The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Business cuts back on training and hours in bid to hang onto staff : A new survey by the Australian Industry Group has revealed that a third of companies are planning to cut their training budgets in the next 12 months, as entrepreneurs fight… India Inc’s business confidence surges, says CII : The business confidence of India Inc.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

People have very strong opinions about whether its OK to talk about salaries, so when this survey from Glassdoor.com crossed my desk, I knew I had to explore it further. According to a Glassdoor.com survey, 17 percent of respondents say they are not comfortable talking about what they earn, up from 11 percent in 2008.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 8, 2010

However, a recent survey revealed that only a third of businesses recognised this. Blogging, as you mentioned, is also a different way of driving traffic to your main website but it’s absolutely crucial for businesses to make the connection between high rankings and keeping their website content fresh. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Canadian small businesses report card : Ninety eight per cent of small business owners gave their companies a passing grade in a recent TD Canada Trust Small Business Survey, which asked 1002 small business owners with fewer than 20 employees to score their performance during the past year. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Small Business Labs

JULY 7, 2010

  This is little changed from 2008, but up from 14.5%   Again, this is little changed from 2008 but up from 49% in 2004.    Having said that, for obvious reasons it is likely any official survey undercounts illegal aliens.  .  Foreign born workers comprise about 15.5% million workers. 

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 23, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Street Food Gets Real | Main | Please Take "The Organizational Use of Video Storytelling" Survey » June 23, 2010 More on the Growth of Small Farms and Local Food Interesting article in the Washington Post on mobile slaughterhouses.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2007

kitchens Said on May 13th, 2008 at 7:35 am That is very inspiring to read. Anya Cook Said on July 15th, 2008 at 10:49 pm This is an inspiring story that I am hoping to emulate. Thanks for sharing it kitchen for success Said on August 21st, 2008 at 2:47 pm I believe this story will inspire a lot of business starter like me.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2007

I put together a 10 question survey that I had planned to accost passers by with outside the few foreign wine boutiques as well as restaurant owners. Stefan Justine Curtis Said on May 1st, 2008 at 3:11 pm What a great idea for a multi-lingual virtual assistant. This is a great idea and I’ll certainly suggest it.

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Service Untitled

MARCH 2, 2010

In December, 2008 Wells Fargo stepped in after the government forced the sale to avoid the failure of Wachovia. Continue reading… 0 votes Posted by meikah | Filed under Banks, Customer Service Experience of the Week, Finance, Service Untitled, Wachovia, customer service [.]

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 31, 2006

Small Business Trends published a survey on “ Selling to Small Businesses ”, which supports the increasing importance of SEM: “ A full 73% of vendors attract small business customers through search engine results” Joe has another excellent article worth reading ; especially the last two bulletpoints are relevant to our discussion here.

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