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Small Biz Nightmares: Employees and Security
In the last few years we have seen several news accounts of major data breaches involving big businesses, nonprofit organizations, banking institutions, and even government entities. While this is a...
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Social Media Content Curation Using Feedly
You’re a business owner and you have a business to run. However, creating content for Social Media is important, if you have the right sales infrastructure in place! It’s sometimes a distraction to...
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Store Fixture Design: Adding Technology Improves on an Already Good Thing
A relationship with a quality fixture manufacturer is essential for any retail architect. Just ask Bryce Sills and Heather Hislop from Ennco Display Group, one of our favorites! A Concrete Problem –...
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Blockchain Is in the Future for Small Business
This article was written by Ray Sidney-Smith, facilitator for Alexandria Small Business Development Center’s monthly Business Development Roundtable. You may join us every third Tuesday of the month...
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Finally, spring is here
This post is written by Bill Reagan, Executive Director of the SBDC and first appeared in the Alexandria Times on April 6, 2018. This year’s annual column on making the most of our springtime is not...
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Winning and Keeping Talent When a Giant Comes Calling
Have you heard that Amazon is scouting out locations for a second headquarters outside Seattle? Metropolitan areas across the country have sent their most persuasive and compelling pitches to Jeff...
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Save Your Business for World Backup Day
Happy World Backup Day, Small Business! Are you saving your business (data)? Our company experienced our own unfortunate circumstance with a fire that affected our entire office building. I had a...
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Search Engine Optimization for Small Business
In this episode (3) of “Switched on IT,” the PowerTV Australia show that I co-host with Doug Endersbee of OZ Hosting, we cover some of the high-level areas that you need to understand about Search...
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Social Media Content Done Right | Web and Beyond
Find the original archive of the video here: Social Media Content Done Right | Web and Beyond. We can’t create content all the time. We’re business owners and we have a business to run, that’s likely...
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Social Media Marketing with Facebook, Getting Started
On “Switched on IT,” the PowerTV Australia show that co-hosted by Doug Endersbee of OZ Hosting and W3 Consulting’s Ray Sidney-Smith, Episode 4, Doug interviews Ray about Social Media marketing,...
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How to Create an Affiliate Program for your Small Business | Google and...
Find the original archive of the video here: How to Create an Affiliate Program for your Small Business | Google and Beyond Webinar Archive. If you’re a Small Business, the idea of hiring a salesforce...
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Social Media Marketing with LinkedIn
On “Switched on IT,” the PowerTV Australia show that’s co-hosted by Doug Endersbee of OZ Hosting and W3 Consulting’s Ray Sidney-Smith, Episode 5, Doug interviews Ray about LinkedIn marketing. We...
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Instagram Stories for Small Business | Google and Beyond Webinar Archives
Find the original archive of the video here: Instagram Stories | Google and Beyond Webinar Archives. Instagram Stories: How to Take Advantage of Storytelling with Instagram Facebook-owned Instagram...
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Creating a vibrant small business environment
This post is written by Bill Reagan, Executive Director of the SBDC and first appeared in the Alexandria Times on May 3, 2018. Entrepreneurship doesn’t flourish by happenstance. Centers of innovation...
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Alexandria Small Business Profile: fibre space
Bill Reagan, Executive Director of the Alexandria SBDC, interviews Danielle Romanetti, owner of fibre space, at her Old Town shop. This video is part of a three-part series created for Small...
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Alexandria Small Business Profile: Rooftop Chimney Sweeps
Bill Reagan, Executive Director of the Alexandria SBDC, interviews Dylan Raycroft, owner of Rooftop Chimney Sweeps, at the Alexandria SBDC. This video is part of a three-part series created for...
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Alexandria Small Business Profile: Scramble Indoor Play
Bill Reagan, Executive Director of the Alexandria SBDC, interviews Laurence Smallman, owner of Scramble Indoor Play, at his business. This video is part of a three-part series created for Small...
View ArticleNavigating the Start Your Business Checklist
One of the new features of the Alexandria SBDC website is the Startup Checklist. We developed this checklist because entrepreneurs are sometimes confused as to what steps are necessary to open a...
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Owning It
Owning a small business is like starting a family but often I feel like a single parent with quintuplets. When I first began my business in 2012 I filed out all of the correct paperwork. As it would...
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The Importance of a Professional Headshot
Your headshot says a lot about you. Do you look like a confident person? Do you take care in your appearance? Do you seem like a professional? These are all questions that hiring departments may think...
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