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bizSugar.com Is A Sweet Place For Small Business Owners To Learn And Share

If you're a small to mid-sized business owner or manager, you may want to add Ohio based bizSugar.com to your top resource list.

(Disclosure; I'm the Community Promotions Director for the Small Business Trends website. Anita Campbell owns that site, and recently purchased bizSugar.com) 

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About bizSugar;

This social bookmarking and networking site is a fantastic place for you to learn about business strategies, find out about the latest tools that are coming onto the business scene, and much, much more.

Since it's a "community" site, the "community" actually votes up what they think the top current articles are. Those articles are pushed to the top of the page, which makes it easier for you to access the best of the best in current business-related topics.

Upcoming Business Events For Spring 2010

Courtesy Of Small Business Trends

Here's a huge list of live and online business events from all over the country, for you to attend, including this biggie in May;

National Small Business Week 2010 will begin with three days of events in Washington, D.C., at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, where more than 100 outstanding business owners from across the country will be recognized. In addition to the State Small Business Persons of the Year, individuals involved in disaster recovery, government procurement, small business champions, as well as SBA partners in financial and entrepreneurial development will be honored.

Highlights of the event this year include: the Keynote speech by SBA Administrator Karen Mills; a town hall discussion on how small businesses are driving America’s economy; and a series of executive panel forums on Innovation, Exporting and Social Media.

More Events Here

* Your business is transparent, right?

A Fresh Award For Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning

Each year, FBR, a national franchise market research firm, conducts a survey among thousands of franchisees from a number of franchise businesses to measure how they feel about the business they have joined. The survey asks franchisees to rate their level of satisfaction regarding such areas as the financial opportunity afforded, the training and support provided, system quality issues and the relationship franchisees have with the franchisor.

One of my strategic partners, www.FranBest.com, is reporting that Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning©  has earned a #7 ranking in the Midsize Business category of the recently announced Franchise Business Review’s 2010 Franchisee Satisfaction Awards. 

Congratulations!

Check the great-looking Oxi Fresh website...

Veteran Business Owners Can Easily Go Green Now!

If you're a military veteran, who also happens to be a small business owner, it's never been easier for you to turn your facilities and your companies green.

It's really about conserving energy, or at least managing it more efficiently.

Some businesses are heavily reliant upon energy to carry out the basic necessities of their existence. Fortunately, there are many eco-friendly solutions that are readily available to anyone looking to “green” their business.

From lighting to more energy efficient appliances, there's a multitude of ways to go about these initiatives. That is if you're really serious about it.

I say;

Green it. Darn it!

Military Veterans; Franchise Statistics Are Just Black Ink On Paper

A lot of you may be wondering what the heck you should do after your military service is over. You could get a traditional job, of course. Some of you may become consultants for security firms, and the like.

Some of you may even be thinking that a business of your own would be nice. Franchise ownership ideas will probably cross your radar screen.

If you are looking to get into a business of your own, wouldn’t it behoove you to take a look at a business model that has a 95% success rate? The answer is no! That is because there was never any such statistic like that published by a reputable source.

Here's the real statistic over at OPEN Forum By American Express.

Here's some franchise ideas!