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As with the start of any contest, there’s a moment when the marketing team thinks: “Is anyone going to participate?” Well, the people of Illinois came through on our “Growing Chicago” contest as we received over 40 viable pitches from small business owners who told us exactly what they’d do if they could get access […]
After months of planning, outreach and tons of community support, we’re getting so close to next week’s Access to Capital event in Chicago! And couldn’t be more excited! If you’re a business owner from the Illinois area looking to fund you’re business growth, we sure hope you’ll join us at the Navy Pier on Wednesday, […]
[Editor's note: We're pleased to welcome this first post from, Biz2Credit, written by Liz Jacob, a writer and editor living in New York. Biz2Credit Business Loans is an online credit resource for small business loans, business loans for women, equipment financing, working capital and other funding options. They've secured $800 million in funding for small business owners in the U.S. […]
We’re following Gatsby fever and heading to The Big Apple as we gear up for this year’s installment of the nation’s largest B2B trade show, Small Business Expo: New York, being held on Thursday, May 16, 2013 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. @ Pier 92! This year, Small Business Expo is back, and better […]
If you are, or have been, a part of the internet sub-culture that includes websites such as Reddit and 4chan, or, perhaps you have watched the latest Batman movie, whatever the case may be, then you understand the dangers of sensitive information stored on computers falling into the wrong hands. The problem with some of […]
While most people will tell you that the traditional print yellow pages are a thing of the past, many business owners in niche verticals still rely on print catalogs to learn about specific products. For example, if you worked for a pharmaceutical company, you might turn to the PharmTech directory to learn where you could source needles […]
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report released this morning, US jobs increased by only 88,000 this past month; disappointing, to say the least, since in February, 268,000 jobs were added. The numbers released for March have been the biggest decrease in the job rate since last June. Analysts have been anticipating a […]
There’s a new way to legally release announcements – social media. The Securities and Exchange Commission ruled on Tuesday, April 2nd, that so long as investors are made aware of where and how such data will be released, social media platforms are acceptable. Why this became an issue originated last year when Netflix’s CEO Reed […]
The Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business survey indicates that small business owners have been encountering several roadblocks in their quest to seek out and hire qualified employees. The statistics found based on surveys pulled from a random sample of 601 small business owners demonstrate that 23% have been finding it very difficult to find qualified employees with 30% […]
Patrick Llewellyn wrestles crocodiles, loves putting ‘shrimp on the barbie’, and doesn’t let haters hate (one of these things is true). As President and CEO of 99designs, Llewellyn made for a spunky ‘Ozzie’ interview quite worthy of DocStoc‘s 35th Startups Uncensored. We got to catch up with some of our favorite #SBflock friends (DocStoc, Digital […]
