitions and awards for small businesses is brought to you every other week as a community service by Small Business Trends and Smallbiztechnology.com. Also, if you’ve entered and won a contest or award listed here, let us...

Many small business owners work from home, but very few of these same owners would be comfortable inviting a prospective client to see their home office.  The home office often ranges from controlled chaos to a black hole where invoices and client informa...

Time is very valuable and this is especially true when it comes to small business. In a small business, time is worth its weight in gold. Using your time wisely on matters that will make a difference and aligning business goals is crucial to a small busin...

What are corporate sustainability leaders worrying about these days? Are businesses still investing time and money in green initiatives like they did a few years ago? GreenBiz recently unveiled its State of Green Business 2012 report. The 84-page report  ...

Every two weeks we put together a list of key events for small businesses and entrepreneurs. The following Small Business Events Guide contains worthwhile events for those wanting to grow their businesses: * * * * * The Art of the Cold Call // BUSINESS 15...

Anyone doing Pay-Per-Click (PPC) advertising will eventually confront the following question: “If I already rank #1, why would I do PPC for my brand name?” It’s a common enough question.  I recently came across an article about advertisi...