Archive for the ‘Business Support’ Category

Buffett Backs TransCanada’s Proposed Oil Pipeline

Posted on May 8th, 2012 by Stephanie Shadforth

Billionaire Warren Buffett supports building the Keystone XL pipeline that TransCanada wants to build to carry Canadian oil south across the Great Plains to connect to Gulf Coast refineries. Buffett was asked about the project that would cross Nebraska Monday on Fox Business Network. Buffett says hes not an expert on the project, but he [...]

Japan survey sees no rise in business confidence

Posted on April 13th, 2012 by Stephanie Shadforth

TOKYO (AP) – Japans quarterly central bank survey shows no improvement in business confidence from the previous quarter. The worse-than-expected result reflects a deteriorating outlook among medium and smaller manufacturers despite easing worries over the crisis in Europe. The Bank of Japans quarterly “tankan,” released Monday, showed the main index for big manufacturers was at [...]

Small Business Social Media

Posted on April 3rd, 2012 by Stephanie Shadforth

Although many small businesses now have an online presence, not all of them have a presence on social media yet. But if you are arent convinced about the benefits to using social media, simply think back to when you first heard about websites. At that point in time, it might have seemed utterly useless to [...]

ECB’s loan infusion slow to take effect

Posted on March 25th, 2012 by Stephanie Shadforth

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – The European Central Bank says the flow of credit to businesses slowed in February – a sign that the banks massive loans to the financial system have yet to spur a fragile eurozone economy. The downbeat numbers were released as a key member of the banks governing council warned again about [...]

Great Website Design Basics

Posted on March 20th, 2012 by Stephanie Shadforth

The key to great website design is providing content that is useful or entertaining to the reader while also improving your search engine ranking. Small business owners often have difficulty when it comes to website design. Most people simply are not great at designing because their core talents lie elsewhere or they dont have the [...]