Cash Mobs: Will They Save American Small Business?

by Arthur | February 24, 2012

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Cash mobs are perhaps one of the more interesting things to happen to small businesses in the United States in the past year. The idea is so new that as of writing, no one has made a Wikipedia page on it. Urbandictionary.com on the other hand, is more up-to-date. For who didn’t bother to click [...]

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Featured Business Review: Buttercelli Bakeshop – Something to Feel Good About!

by Arthur | February 23, 2012

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With the neighborhood bakeshop slowly going out of vogue thanks to chain supermarkets and bakeries, Buttercelli Bakeshop has been bucking the trend- and getting thousands of enthusiastic fans in the process. “It is our goal at Buttercelli to bring you fresh-from-the-oven morning pastries, afternoon treats, and evening desserts that are rich in flavor while simple [...]

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Guest Post: Be a Small Business Brand Champion- Think Big!

by Guest | February 17, 2012

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Unless otherwise noted, UPrinting™ does not endorse any company or product that may be linked to or appear in this article. Nowadays, with internet at the fingertips of every small business, there is no reason to avoid running with the big dogs. Social networking presents minimal to zero marketing costs, and a global audience. Infinite [...]

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Featured Business Review: Amella Caramels – Living La Dolce Vita

by Arthur | February 17, 2012

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“The best thing about Amella Caramels is the experience one gets from just a single bite …it is a totally new sensation.” Says Emir Kiamilev, a long-time UPrinting customer. Along with his wife Elena, Emir is co-founder of Amella Caramels. The company specializes in its own unique kind of cocoa butter caramels. Despite being a relative newcomer [...]

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Reaching Customers with Pinterest: 3 Questions You Should Ask Yourself

by Arthur | February 15, 2012

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You will not find a social media site that has generated the kind buzz as Pinterest has in 2012. With Pinterest generating more referral traffic than LinkedIn, Google+ and Youtube combined, it’s easy to see why small businesses are interested with what Pinterest has to offer in terms of generating more sales.   In the [...]

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More Featured Business Reviews Coming Soon

by Arthur | February 10, 2012

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To better serve small businesses everywhere, we’ve just merged our Featured Business Reviews site with our Small Business Blog!  All past and future Featured Business Reviews will now be seen on this blog and there’ll be a few changes.There might be some minor issues while we finish sorting everything out.   Tell us what you [...]

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Managing Creative Types – Why Many Businesses Are Doing It Wrong

by Arthur | February 8, 2012

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How does your company deal with its creatives? Chances are, most American firms are going about it the wrong way. On his biography “iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon” Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak had this to say: “Most inventors and engineers I’ve met are like me- they’re shy and they live in their heads. [...]

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Featured Business Review: The Forgotten Citizen – Scylla & Charybdis

by Arthur | February 7, 2012

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“UPrinting gives me the ability to create something and then have it printed only minutes later right from my studio” says the Forgotten Citizen, the eponymous (and anonymous) voice behind Melbourne, Florida-based solo Indie Electronic Rock music project Forgotten Citizen. “UPrinting made everything quick and easy”. “Scylla & Charybdis”, Forgotten Citizen’s second album will be [...]

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Damned if You Do, Damned if You Don’t- Why Successful Entrepreneurs Get Replaced

by Arthur | February 2, 2012

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Creating your own business, building it from the ground up, and having it succeed are likely some of the most exhilarating things you will ever do in your life. But once your business starts to transform from a gutsy start-up to an honest-to-gosh corporation, you might find that you need to reassess your priorities.   [...]

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Featured Business Review: Reel Grrls – Keeping it Reel

by Arthur | February 1, 2012

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Despite all the talk about equality between the sexes, filmmaking and other forms of media production is often seen as a masculine pursuit. Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been any extra attention to Kathryn Bigelow’s Academy Award for Best Director. Many, women often find themselves without the confidence to speak out and let themselves be heard. [...]

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