small business community

(PRESS RELEASE – January 27, 2010) – A majority of U.S. small business owners have changed the way they think about and operate their companies as a result of the recent recession, according to a survey conducted by The Growth Coach, a business coaching franchise system which serves several thousand small business clients annually in more than 150 markets across North America.

(PRESS RELEASE – December 21, 2009) – Kentucky’s Small Business Resource Providers have partnered to launch KyBizInfo.com, an innovative resource navigator and web site for small businesses and would-be entrepreneurs.

Through KyBizInfo, users can connect with more than 100 non-profit resource partners, including small business lenders, chambers of commerce, business consultants, economic development agencies and more.

Washington, D.C. (PRESS RELEASE – November 8, 2009) — The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) is reporting what the small business community has been saying all along – proposed tax increases on the “wealthy” amount to big tax increases on small business owners.

In a November 3, 2009 memo, the JCT estimates that one-third of the $460.5 billion estimated to be raised from H.R. 3962, the “Affordable Health Care for America Act,” through a proposed 5.4 percent surtax is business income.

Overland Park (PRESS RELEASE – October 28, 2009) – Sprint (NYSE: S), home of America’s most dependable 3G network*, announced today the formation of its Small Business specialty team to sharpen the company’s focus on the rapidly growing small business market segment.

So I'm helping host an event for Google yesterday - called Atmosphere, it was based in London and had about 300 CIOs present.

I was lucky enough to be chairing a couple of panel discussions (and will put YouTube links in here if anyone's interested in what CIOs from Amazon, Jaguar Landrover and elsewhere had to say on the cloud).

Washington, DC (PRESS RELEASE – October 17, 2009) – SCORE celebrates 45 years of volunteer service to help small businesses nationwide start up, grow and succeed.

This year, SCORE reached a new milestone, helping 8.5 million clients since 1964. Nationally, SCORE offers free and confidential business mentoring and low-cost workshops to more than 350,000 people each year.

Denver, CO (PRESS RELEASE – October 6, 2009) – Websites.com, the premier online resource for SMBs worldwide, today announced the winner of the Best New Small Business Site Award – Summer 2009.

The first place prize of $10,000 was awarded to Hegle Tile, one of the most experienced and sought-after tile contractors in San Diego County, California, for their website www.hegletile.com.

The second place prize of $3000 was awarded to Parkers Estate, a world-class winery in Sonoma County, California, for their website www.parkersestate.com.

NetBiz.com.com, based in Portland, Oregon, is giving away $1000 in free search engine advertising to one  small business.  All you have to do is ask us your Internet marketing questions!

St. Louis, MO (PRESS RELEASE - August 28, 2009) – SBTV.com-Small Business Television, the Internet’s first television network focused on providing information to the nation’s small businesses has a dynamic new look with a redesigned online portal offering many new features and interactivity functions.

Waltham, Massachussets (PRESS RELEASE – June 29, 2009) – Seventy percent of small businesses anticipate moderate to significant growth in 2009, according to the Small Business Attitudes & Outlook Survey conducted by Constant Contact®, Inc.

(NasdaqGM: CTCT), a leading provider of email marketing and online surveys. Constant Contact conducted the survey in collaboration with the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE), SCORE and the Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC), organizations dedicated to the success of small businesses.