http://startup.partnerup.com All about startups, entrepreneurs, and small business. All the time. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:42:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dimdim: Dimdim is a Web conferencing application that lets anyone deliver synchronized live presentations, whiteboards and Web pages and share their voice and video over the Internet—no download required. ADrive: ADrive offers 50 GB of free online storage and backup for all file types. The 50 GB of space is currently ... http://startup.partnerup.com/2009/11/06/10-free-web-tools-for-entrepreneurs/ Showing appreciation for a job well done is important to the productivity of your employees and in turn the growth of your company. Here are some low-cost ways to show your employees that you’re grateful for the work that they do. Free food. Bring in pizza for lunch or muffins and ... http://startup.partnerup.com/2009/11/05/low-cost-ways-to-show-employees-gratitude/ When I was in college, the big question was, “what do I want to do?” It’s a question that all young adults have at least thought about. The answer for me was writing. The answer for others could be anything from teaching kindergarten to serving in the military to being ... http://startup.partnerup.com/2009/11/04/what-you-want-doesnt-always-matter/ Now that it’s November, most retailers have only one thing on their minds—the holiday shopping season. While it doesn’t officially kick off for consumers until the day after Thanksgiving (or if you’re my mom about two months ago), the implementation of holiday sales strategies for many retailers are already underway. One ... http://startup.partnerup.com/2009/11/03/free-shipping-day-gives-end-of-season-holiday-sales-boost/ Taking clients out for business dinners can be a great way for you to interact with them on a more personal level. We live in a busy society however, so you must be respectful of other people's free time. Find out what kind of schedule your client has. Does he ... http://startup.partnerup.com/2009/11/02/small-business-tip-of-the-week-business-dinners/ Normally we try to provide you with useful, relevant small business content, but today we’ll be bending the rules a little. It’s Halloween (although not officially until tomorrow), and we’d rather show off our sweet pumpkins! Earlier this week the PartnerUp office spent the afternoon celebrating Halloween by eating sugary treats, ... http://startup.partnerup.com/2009/10/30/happy-halloween-from-partnerup/ Any small business owner who has a website needs to know where visitors are coming from, what they’re doing on the site and where they’re going. Luckily there’s Google Analytics—an awesome tool from Google (obviously) that can tell you just about anything you want to know about your website visitors. The ... http://startup.partnerup.com/2009/10/29/google-analytics-rocks-heres-why/ Despite previous attempts by the federal government to spur small business lending, little has helped. In another attempt to get back on track, the Obama administration is working on two new initiatives. Aid community banks in lending to small business Plan: Banks with less than $1 billion in assets can borrow from ... http://startup.partnerup.com/2009/10/28/federal-government-unveils-two-initiative-to-help-small-business/ Small business owners ponder long and hard about what their target audience wants. They think to themselves, “What would it take to get a potential customer to buy from me?” While this is a great question, perhaps a better way to start is by looking at yourself. What would it take ... http://startup.partnerup.com/2009/10/27/15-minute-business-booster-3/ The mere thought of cold calling makes many people’s stomachs turn. It’s a difficult and nerve-racking experience that takes courage, confidence and thick skin. So if you’re nervous (which you probably are), it helps to warm up before you call. Run through your opening statement in your head or out loud. ... http://startup.partnerup.com/2009/10/26/small-business-tip-of-the-week-preparing-to-cold-call/