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Lead Generation on the Web for Small Business | Web and Beyond
Find the original archive of the video here: Lead Generation on the Web for Small Business | Web and Beyond. Sales is a tough area of marketing for any Small Business. It’s the lifeblood of our...
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Backing Up Your Business Data on the Web
Find the original archive of the video here: Backing Up Your Business Data on the Web. Most Small Business owners are not backing up their data. Small businesses are exposed to the most security...
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IRS Has Options to Help Small Business Owners
This blog post was originally published through the IRS Tax Tips service. More information on all of these topics can be found at the Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center. Small business owners...
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LinkedIn 301: The Master Class
Welcome back, dear graduates and job seekers! As we approach the end of this summer-long “course” on LinkedIn, you may be sighing in relief. This summer, you’ve worked to build an outstanding profile...
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Me and My Arrow: Recruiting in the Digital Age
Back in the day, job seekers would open a newspaper (remember them?), turn to the employment section, and circle with a red pen all the jobs they were interested in. They would then send via snail mail...
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Me and My Arrow: Recruiting in the Digital Age Part 3
Here’s a truth for you: You can’t talk about a 21st-Century recruiting strategy without talking about social media. And you can’t talk about social media recruiting without talking about employer...
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Know Yourself
This post was written by Gloria Flanagan, Assistant Director, Alexandria SBDC I attended two programs last week – one was the Alexandria Small Business Roundtable discussion on work spaces (home-based...
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Cybersecurity for Small Business: It Doesn’t Keep You Up at Night? It Should!
If you want a pleasant Sunday morning read, check out this list of data breaches of major companies, organizations and government agencies. These are entities with IT departments, security...
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LinkedIn 301: The Master Class
Welcome back, dear graduates and job seekers! As we approach the end of this summer-long “course” on LinkedIn, you may be sighing in relief. This summer, you’ve worked to build an outstanding profile...
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Me and My Arrow: Recruiting in the Digital Age
Back in the day, job seekers would open a newspaper (remember them?), turn to the employment section, and circle with a red pen all the jobs they were interested in. They would then send via snail mail...
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The Storefront Design Process: Architecture? Graphic Design? Signage Design?...
Anatomy of a Design Concept. For more information or to see image enlargements please contact us here. Client’s Visions – Clients often call me because they see something suggestive in the portfolio...
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Branding Your Email Address Is as Important as Your Business Domain
I’m likely preaching to the choir if you’ve ever heard me talk about email marketing. But, it’s worth stating again and again for every Small Business owner to hear this message loud and clear: if you...
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A Recruiter’s Guide to Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is truly one of my favorite times of year – time to take space to think about the best parts of our lives. Of course, I’ll be doing that personally, and hope to carry my gratitude forward...
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Shop and celebrate locally this holiday season
This post is written by Bill Reagan, Executive Director of the SBDC and first appeared in the Alexandria Times on November 23, 2017. Much of our celebration of the holidays over the next few months is...
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Cybersecurity for Small Business: It Doesn’t Keep You Up at Night? It Should!
If you want a pleasant Sunday morning read, check out this list of data breaches of major companies, organizations and government agencies. These are entities with IT departments, security...
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What’s New at Google – May June July 2017
In the past few months, Google has been busy! Google added some fancy charting features to Google Sheets, Android Pay partnered with PayPal, Google NoCaptcha reCaptcha arrived, Backup and Sync from...
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Alexandria SBDC AMPLIFY – A Success!
Do you ever wish that you had the time to work ON your business rather than IN your business? Eight local entrepreneurs have been doing just that for the last several months, as the initial cohort in...
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Me and My Arrow: Recruiting in the Digital Age
Back in the day, job seekers would open a newspaper (remember them?), turn to the employment section, and circle with a red pen all the jobs they were interested in. They would then send via snail mail...
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LinkedIn 301: The Master Class
Welcome back, dear graduates and job seekers! As we approach the end of this summer-long “course” on LinkedIn, you may be sighing in relief. This summer, you’ve worked to build an outstanding profile...
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6 Ways to Network with More Gain, Less Pain
Let’s cut to the chase on this: Networking is daunting. It’s hard to get out there and sell yourself, especially in 30-second bite sized pieces, and when so many others (read: competitors) are doing...
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