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Our iPad Review

Topics: Small Business, Social Media

The authors are Steve King and Carolyn Ockels. Steve and Carolyn are partners at Emergent Research and Senior Fellows at the Society for New Communications Research. Carolyn is leading the coworking study and Steve is a member of the project team. Emergent Research works with corporate, government and non-profit clients. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. The iPad is a huge success. According to the research firm iSupply, Apple will…

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Hard times drag on for some Asian Americans

Topics: Accountant, Insurance, Marketing, Risk, Small Business

Although people of Asian descent typically have the lowest unemployment rate of any ethnic group, those who are jobless tend to remain that way longer than Latinos and whites. Nearly half of all jobless Asian Americans in California had been out of work for 27 weeks or longer in July, according to state data. Above, a man checks a jobs board at Career Partners in Rosemead. Asian Americans typically have the lowest unemployment rate of any ethnic group in the United States. But in this weak labor market, once they lose their jobs, they have an especially hard time reentering…

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Meet Our Volunteers - Colin Freund

Topics: Accounting, SCORE, Small Business, Business Plan

SCORE Lancaster is just for business start-ups right? Not quite. This not-for-profit group is also a comprehensive resource for established companies. In fact, one counselor, Colin Freund, takes a special interest in assisting owners who are already walking the entrepreneurial path. Colin, who describes himself as a problem solver, often collaborates with other SCORE mentors to help business owners who are in the midst of a challenge. He says, "I often work best with clients who already have a specific problem in their business. We focus on one thing at a time to help them work through the issue." This…

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HOW TO: Run Your Business Online with $10 and a Google Account

Topics: Credit, Leverage, Management, Small Business, Social Media

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Online infrastructure for your small business doesn't have to be complicated or expensive. By leveraging many of the free and inexpensive products offered by Google, you can create a website, a domain-branded e-mail system, and a document collaboration platform, all unified under one master login and password. Once all of the virtual wires are connected, these services are extremely user-friendly, allowing anyone with a bit of web savvy to become the "system administrator" for their office.…

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Contests and Competitions for Small Biz

Topics: Investor, Partnership, Small Business

Lots of great contests and competitions this fall - don't miss the opportunity to win some nice business services, prizes, cash and even investors. This list of contests, competitions and awards is brought to you by Small Business Trends and Smallbiztechnology.com . ********* The Franchise Council Contest Enter by September 6, 2010 A nationwide contest for business owners interested in an initial launch of franchising his/her business. The winner will receive $87,000 in business services . The Franchise Council (TFC) in partnership with Franchise Brokers Association (FBA), an industry association, will manage the contest that runs from June 1 -…

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Ge Fired Up at BizTech Day: Join Me

Topics: Entrepreneur, Small Business, Termination

I'm excited to tell you about BizTechDay , which is coming up in 3 cities: Seattle - September 18, 2010 New York - September 24, 2010 San Francisco - October 23, 2010 I'll be attending and speaking at BizTechDay in San Francisco. I would love to see you there at that event. BizTechDay is an intensive one-day conference founded by Edith Yeung, a young entrepreneur herself. I met Edith in New York earlier this yearRead More From Small Business Trends Ge Fired Up at BizTech Day: Join Me

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