3. About the Editor

    Richard Turcott
    Richard Turcott

    Richard Turcott is a Small Business advocate, CMO at Curata.com, customer experience enthusiast, runner, 12x marathoner and 20-year marketer.

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  4. Categories

      Marketing & Sales: Marketing, Sales
      Finance & Accounting: Accounting, Finance, Venture Capital
      Human Resources & Personnel: Hiring, Personnel & HR
      B-to-C / B-to-B: B-to-B, B-to-C
      Technology: Apps, Mobile, Technology
      Social Media: Facebook, Foursquare, LindedIn, Pinterest, Twitter
      Entrepreneurs: Entrepreneur, Family Business, Small Business Ownership
      Politics: 2012 Presidential Election, Executive, Judicial, Legislative

  5. People in the Small Business News

    (30 articles) Barack Obama

    (16 articles) Guy Kawasaki

    (13 articles) Mark Zuckerberg

    (12 articles) Tim Berry

    (10 articles) Katie Morell

    (9 articles) Jay Goltz

    (8 articles) Ina Steiner

  6. Organizations in the Small Business News

    (72 articles) Google

    (39 articles) Congress

    (31 articles) Small Business Administration

    (30 articles) National Federation of Independent Business

    (24 articles) Senate

    (19 articles) House

    (18 articles) Microsoft

    (16 articles) Apple

    (16 articles) Duct Tape Marketing

    (15 articles) Yahoo

  8. Quotes

    1. “ I don't have to move my atoms around. ”
      By Paul Kedrosky
    2. “ For example, if you're involved in a nonprofit or community organization, your good works may provide some kind of benefit-by-association for your employer. ”
      By Marci Alboher
    3. “ Think about it -- most employees are out of dependency. ”
      By Chris Guillebeau
    4. “ The key in all instances is to make sure that your side business isn't so consuming that you neglect your day job, and that it doesn't present any conflicts of interest. ”
      By Marci Alboher
    5. “ Atlanta is an international business destination and small business owners here are a critical and vibrant segment of that community. ”
      By Felicia Lewis

  1. Editor's Picks - Small Business News

    1. Small-Business Guide: Small-Business Owners Face a Transition After the Sale

      Explore The New York Times (May 16 2012) Personnel & HR , Technology , Entrepreneur

      Small-Business Guide: Small-Business Owners Face a Transition After the Sale

      The negotiation phase is cridical when transitioning from entrepreneur to employee of a parent company.

      (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Barack Obama   Dallas

    2. The High Cost of Bad Hiring

      Explore NYTimes - Small Business Blog (May 16 2012) Hiring , Personnel & HR , Technology , Entrepreneur

      In one four-year period, I went through eight production managers. Believe me, that sounds as nuts to me as I'm sure it does to you. But it taught me three important lessons about hiring.

      (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Jay Goltz   Chicago

    3. Making your new business noticeable

      Explore The Christian Science Monitor (May 14 2012) Marketing , Personnel & HR , Technology , Small Business Ownership

      Making your new business noticeable

      While starting a new venture is one of the most important and exciting things you’ve ever done, to the market your product is just one more in an already overcrowded sea. You need a strategy to ensure that your new small business is more than just another distraction to be ignored.

      (Read Full Article)

    4. Why your startup’s culture shouldn’t be ignored

      Explore VentureBeat (May 14 2012) Personnel & HR , Technology

      Why your startup’s culture shouldn’t be ignored

      Starting a new technology company is exciting. Since the founders have their energies fully focused on new technologies and innovations that promise to change the world, there is little time left for them to think about creating the right culture for the company. Hence, more often than not, the company’s culture takes after the styles and personalities of the founders. 

      (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google

    5. Why Everyone Will Have To Become An Entrepreneur

      Explore Forbes.com (May 13 2012) Technology , Entrepreneur , Small Business Ownership

      Why Everyone Will Have To Become An Entrepreneur

      Why Everyone Will Have To Become An EntrepreneurForbesTo prove the headline–and explain why everyone will have to become an entrepreneur–we need to talk about how the odds say the swirling global economy is going whisk you out of a job. But since “nothing is constant but change was probably already a ...

      (Read Full Article)

    6. Facebook's Purchases May Hint at Its Future

      Explore The New York Times (May 13 2012) Personnel & HR , Technology

      Facebook's Purchases May Hint at Its Future

      Facebook's shopping spree that snagged Tagtile and Glancee was just business as usual for Facebook. It buys small companies on a regular basis — almost two dozen over the last two years — to beef up its team of talented engineers, add to the site’s offerings and sharpen competition with rivals...

      (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Google   Amazon

    7. Wealth Matters: A Tip for Restaurant Investors: Study the Demographics

      Explore The New York Times (May 11 2012) Finance , Entrepreneur

      Wealth Matters: A Tip for Restaurant Investors: Study the Demographics

      The most successful investors in restaurants consider how a style fits an area and track who their customers are, said Hudson Riehle of the National Restaurant Association.

      (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Los Angeles   Manhattan   Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

    8. Forget Daily Deals: 11 Creative Ways to Boost Sales

      Explore inc.com (May 11 2012) Personnel & HR , Technology , Entrepreneur

      Forget Daily Deals: 11 Creative Ways to Boost Sales

      Stop giving it away! We asked successful young entrepreneurs to brainstorm creative ways that small businesses can spread word and boost sales without resorting to the likes of daily deals sites. The Young Entrepreneur Council asked 11 successful young entrepreneurs to share a creative way to market a business without resorting to daily deal sites. Here are their best answers. 1. Who Are Your Allies? Doing joint-venture marketing with companies targeted the same customer base can be an excellent way to lift sales without relying on coupon sites. For example, you can upsell each others products in your shopping carts, or do email blasts promoting each others non-competetive products. It's a win-win scenario—if you can find the right partners.—Matt Mickiewicz, 99designs 2 ...

      (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Digital   Young Entrepreneur Council

    9. 100 Fastest Growing Inner City Businesses

      Explore money.cnn.com (May 10 2012) Venture Capital , Personnel & HR , Technology

      100 Fastest Growing Inner City Businesses

      From a Brooklyn craft brewer, a scrap metal recycler, to an event tent designer, America's urban core is home to a host of novel, fast-growing small businesses. Here's the top 100, as ranked by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City.

      (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   America   Chicago   Brooklyn

    10. I Have Seen the Future of Manufacturing

      Explore NYTimes - Small Business Blog (May 10 2012) Marketing , Finance , Personnel & HR , Technology , Small Business Ownership

      I Have Seen the Future of Manufacturing

      So I spent a week in Germany, touring a factory that makes conference tables and office chairs. I have been working with this company, which I’ll call Company G, for almost a year now. The head of its North American operations called me last June, out of the blue, to ask whether we might be interested in doing custom work and some short run production for them. He had found me the way most of our clients do, by searching the Internet...

      (Read Full Article)

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  2. Recent Small Business News

    1. Small Business and the President's Cabinet (Video)

      Explore Entrepreneur (8 hours, 56 min ago) Marketing , Personnel & HR , Executive

      President Obama recently made the head of the SBA part of his presidential cabinet. We speak with SBA Administrator Karen G. MIlls about what it means for U.S. small businesses. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Barack Obama   SBA

    2. 5 Tools and Time Savers for the E-mail Addict

      Explore OPEN Forum (9 hours, 24 min ago) Personnel & HR , Entrepreneur

      5 Tools and Time Savers for the E-mail Addict From SUSANNE FOUGEROUSSE: If you’re anything like me, an entrepreneur and president of a small business, e-mail may have gotten the better of you. Recently I realized that my role had become 95 percent “e-mail related” and 5 percent “progress related.” My can-do attitude never wanted to proceed with the important projects before all of my e-mails were taken care of. Does this sound familiar? Determined to make a change, I set a goal to stop being an e-mail addict and start growing my company and building my brand. If you're feeling like you're in the same productivity trap, these five simple steps will get you back on the right track. Install an Office Chat System Using an interoffice messaging system can ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Starbucks

    3. Mistakes to Avoid When Building a Brand

      Explore BusinessNewsDaily (9 hours, 47 min ago)

      Mistakes to Avoid When Building a Brand How are you trying to build your brand identity? (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Washington

    4. Facebook's 3 Biggest Ecommerce Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

      Explore Entrepreneur (9 hours, 49 min ago) Marketing , Personnel & HR , Facebook

      Facebook's 3 Biggest Ecommerce Mistakes and How to Avoid Them When it comes to selling goods on the big social network, most users don’t want to make purchases. Here’s how to steer clear of the issues. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Microsoft   Austin   NFL

    5. Chairman, House Small Business Committee - CNBC.com

      Explore cnbc.com (10 hours, 33 min ago) Marketing , Personnel & HR , Technology , Small Business Ownership

      CNBC.comChairman, House Small Business CommitteeCNBC.comAs Chairman of the House Small Business Committee, I'd like to see more of this. In the midst of an unemployment crisis, we need to do more to help companies that have the greatest potential to create jobs. Generally, 60 to 80 percent of all new jobs ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   America   Bureau of Labor Statistics   House Small Business Committee

    6. Young entrepreneur: Know thyself - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

      Explore SFGate Blogs (10 hours, 47 min ago) Marketing , Hiring , Personnel & HR , Technology , Entrepreneur , Small Business Ownership

      Young entrepreneur: Know thyselfSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)Here's what can happen: A young entrepreneur with a great business plan and product kept reworking his marketing material while missing business opportunities, because he wasn't satisfied with how his company information was presented.and more » (Read Full Article)

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    7. 10 Ways to Crowdfund Your Startup

      Explore BusinessNewsDaily (10 hours, 54 min ago) Marketing , Finance , Personnel & HR , Entrepreneur

      The lowdown on 10 crowdfunding sites. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   New York   Hong Kong   Amazon

    8. When Facebook's 'Like' Pushes the Wrong Button with Employers

      Explore Entrepreneur (11 hours, 24 min ago) Marketing , Personnel & HR , Facebook , Entrepreneur

      When Facebook's 'Like' Pushes the Wrong Button with Employers Clicking the 'Like' button on a business, brand, organization or person's official Facebook Page may be grounds for dismissal. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Washington   Congress

    9. Obama Holds Small Business Roundtable, Urges Congress to Act on 'To-Do' List - Fox Business

      Explore Fox Small Business Center (12 hours, 29 min ago) Marketing , Personnel & HR , Technology , Legislative

      Obama Holds Small Business Roundtable, Urges Congress to Act on 'To-Do' List - Fox Business TheStreet.comObama Holds Small Business Roundtable, Urges Congress to Act on 'To-Do' ListFox BusinessBy Kate Rogers President Obama Wednesday called upon Congress to take action on the “To Do List” of small business legislation. Ahead of National Small Business week, the president also held a roundtable discussion on his proposed legislation with US ...3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: May 16TheStreet.comWhere Obama, Romney stand on small business taxesThe Oshkosh Northwesternall 5 news articles » (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Barack Obama   Small Business Administration   Senate

    10. Who Doesn’t Need Great Free Stuff?

      Explore ducttapemarketing.com (12 hours, 52 min ago) Marketing , Personnel & HR , Technology , Entrepreneur , Small Business Ownership

      Who Doesn’t Need Great Free Stuff? Next week is National Small Business Week in the United States and to help celebrate all things small business I’m holding a live webcast where, among other things, I’m going to give a number of lucky participants some awesome business tools like: A copy of Premise Landing Page Software from Copyblogger A copy of the [...] Who Doesn’t Need Great Free Stuff? is a post from: Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Duct Tape Marketing

    11. See all articles >>

  3. Popular Small Business News

    1. Small Businesses = Big impact

      Explore Forbes.com (May 15 2012) Marketing , Personnel & HR , Technology , Entrepreneur

      Small Businesses = Big impact Small Businesses = Big impactForbesAccording to Entrepreneur Magazine there are between 25 million and 27 million small businesses in the US that account for 60 to 80 percent of all US jobs. And, a recent study by Paychex, says that small businesses produce 13 times more patents that ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   America   Ohio   Cleveland

    2. Get Started: Small Business Week, social media training, the impact of the ... - The Republic

      Explore The Republic (May 14 2012) Marketing , Personnel & HR , Technology , Entrepreneur , Small Business Ownership

      Get Started: Small Business Week, social media training, the impact of the ...The RepublicThe Small Business Administration holds its annual Small Business Week events in Washington, DC, Sunday through Tuesday. The events include forums on federal contracting, exporting goods and using social media as a marketing tool for small businesses. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Small Business Administration   New York   Washington

    3. News Brief: eBay GSI Performance under Question

      Explore auctionbytes.com (May 11 2012) Sales

      Some analysts say GSI has yet to make the game-changing revenue contribution that eBay has been hoping for; are Kindle-fueled Prime subscriptions moving more sales across the rest of the company's inventory? This and more from around the web in today's ecommerce news roundup! (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Ina Steiner

    4. Post Time: On Twitter and Facebook, Timing is Everything

      Explore BusinessNewsDaily (May 16 2012) Marketing , Personnel & HR , Technology

      Post Time: On Twitter and Facebook, Timing is Everything What time of day is best to on social media sites? (Read Full Article)

    5. USPS Gives Discount for Adding Mobile QR Code to 'Junk Mail'

      Explore auctionbytes.com (May 15 2012) Mobile , Entrepreneur

      USPS Gives Discount for Adding Mobile QR Code to 'Junk Mail' The U.S. Postal Service wants commercial mailers to combine mobile marketing with direct mail in order to improve its long-term value and increase returns for merchants. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Senate   U.S. Postal Service

    6. Etsy Joins Patagonia in Becoming a B Corporation

      Explore auctionbytes.com (May 11 2012) Marketing , Personnel & HR , Technology

      Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson announced on Wednesday the company has been certified a "B Corporation," a new kind of company that uses the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Chad Dickerson

    7. Workplace Flexibility: 3 Ways to Keep Employees Happy

      Explore OPEN Forum (May 15 2012) Technology

      Workplace Flexibility: 3 Ways to Keep Employees Happy From Dan Schawbel: The company culture you build has a major impact on how successful the business will be as it grows. One of the biggest trends in the past few years is workplace flexibility. A new study by the Families and Work Institute shows that more than 75 percent of employers now offer some form of flex time. This number is up from two thirds in 2005. In addition, 63 percent of companies allow employees to work from home at least sometimes, which is up from 34 percent. Despite the trend, some managers are giving their employees les flexibility and work-life balance. The problem is that technology puts workers on call seven days a week, and even on vacation days. The global economy means ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   China   Japan

    8. Reinvention 101: 5 Lessons From Robert Downey, Jr.

      Explore Entrepreneur (May 12 2012) Entrepreneur

      Reinvention 101: 5 Lessons From Robert Downey, Jr. The 'Avengers' star is a great case study for anyone launching a new venture or attempting a midlife comeback. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Hollywood   General Motors

    9. eBay Glitch Impacts Bulk Edit, Selling Manager and Markdown Manager

      Explore auctionbytes.com (May 15 2012) Sales

      eBay Glitch Impacts Bulk Edit, Selling Manager and Markdown Manager eBay UK announced that a "site issue" is impacting Bulk Edit and Selling Manager / Selling Manager Pro as well as the Markdown Manger feature. (Read Full Article)

    10. Urban Rebound Small Business Initiative Targets Women Entrepreneurs for Growth ... - MarketWatch (press release)

      Explore MarketWatch (May 11 2012) Personnel & HR , Technology , Entrepreneur

      Urban Rebound Small Business Initiative Targets Women Entrepreneurs for Growth ...MarketWatch (press release)LOS ANGELES, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence, the leading national not-for-profit provider of resources, business education, and community support for women entrepreneurs, has launched the Urban ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   California   Los Angeles   Detroit