The bMighty Blog -- Entrepreneurs

Small Businesses Hate Government, Like McCain

Posted by Fredric Paul 08:11 PM ET | Jul 14, 2008

A whopping 86% of small businesses believe that the government is doing "little" or "nothing" to help them, according to a new survey. So what else is new? Well, the survey also reveals that small business owners lean significantly farther to the right than does the general public.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Economics | Entrepreneurs | Government

Small Biz Hiring Up, Midsize Biz Down

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 10:50 AM ET | Jul 3, 2008

One study says small business confidence is sagging. Another says smaller businesses are frantically cutting costs. So why are small businesses hiring?

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Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1-49 | Economics | Entrepreneurs

Online Advertising Outlook: Revenue Up, Revenue Down -- You Choose

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 11:28 AM ET | Jun 12, 2008

The revenue figures for first quarter online advertising are in and depending upon your perspective, the glass is half full, half empty, or has a big crack in it. But that doesn't mean there's not money to be made.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Entrepreneurs | Internet/Web | Sales/Marketing

Don't Just Sell Your Company With Video, Sells Ads Too

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 01:02 PM ET | Jun 10, 2008

Smart business leaders are always on the hunt for new ways to monetize assets. Now, there's an easy way to capture revenue from company-produced video -- that can be your advertising spots, your training sessions, heck even your elevator pitch.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Entrepreneurs | Sales/Marketing

How To Get Funders To Watch Your Elevator Pitch

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 11:01 AM ET | Jun 6, 2008

Online video is hardly new -- if you're not posting videos to YouTube by now, odds are you've at least watched one. The evolution from intriguing novelty to valuable business tool is still underway, but startups and entrepreneurs now have more another outlet to connecting with the funding community without hitting the road.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Entrepreneurs | Internet/Web | Sales/Marketing

Women In Business Are A Hot Topic

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 04:01 PM ET | May 28, 2008

Yesterday, on bMighty a businesswoman was front and center. Today, on SmallBizResource you'll find the third installment of Wednesday's Woman. A coincidence? Hardly. Women and business are hot and not likely to cool anytime soon.

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Entrepreneurs | Sales/Marketing | Women in Business | bMighty

MOLI's Multitasking Approach to Social Networking for Smaller Business

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 09:00 PM ET | May 20, 2008

With today's launch of a small business center, MOLI has set its sights on some the people least likely have a distinction between work and personal life: those in smaller businesses.

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Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1-49 | Entrepreneurs | Internet/Web | Professional/Creative Services | Sales/Marketing