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
Freddie
Mac CFO Dies—Police Investigating Probable Suicide
Freddie
Mac Acting Chief Financial Officer David Kellermann, 41, was found
dead early today in the basement of his home in a Washington suburb,
police said. Bloomberg.com
Lenders
Still Cool Toward Small Business
According
to NFIB survey data, in March, fewer small businesses reported that
their borrowing needs had been met during the previous three months
than at any point since well before the recession began. USNews.com
Management
and Financial Issues
Accepting
Responsibility: Should the Boss Ever Apologize?
If
you make a mistake, do you take responsibility for it and apologize,
or do you think that might hurt your image as a leader? If you do,
imagine what not apologizing is doing to your image. Workforce.com
Partnerships
Can Work
Are
you and your business partner enjoying business bliss or behaving
more like dysfunctional spouses? For many it's the latter, but there
is a better way to go. CNNMoney.com
Technology
Issues
Ransomware
Back in the News
PandaLabs
is reporting on a newly discovered ransomware variant which locks the
affected user’s PC, and demands a premium SMS in order to
deactivate it. ZDNet.com
Matching
Email and Postal Addresses
Want
to retain an append vendor to match e-mail addresses with postal
addresses in your database? Here's what you need to know.
ClickZ.com
Apple’s
New iPhone Ad Targets Small Business Users
As
the competition heats up, Apple's smartphone functionality is
becoming more business-friendly. WSJ.com
Benefits
and Labor Issues
Health
Coverage: To Cut or Not to Cut
Businesses
today are looking everywhere to cut expenses so they don't have to
cut jobs, or at least as many jobs. Still, there are some things,
like employee health coverage, you don't want to touch. Here are some
things to consider before calling your insurance agent.
Miamiherald.com
Sales
and Marketing
Click
Fraud: Beating Corruption Online
Click
fraud in online advertising is at an all-time high. Here are three
tips for spotting it in your ads.
ClickZ.com
Is
Performance Optional?
If
sales are important to your organization, does it make any sense to
treat your salesperson as if making sales is somehow optional? If you
are paying on commission, that might be just what you are doing.
BusinessWeek.com
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