http://startup.partnerup.com All about startups, entrepreneurs, and small business. All the time. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:53:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We are exactly one week away from Black Friday, the official kick-off to the holiday shopping season! While I adamantly refuse to participate in the sport (Yes, Black Friday is a sport, and a contact sport at that. It requires training, endurance, skill and strategy. May the best shopper win!), I ... http://startup.partnerup.com/2009/11/20/crazy-black-friday-stories/ Recycled printer cartridges. Printer ink is insanely expensive. A low-cost solution to a new cartridge is a recycled cartridge. Offer your expertise. Teaching a class, speaking at a conference or writing an article is a cheap and easy way to promote your business and position you as an expert. Trade association benefits. ... http://startup.partnerup.com/2009/11/19/20-ways-to-save-your-small-business-money/ Is entrepreneurship an inherent characteristic you must be born with? Or is it a skill that can be learned through instruction and study? This is a topic that has been widely discussed within the entrepreneurial community. Some entrepreneurs are still on the fence about it. Others fall firmly on one side ... http://startup.partnerup.com/2009/11/18/can-entrepreneurship-be-learned/ For those of you who were unaware (I only found out just yesterday), this week is the second annual Global Entrepreneurship Week. Founded jointly by the Kauffman Foundation and Make Your Mark, Global Entrepreneurship Week aims to introduce young people around the world to entrepreneurship and encourage them to think of ... http://startup.partnerup.com/2009/11/17/global-entrepreneurship-week/ Email addresses are a key tool to effectively marketing your business. Unfortunately consumers have become all too weary of freely giving up their precious email addresses. To obtain customer email addresses you must first give in order to receive. Create a drawing or contest that requires an email address. Offer a ... http://startup.partnerup.com/2009/11/16/small-business-tip-of-the-week-obtain-customer-email-addresses/ It’s November now, and we’re entering in to the time of year that’s chock full of holidays. One right after the other it seems. For employers this means giving employees time off…or not. Businesses aren’t actually required to give employees time off for any holiday, federal or state. The fact is ... http://startup.partnerup.com/2009/11/13/holiday-time-off/ The Small Business Administration is looking for nominees for the 2010 National Small Business Week Awards. This is a great opportunity for any small business. Not only is it a chance to step into the spotlight and gain some individual recognition for hard work and a job well done, it’s ... http://startup.partnerup.com/2009/11/12/hurry-nominate-your-favorite-small-business-for-an-sba-award/ It doesn’t matter what kind of business you own, excellence in social media can come from any industry, anywhere. Winners of the Forrester Groundswell Awards—awards for outstanding social technology applications—were released recently, and the winning businesses really ran the gamut. They included a yarn company, a company that provides credit scores ... http://startup.partnerup.com/2009/11/11/social-media-is-for-all-businesses/ Over the weekend House Democrats (and one Republican) narrowly passed a bill that would completely overhaul the health care system here in the United States. Democrats say that the House bill, which would be paid for by taxes, fees and cuts in Medicare, will extend health coverage to 36 million currently ... http://startup.partnerup.com/2009/11/10/small-business-and-the-house-health-care-bill/ Working from home may seem like the perfect situation, but when your home and work life become intertwined you might find yourself greeted by chaos. To help ease the stress set aside a definite space that can only be used for work. This could be a spare bedroom, the garage, or ... http://startup.partnerup.com/2009/11/09/small-business-tip-of-the-week-home-business-boundaries/