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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 […]
[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 […]
On October 18th, 2012, a catalyst occurred in Los Angeles, a catalyst that led to tens of millions of dollars in new small business loans. What happened that day, you might wonder. What one thing could be responsible for prompting millions of dollars of small business loans? I’ll tell you. It was an event: Access […]
TEDx began as a grand experiment. Well, touché. Do entrepreneurs really lead by any other example than grand experiments? The program has been embraced with passion and dedication by hundreds — if not thousands — of volunteer communities across the planet. We here @DandB are thrilled to be hosting the community for a special TedxMalibu […]
The first thing you must know about LinkedIn is that it streamlines the networking process (I know, groundbreaking stuff, right?). This means that you can pretty much assume that anyone who currently has a profile on LinkedIn is in some way interested in making business contacts (like you!). The trick, however, is figuring out how […]
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 […]
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Insight One20 was just as advertised: INSIGHTFUL! The day began with a serious bang when Seth Godin took the mainstage and endless tweets echoed his enthusiastic tone. Stationed front and center at our Dun & Bradstreet Credibility booth, Catherine Mangan and I were lucky enough to engage with just about every attendee circling with a smile on their face, […]
Many businesses are utilizing traditional customer relationship management (CRM) processes to manage business contacts and clients in an organized way. According to a 2011 Computer Economics study of North American companies (produced in June of 2012), 51% have invested in CRM tools. It’s great that companies are interested and investing in these systems, but not many are […]
