WEBSITE DESIGN SPECIALS Consistent with the founding philosophy of the company, our web site maintenance services offer tailored packages for web site owners and web site design companies that are both affordable and easy to use. Moreover, our clients do not need to know anything about web site technology when you use our services – …
WEB 3.0 BLOGGING IN 2011
Blogging today is as popular as scribing in Ancient Kamit three thousand years ago. The freedom of user-generated content automated support tools like WordPress has become a lifesaver for small businesses, and with good reason. Blogs give business owners and new entrepreneurs an opportunity to speak to the market directly, in your own voice and …
Michael J. Fox Speech Inspires Business at 2011 ASI Trade Show in Orlando
Oh what a weekend! The ASI Show in Orlando, Florida posted a record-breaking attendance of 6,110+ distributors, up 38% from last year. The creative and marketing team at Blacksonville Community Network had two goals in mind when we set out to attend this year’s largest merchandise convention in the United States. First, to leverage the power of relationships by …
America’s Urban Broadband Gap
The NUL study found that the widest gap between African-Americans and white Americans in using broadband for job information is among those with less education: 77% of blacks without a high school diploma and 79% with only a high school diploma went online to search for jobs in 2009 and 2010, according to research by …
Blogging for Business
Blogging to Get Found on Search Engines! Blogging regularly is a great way to get found online. It provides new, original content that is picked up by search engines such as Google, Bing and Yahoo!. Below are a few easy tips for writing a great blog and creating content that will add value to your …
Why You Can’t Afford to Compromise Your Brand
In 2012, You Can’t Afford to Compromise Your Brand! More than 120 million people are anticpated to surf the web next year. Don’t leave a fresh new look for your website off your new years resolution.your customers are seeking for new business There is really never any shortage of people with ideas or talent, but …
How to Find the Right License and Permit for Your New Business
Tags: business license, EIN, Home Business, permit, professional license, regulations, sales tax permit Starting a business? Confused about whether you need a business license or permit? Virtually every business needs some form of license or permit to operate legally. Knowing which one you need, however, can be a little tricky. It depends on the type …
SBA Offers “FREE” Webinar Series Promoting Entrepreneurship Education and Small Business Growth
Recognizes 6th Annual National Entrepreneurship Week February 18-25, 2012 WHAT: The U.S. Small Business Administration will host a series of webinars in recognition of the sixth annual National Entrepreneurship Week. The emphasis will be on financial empowerment and building the entrepreneurship skills of the next generation of small business owners, using business basics, social networking and business strategizing. …
Black Innovation on Twitter
The concept of “Black Twitter” actually has a history that is years-deep. We believe that the phenomenon has its roots in Black innovation — our cultural predilection to take tools and technology and use them in ways that even their creators never imagined possible. And while for some the Black predominance on social networks like …
Top 2012 Resolutions for Small Business Owners
Originally printed on Mashable. Article by Nellie Akalp As humans, we’re continually looking to improve and advance. Whether it’s trying to eat better, to quit smoking once and for all, to spend less money, or to spend more time with family and friends, we formally or informally create our own goals — optimistic that we’ll …
Indigenous Research for Africa’s Development
African researchers should give undivided effort and attention to leverage their research outputat either local, global level or both. Global research platforms are open for new players in issues of interest. Given the complexity of African problems and the distortion this makes to research progress a reflection on these four areas is critical: (a) any …
How can small businesses help their marketing e-mails stand out?
E-mail is a key part of many companies’ marketing strategies. However, with consumers buried beneath a daily avalanche of e-mail, marketing messages often get lost in the shuffle. The key is to provide relevant content, but it won’t matter unless you get your message in front of the right target —and that starts with creating …
