National Small Business Week 2009 (live coverage, May 2009):
Marketing Strategies During A Recession: Q&A With IBM's Matt Friedman
If it takes one to know one, than who better than a former small-business owner to oversee IBM's initiative to make it easier for growing businesses to acquire technology.
Why Startups Get A Free Pass During A Recession: Q&A With Attorney Andrew Sherman
Hesitant to start a new business while the economy is still in the dumps? On the contrary, now might actually be the perfect time to turn your entrepreneurial dreams into reality.
SBA's Karen Mills Kicks Off National Small Business Week
Jamiels Shoes opened its doors the same year traffic first starting flowing across the Golden Gate Bridge. The year was 1937, and the Rhode Island-based, family-owned small business is the same store where many years later Karen Mills shopped for her children when they were young.
NSBW Panel: Social Media As A Business Transformer
How much have small and midsize businesses embraced social media? Judging from the show of hands during a morning panel at the National Small Business Week conference, a huge gap exists between the haves and the have nots.
How To Land A Loan Despite The Credit Crunch
Do you make it a practice of giving money to strangers? If you have a few bucks to spare, then chances are you'd give them to someone know. Now ask yourself before you head in for a small-business loan: How well does your banker know you?
NSBW Panel: Technology As A Competitive Edge
For any "dumb" question you might have about technology, the SBA's newly appointed general counsel, Sarah Lipscomb, says she has one that's even dumber.
