Archive for February, 2009
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
Entrepreneurship Week 2009
Entrepreneurship Week 2009 kicks off next Monday, running Feb. 23-27. Because much of the content of the StartUp Blog is centered on entrepreneurship and much of our readership is comprised of entrepreneurs, I thought it only appropriate to spend the entirety of next week focusing our attention on the needs, pains and concerns of this […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Entrepreneurship, PartnerUp by Megan Dorn
Monday, February 16th, 2009
Small Business Tip of the Week: Starting a Company Blog
Blogging is no longer an up-and-coming marketing tool. Instead it is a thriving marketing tool that many businesses can’t afford to ignore. Company blogs get you out there in front of your customers and allow you to build a relationship with them, and they do it for little to no money.
Before you jump on the […]
No Comments » - Posted in Small Business by Megan Dorn
Friday, February 13th, 2009
Valentine’s Day Marketing
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner (for you men out there who may have forgotten, it is in fact tomorrow), which means big business for many industries.
The U.S. Greeting Card Association (who knew there was a association for that!) estimates that approximately one billion valentines will be sent out this year worldwide, making Valentine’s […]
No Comments » - Posted in Small Business by Megan Dorn
Thursday, February 12th, 2009
The Mark Cuban Stimulus Plan
It’s likely that billionaire businessman Mark Cuban has his own ideas on how the government should go about fixing our country’s economic problems, but instead of joining that debate he’s taking matters into his own hands and working to spur progress on his own.
Earlier this week Cuban used his Web site “Blog Maverick” as the […]
No Comments » - Posted in Entrepreneurship, Financing by Megan Dorn
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
Small Business Community Has Mixed Feelings on Stimulus
There’s a ton of buzz out there surrounding the impending stimulus package. What I’ve found in my reading of various publications and blogs is that opinions among the small business community vary widely.
A recent USA Today column states that the “stimulus plan has plenty for small business.” In his column writer Steve Strauss highlights the […]
No Comments » - Posted in Business and Politics, Small Business, Financing by Megan Dorn
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
Graduates Face Tough Employment Outlook
This spring’s business school graduates are having a much tougher time lining up post- graduation employment than those in years past. According to a Wall Street Journal article on business school recruiting, “last year…81% of the graduating M.B.A. class at Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business had accepted full-time offers by January,…just 61% had them […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Entrepreneurship, Random thoughts, Small Business by Megan Dorn
Monday, February 9th, 2009
Small Business Tip of the Week: Employee Termination
Firing an employee is one of the more unpleasant realities of running a business, but sooner or later it happens. Before you call a termination meeting though, there’s some prep work that should take place. Pull together any and all documentation that supports your argument. This could include performance evaluations, time sheets showing tardiness or […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Small Business by Megan Dorn
Friday, February 6th, 2009
9 Year Old Builds iPhone Apps
When I was 9 years old, I built forts out of blankets and cardboard boxes. Silicon Alley Insider informed me recently that fourth grader Lim Ding Wen is building iPhone applications, which is quite a step up from my poorly-constructed abodes that could hardly keep the rain out.
Lim, who is fluent in six programming languages, created Doodle […]
