Tuesday, September 25, 2007Inc.com’s “Start-Up”
Today we’d like to pass along a wonderful small business resource from Inc.com.
Check out Inc.com’s “Start-Up” page for a great collection of expert articles, advice columns, and general useful info aimed at the entrepreneur interested in starting up his or her own small business. From winning over investors to creating a business plan, from structuring [...]
Monday, September 24, 2007What do you think of the Fed Rate Cut?
Early last week, America’s entrepreneurs and financial community watched anxiously as the Fed prepared to make a set of decisions that would dictate financial transactions for the upcoming quarter (for many, the most crucial time of the year). Read more about that anticipation here.
So how did the Federal Reserve Bank respond to this anxiety? They [...]
Friday, September 21, 2007Aplus.Net’s Gabriel Murphy on the Radio
We’re happy to announce that Aplus.Net’s President and CEO, Gabriel Murphy, will be appearing live this Friday morning on the “Eye on Small Business” radio show!
“Eye on Small Business” is a local Kansas City radio show, broadcast weekly from Overland Park, Kansas, by host Kelly Scanlon, who is also publisher of the magazine Kansas City [...]
Thursday, September 20, 2007About.com’s Online Business Glossary
Today we share with you a great resource from one of our favorite spots to find small business tips and tactics, Ana Rincon’s About.com online business section.
The Online Business Glossary is a pretty comprehensive collection of all the terms you need to get started in the online business game. They range from the basic to [...]
Tuesday, September 18, 2007Telling Days for the U.S. Economy
America’s entrepreneurs are closely watching the U.S. financial markets this week. Why? After a summer of slight instability, the next three days just might provide the answers to many of the questions plaguing the economy.
Um, probably. The truth is, nothing is certain, ever, regarding financial markets. However, as the Washington Post tells us in “Three [...]
Monday, September 17, 2007The U.S. Small Business Administration Vs. The House Small Business Committee
The U.S. Small Business Administration, the federal agency created to support America’s small businesses, is currently in a showdown with the U.S. Congress’ House Small Business Committee, reports Kent Hoover, the Wichita Business Journal’s Washington Correspondent.
The details: The House Committee is currently working to pass The Small Business Investment Expansion Act of 2007, legislation designed [...]
Friday, September 14, 2007More Tips for Online Businesses
To continue yesterday’s small-business-tip theme, we’d like to call your attention to another useful source for small business info: About.com’s Ana Rincon who offers a great small business newsletter that usually has a pretty strong online focus.
From a recent edition entitled “Quick Tip: Monitor Your Search Rankings”, Ms. Rincon writes:
Make it a habit to check [...]
Thursday, September 13, 2007The New York Times’ Small Business Tip of the Day
If you’ve been checking out the New York Times Small Business Section, you might have noticed their ongoing Tip of the Day feature. This is a series of articles that, somewhat unusually for the New York Times, doesn’t examine an in-depth issue or offer a multi-page profile of a proven business model or tactic, but [...]
Tuesday, September 11, 2007September Newsletter Is Out Today!
The Aplus.Net customer newsletter for September 2007 has been released today! Check it out for the latest updates on new Aplus.Net products and services, coverage of Aplus.Net in the news, and great tips for online and small businesses.
If you’re not on our customer mailing list, you can check out the new newsletter here. And as [...]
Monday, September 10, 2007PC World Asks: Is Apple the New Microsoft?
Today we’d like to share an interesting article from PC Magazine, which they picked up from tech expert Mike Elgan’s blog, The Raw Feed.
The article (entitled Is Apple the New Microsoft?) poses an interesting thesis: that Apple today is guilty of doing many of the things that Microsoft was vilified for doing in the ’90s. [...]