Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Good News - The Unemployment Rate Went Up in August | Main | Wall Street Journal on the Two-Track Economy » September 07, 2010 Our iPad Review The iPad is a huge success.    Many of these are being used by small businesses.

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Allwork

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Already before COVID, we had peer-reviewed research demonstrating that remote work improved productivity. Given that people spend an average of nearly an hour per day on commute travel alone, and additional time on other commute-related tasks, this adds up to substantial additional time worked. . Not at all. .

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Success

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Deer utilized social media , particularly Instagram , to engage customers. Being out also affected Deer’s role as a business owner, sharpening her attention to details during tasks like reviewing the brand’s marketing materials. “I For the past 12 years, its entire supply chain traveled less than 250 miles. “We

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Success

MARCH 21, 2024

One student wrote in a review, “Chaya is informative, engaging and funny. Besides offering classes and information on social media , Milchtein has written a book, Mechanic Shop Femme’s Guide to Car Ownership: Uncomplicating Cars for All of Us , that is available for pre-order and is set to be released in April 2024. “I

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Success

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Some companies have built empires seeking out 3-star reviews on Amazon and inventing better versions of those products. You need to actually get out there and hear people, whether through interviews or surveys or combing through product reviews or forums. “It Social media can be powerful if done well, but it’s not easy.

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Entrepreneur.com

JUNE 11, 2025

Its your Instagram bio, your LinkedIn header, your last three Google reviews — and whether you like it or not, people are judging. If your website looks like it hasnt been updated since 2014, if your LinkedIn headline is vague, or if youve got a highlight reel of blurry social posts and broken links, youre leaving opportunity on the table.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 12, 2010

  The dramatic growth in social media use - especially Facebook - is resulting in more small businesses choosing to use social media sites as their primary, and in some cases only, web presence.   Social media sites are also inexpensive to create and use.    The idea is simple. 

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Small Business Labs

JULY 13, 2010

   The general consensus from the feedback is that despite the growth of social media, having a traditional website is still a good idea. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. generated more traffic and emails than usual.   The

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 31, 2014

20 do’s and don’ts when travelling with the boss. Mid year reviews. Managing your social media content. 15 social media and technology trends for 2015. What to do when your boss has been sacked. 10 ways assistants can improve their productivity. Stress free annual leave. Improve your attention to detail.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

I was interviewed by the lovely Elena Aylott from EMEA East about my blog and social media in general. At university I wrote film reviews and when I started working I carried on writing for various websites and film review sites. You are active in social media; does it help you in your professional life?

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

I was interviewed by the lovely Elena Aylott from EMEA East about my blog and social media in general. At university I wrote film reviews and when I started working I carried on writing for various websites and film review sites. You are active in social media; does it help you in your professional life?

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Last week I wrote about performance reviews and although I’m still not sure that the majority of performance reviews are all that helpful, especially for assistants. Are there review points throughout the course of the objective? Research all channels to market, competitors, growth areas and social media opportunities.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Last week I wrote about performance reviews and although I’m still not sure that the majority of performance reviews are all that helpful, especially for assistants. Are there review points throughout the course of the objective? Research all channels to market, competitors, growth areas and social media opportunities.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Last week I wrote about performance reviews and although I’m still not sure that the majority of performance reviews are all that helpful, especially for assistants. Are there review points throughout the course of the objective? Research all channels to market, competitors, growth areas and social media opportunities.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 21, 2010

He is globally recognized as one of the most prominent thought leaders and published authors in new media. Marc Meyer is the Director of Social Media and Search at Digital Response Marketing Group in Naples, Florida. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 5, 2010

   Posted by Steve on May 05, 2010 at 01:11 AM in social media | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference More Evidence Facebook is Taking Over the Web : Comments You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Successful small businesses are leveraging social media and technology :  the SBSI results continue to show that technology and social media help many small businesses thrive despite the challenging economic conditions.    I look forward to tweeting with you on wednesday.

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Loosely Speaking

JANUARY 13, 2009

As a result, clients in many industries are seeking VAs with proven expertise to manage their social media presence. This phenomenal growth of a new medium has me asking some questions: Just because you use social media, does that qualify you to charge other people to let you handle their social networking activities?

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 24, 2010

  Like many of the new social magazine creators, Flipboard is an iPad application.    Users input social media feeds and Flipboard turns them into attractive, print-like online magazines.    It is simple to use and organizes information from most any social network or online information feed. 

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Small Business Labs

MAY 18, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Business Week, The Economist on the Trickle Down Recovery | Main | Great Quote on Consumer Versus Business Social Media » May 18, 2010 DMAs Spring Magazine Focused on Going Global The spring issue of Point Magazine is on going global.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 1, 2010

  The article is from The Monthly Labor Review , a U.S. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. self-employment data.    15.3

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Small Business Labs

MAY 3, 2010

  It is also becoming attractive to companies to offer social shopping services.  If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 4, 2010

In the case of social shopping, I have no idea why they aren't aggressively pursuing it. Posted by Steve on May 04, 2010 at 01:16 AM in Business Models , social media | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Why Arent Newspapers Doing Social Shopping?

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 26, 2010

I convinced him that this is the perfect time to document his story, his preparation, and his biking adventure through a blog, social media, and his mobile phone. This is his Travel log, his moblog, his mobile blogging project. I always thought he would be great at blogging, but he never took it up. Andrea I know, I know.it

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Eco-Office Gals

JANUARY 14, 2014

Determine how socially responsible your current recruiting program is, including travel, paper use, printing use, interview tactics and so on. Go through social reports, GRI reports on environmental figures, commitments to reduce CO2 emissions and energy efficiency measures. 4) Switch to virtual interviewing.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 4, 2010

  In-person and telephone interviews will be used to augment the survey research, dive deeper on topics of interest (the role of social media in coworking, for example) and develop case studies. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 15, 2010

  Posted by Steve on July 15, 2010 at 01:00 AM in social media , transparency | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Privacy and Transparency in the Internet Age : Comments You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 12, 2010

  Posted by Steve on August 12, 2010 at 01:00 AM in social media | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference CRM Magazines Small Business Suite CRM Winners : Comments You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.

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C-Suite Assistants

JANUARY 10, 2025

Benefits of a hybrid work model for employers: Wider Pool of Candidates In our experience, 95% of the best candidates prefer a hybrid work arrangement with the option of at least one day a week at home or the ability to work remotely when the executive they support is traveling.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Our iPad Review | Main | State of Small Business Tweet Chat on Wednesday » September 08, 2010 Wall Street Journal on the Two-Track Economy The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article today on what they call " the two-track economy. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

JULY 21, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Privacy and Transparency in the Internet Age | Main | Venture Capital at Mid-Life » July 21, 2010 Dymos CardScan iPhone App Illustrates Several Key Trends We rarely do product reviews at Smallbizlabs.  The Dymo business card scanner app for the iPhone  is such a product. 

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Loosely Speaking

JULY 10, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Roundup #5 Prescott Style Friday, July 10, 2009 at 2:26 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Virtual Assistant Resources A recent meeting with local VA bud Tara Fort , owner of Versatility4u.com , generated a list of resources you may want to review.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 19, 2010

If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 28, 2010

If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 5, 2010

If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 15, 2010

If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

JULY 26, 2010

both of these seem great, particularly for freelancers or those who travel frequently for work as sometimes being alone can really stifle your motivation or creativity. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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