How To Market Your Professional Service Business Using Social Media

In recent years, Social Media has become an effective way to promote your professional service business. Building a brand has never been easy, but it is vital for the long term success of your business. Accounting, marketing and management consulting... Continue»

Posted on June 27, 2008 to Business Resources | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Business Planning For A Home Based Business

By Trevor Marshall Your business might be surviving, even profitable, but if you want to be around in the long haul, you will need to plan things out. After all, To be successful over the long haul, every one-person business... Continue»

Posted on June 27, 2008 to Business Resources | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Father and Son Business Professors Co-Write Book on Changing Business Trends

Dr. Richard E. Crandall, a professor in the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University, has had his book “New Methods of Competing in the Global Marketplace: Critical Success Factors from Service and Manufacturing” published by CRC Press, a... Continue»

Posted on June 13, 2008 to Business News | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Women Make Management Strides When Firms Downsize, Restructure

Women can make inroads into male-dominated management ranks as companies that downsize restructure their scaled-back workforces, according to new research by a University of Illinois sociologist. John Dencker says the findings are surprising because downsizing whittles the pool of jobs... Continue»

Posted on June 13, 2008 to Business News | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

To Save Michigan's Economy, Leaders Urge Growth of Small Businesses

DETROIT (NNPA) - Michigan's economic problems are well known. Though a definitive course has not been set, a handful of individuals have been optimistic, expecting an eventual upswing. Gov. Jennifer Granholm's recent film incentive package, which is designed to attract studio lots and production houses, will presumably employ local talent, and has already begun what many hope will be a slow recovery for the state's economy. Continue»

Posted on June 6, 2008 to | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Action Against Oil Prices: SCLC Leads National Boycott as ExxonMobil Gets $40 Billion Payday

DALLAS (NNPA) - Protestors, which included both national and local officers from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, joined forces with environmentalists and even some shareholders, lambasting oil giant ExxonMobil, along with other major oil companies, and demanding action that would help to reverse the skyrocketing gas prices crippling many Americans. Continue»

Posted on June 6, 2008 to Business News | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

The Traditional Mediterranean Diet Protects Against Diabetes

The traditional Mediterranean diet provides substantial protection against type 2 diabetes, according to a study published on bmj.com today. The Mediterreanean diet is rich in olive oil, grains, fruits, nuts, vegetables, and fish, but low in meat, dairy products and... Continue»

Posted on May 30, 2008 to Business News | Comments (0) |

Fannie Mae Moves to Exclude: Bad Credit Scores Could Forever Deny Borrowers Home Loans

By Lisa Loving Special to the NNPA from The Skanner PORTLAND, Ore. (NNPA) - New lending guidelines proposed by the Federal National Mortgage Association - also known as Fannie Mae - would permanently lock out some minority homebuyers by denying... Continue»

Posted on May 23, 2008 to Business News | Comments (0) |

Current State of Businesses Owned by Women of Color

The dynamics of the intersection of race and gender were the focus of research findings released at the national symposium Research to Roadmap: Accelerating the Growth of Businesses Owned by Women of Color convened by the Center for Women's Business... Continue»

Posted on May 20, 2008 to Business News | Comments (0) |

'Mapping Decline' Maps Out Urban Decay and Depopulation of Saint Louis

Sixty years ago St. Louis was a thriving city with a population of almost a million. These days fewer than 300,000 people call The Gateway City home. With decrepit Victorian homes and boarded-up factories in abundance, some would say it's... Continue»

Posted on May 9, 2008 to Business News | Comments (0) |