Category Archives: Small Businesses

Soho OS Lands $1M, Opens Business Management Suite To All Small Businesses

Posted on July 7, 2010 by indonesianurbanfamily

By: Roi Carthy A couple of months ago we first covered Soho OS, describing its offering as a soup-to-nuts “hybrid of Quicken + Zoho + SalesForce”. Today, the company is announcing that it has secured $1 million in funding from … Continue reading →

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‘I’d Rather Sell to 10,000 SMBs’: Q&A With Citrix Online President Brett Caine

Posted on July 5, 2010 by indonesianurbanfamily

For Citrix Online President Brett Caine, going after a multitude of SMB customers is far preferable to landing a few mega-accounts. “We decided we weren’t going to add features just to say we have them or to let the larger companies dictate them,” he said. “We believe less is more, and the larger companies are attracted to us because of that.” Continue reading →

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How To Improve a Home Business Strategy

Posted on July 3, 2010 by indonesianurbanfamily

By: Veronica Hawkins A number of people have now started to have a home business for additional income or simply to save money. It is convenient yet it also has its disadvantages. When setting up a home business, it takes … Continue reading →

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Three-quarters of SMEs don’t have own website

Posted on June 30, 2010 by indonesianurbanfamily

Almost three quarters of small businesses still don’t have their own website, and 40 per cent don’t use email in their everyday work, a new survey commissioned by Google shows. The survey of 500 businesses with 20 employees or less, … Continue reading →

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How to Create a Dynamic Media Kit

Posted on June 28, 2010 by indonesianurbanfamily

Move clients with a dynamic media kit. // Position yourself as an expert with a media kit. The contents of your portfolio could produce a future of success for you. Jenna Glatzer, author of “Book Promotion Ain’t for Sissies”, outlines … Continue reading →

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How to Attract the Media to an Event

Posted on June 28, 2010 by indonesianurbanfamily

What if you had a gala event and no one came to cover it? A poor showing by the media is almost always the result of poor planning by the event coordinators. Here are some simple tips for starting a buzz and keeping things humming from start to finish. Continue reading →

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Your own personal $129 cloud

Posted on June 25, 2010 by indonesianurbanfamily

The San Francisco software entrepreneur knew he’d collected too many files — videos, photos, songs, documents — to keep on his personal computer. But for all his digital savvy, he couldn’t figure out the best place to store his heaps of information. Continue reading →

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Why Most New Small Businesses Fail?

Posted on June 23, 2010 by indonesianurbanfamily

Everyone has dreamed about starting a business and being their own boss. Most who pursue that dream find only frustration and failure. As many as nine out of ten new businesses have closed in their first year. According to a recent survey of failed business owners, “lack of planning” was the number one reason listed for new business
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