Does Your Small Business Need Google+?

July 6, 2011

Google’s launch this past week of its own social network, Google+, has the social media sphere in an excited tizzy. So what is Google+? And perhaps more importantly, does the internet (especially your small business) need yet another social network? Tentatively speaking…yes. While Google+ is slowly being rolled out for individuals and has not yet [...]

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Friday Five: Small Business News and Information Patriot Edition

July 1, 2011

Happy Fourth of July! As we gear up to celebrate our country’s independence, the Wild WE brings a patriotic flair to this week’s Friday Five. Below are links to resources for small business owners and entrepreneurs, particularly veterans. V-WISE: Women Veterans Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship is a program specifically for female veterans sponsored by [...]

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How Your Local Chamber of Commerce Can Help Your Small Business

June 29, 2011

Perhaps when you hear “Chamber of Commerce”, you think of a bunch of older men, smoking cigars and cutting deals in some back room. Or maybe it makes you think of a bunch of stuffed shirts passing out business cards at an event catered with cheap wine and stale hors d’oeuvres. Then again, maybe you [...]

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Friday Five: Small Business and Entrepreneur Round-Up

June 24, 2011

Here is this week’s installment of the Wild WE’s Friday Five, news and information from around the web for small business owners and women entrepreneurs: University of Dubai Entrepreneurship and Business Plan for Women Entrepreneurs:  The Middle East is not a region known for its support of women, especially professional women entrepreneurs. However, the University [...]

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Women Entrepreneurs Good for Philanthropy

June 22, 2011

The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University conducted a study that found that women in all tax brackets are far more likely than men–in some cases twice as much–to give to charitable causes. This goes for women entrepreneurs, as well. In fact, the growth of women-owned small business is good news for social entrepreneurship. Some [...]

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Friday Five: Small Business Articles and Blogs

June 17, 2011

Start your busy weekend off right–check out our top 5 posts from around the web for your small business. Have we forgotten any? Leave us a comment! Dad Inventors: Read how three innovative fathers built their businesses around solutions to common parenting problems. 10 Ways to Tell It’s Time to Fire a Client: Yes, you [...]

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Creating an Email Charter

June 13, 2011

Ever thought there should be a standardized set of rules for email, an established etiquette system? Think about how time consuming reading and replying to email can be. As small business owners, a lot of time may be wasted each day trying to wade through your inbox, culling the nonsense and prioritizing what is important. Wouldn’t it [...]

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Friday Five: Small Business News from Around the Web

June 10, 2011

The Wild WE understands that as small business owners, your time is precious. So we are launching a new feature, the “Friday Five”: the top five stories and blog posts we find to help you start a business or grow your existing one, or that you just may find as interesting as we do. Check [...]

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Sexism Endures for Women Entrepreneurs

June 8, 2011

As much as women have made strides in starting and owning their own small businesses (some 29% of small businesses are owned or partly owned by women), there is still an undercurrent of sexism that pervades in this culture. Recently, the Wall Street Journal touched on the “subtle sexism” found in the tech industry, for [...]

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Quick Link: Publicizing Your Home Business

June 2, 2011

When starting a business, you know that gaining exposure is key to building a strong client base and encouraging growth. While working from home certainly has its benefits, one drawback is that it can be a little harder to get the same exposure that brick-and-mortar stores or larger online entities enjoy. Here is an article [...]

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