Tara BandaMay 5, 2015 This week is National Small Business Week! (Then again, at ReachLocal, we celebrate small businesses and their success every week!) This year, the U.S. Small Business Administration will recognize small business owners and entrepreneurs who have taken the bold steps to put this year’s motto into action: “Dream Big. Start Small.” … Continue reading 3 Things Every Small Business Deserves
Jason YormarkMay 5, 2015 Throughout my professional career, I’ve always had a love for small business. Whether it was creating them myself, or helping others, small business is the backbone of our economy, and I always love finding tools and resources that can help small businesses navigate their marketing needs. It can be incredibly tough … Continue reading 5 Incredible Small Business Marketing Resources You Haven’t Heard Of
Personal Branding BlogMay 4, 2015 While having lunch with the CEO of a small not-for-profit organization looking for my help to improve their operation I was told improvement was needed in the area of “teamwork.” She told me, “we need to get people working together more like a team. Right now everyone just works in … Continue reading Fostering Teamwork Mis-Understood By Most Small Business Owners
Eugene BekkerMay 2, 2015 Point-of-sale (POS) systems are making headlines after four different POS providers suffered data breaches in the past year — exposing customer information at a variety of small businesses. These businesses entrusted their POS providers with protecting customer information but were quickly subjected to harsh backlash from their defrauded consumers — 28 … Continue reading What Small Business’ Need to Know about POS Systems
Jesse McFarlandMay 2, 2015 Blogging can have a significant impact on a business owner’s online presence. There are major search engine optimization (SEO) advantages when you have a blog located on your small or medium business website. Many people don’t realize that an internal blogpost is an additional webpage on your website. Having more pages … Continue reading Unique Blogging Tips for Small & Medium Size Businesses
Richard KirbyMay 3, 2015 In my first post in this series titled Big Challenges for Small Business Owners, three important areas for small business success were outlined: people, finances, and time. In the second post titled The Small Business People Puzzle (Part 1), we discussed finding, attracting, selecting, and on-boarding the “right” employees. In this … Continue reading The Small Business People Puzzle, Part 2
Andre WillisMay 1, 2015 As a small business owner, you often wear many different hats. Salesperson, accountant, human resources…SEO strategist? You know the importance of marketing’s role in increasing foot traffic and phone calls, and that includes search engine optimization. Yet, SEO is often the least understood marketing discipline. And many time-pressed business owners struggle … Continue reading The Small Business Owner’s Guide To Local SEO
Steve HammApril 30, 2015 Search engines get millions of users wanting to find information, buy a product, or get professional services on a daily basis, and some of these users are your potential customers. Just having a website is not enough to get these individuals to find your website as search engine rankings are competitive. … Continue reading Achieve Higher Search Engine Rankings with Internet Marketing Services for Small Businesses
Gail OliverApril 30, 2015 You may not have heard, but next week (May 4 to 8) is National Small Business Week (be sure to use the hash tag #DreamSmallBiz) and it is a good time to pitch a story about your business to your local press. Anything can be a possible story pitch, including if … Continue reading 4 Amazing Free Publicity Opportunities For Your Small Business
Lynda BekoreApril 30, 2015 What can your small business learn from Harley Davidson’s recent stock plunge? Even when you’re not a big, publicly-traded company, there are four, important take-aways from Harley’s experience: Sometimes Sales Matter More Than Earnings Sure, we all want to make money. But whether you’re building a small company or you’re an … Continue reading 4 Big Lessons Small Businesses Can Learn From Harley-Davidson
