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Archive for April, 2011

Location is key to the success of a small business, because it is what will bring customers in your door. What may seem like a hot-spot to you may be out of the way for the very customer base you are targeting.

Here are five tips from Devon Wolfe, managing director of Americas Strategy & Analytics Services at Pitney Bowes Business Insight, on how to scout the best location for your small business to open up shop. Read the rest of this entry »

Around election time, politicians like to talk-the-talk about the importance of small businesses to economic vitality. Often overlooked in the rhetoric is the contribution of new non-profit organizations to regional economies.

Non-profits have the same ability to attract outside capital through donations and grant awards, increase employment, and produce a ripple effect of economic activity to other local businesses And of course, non-profits provide extra value in terms of socially-enriching benefits to communities in terms of education, healthcare, poverty relief and other services. Read the rest of this entry »

Saving money on fuel costs has always been a priority for Joseph LoRe, head of operations for LoRe Sweeping Co., a pavement sweeping company in New Jersey. But with gas prices flirting with $5 a gallon, saving at the pump is now essential.

But LoRe isn’t worried about his drivers running up exuberant gas bills thanks to GPS systems installed in his 14 sweepers and six support vehicles. Read the rest of this entry »