ABC
Online and On Your Side
Duct
Tape Marketing Interview
President
Jim Tracy in a podcast on ABC membership benefits and how America's
Best Companies can help small business owners succeed.
ABC's
Small Business Tips
Whether
your issue is customer service, the Internet, sales and marketing, or
practically any other small business problem, ABC can help with the
tips and tricks you need, advice that will make a real difference.
Government
and Economy
Has
the US Become the New Russia?
In
the May issue of the Atlantic Monthly, Simon Johnson, former
chief economist at the IMF and a professor at the Sloan School of
Management at MIT compares the “financial oligarchy” running US
policy with the business elites in emerging countries. FT.com
SBA
Lending Assistance Stalling
T
he
parts of the federal government's stimulus program aimed at
small-business owners aren't working as they should, say local owners
and small-business experts who are trying to figure out what to do
about the problem.
Management
and Financial Issues
Due
Dilligence Now Will Save You Headaches Later
When
considering job candidates, especially for outsourcing, you need to
make sure that they can provide the service you need and not just
something close to it. USAToday.com
Minimizing
Risks in a Bad Economy
This
latest brutal recession has reminded us all that what can happen in
business
will
--and
likely when you least expect it. The prepared win--the rest get
mauled.
Forbes.com
Technology
Issues
Scareware
Fraud on the Rise
What
started out as a small-scale racket to defraud computer users is
becoming big business. Rogue antivirus programs -- also known as
"scareware" -- had a banner year in 2008 with scareware
infections increased 48% in the second half of 2008. WSJ.com
Benefits
and Labor Issues
How
Payers of Healthcare Are Using Telemedicine
With
billions of dollars earmarked for telemedicine in the stimulus
package, healthcare payers are taking a look at how information
technology can be used to manage healthcare.
Workforce.com
Recession
Hiring
Here
is advice for employers trying to hire the right people, and job
seekers struggling to land a job, from the founder of
Silicon
Alley Reporter
and Mahalo.com.
BusinessWeek.com
Sales
and Marketing
Characteristics
of Successful Salespeople
What
kind of traits separate successful sales people from the rest of us?
What skills do they have, which personality traits? Find out what ten
qualities successful salespeople possess. BusinessKnowHow.com
The
Ethical Email Marketing Campaign
Sure,
email marketing is perfectly legal, but that doesn't mean it's
necessarily the right thing to do.
ClickZ.com
Is
Your Sales Strategy Missing Something?
Most
salespeople are passionate about their product because they see its
importance to their clients. But importance alone doesn't necessarily
lead to sales—there is a key ingredient missing from their sales
strategy.
ManageSmarter.com
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