The following is a guest column that offers advice on taxes for small business, courtesy of UnderstandingMarketing.com and QuickBooks expert Scott Gregory. For the most part this blog focuses on marketing and public relations topics that pertain to small businesses and entrepreneurs, but since it’s tax time we also want to offer a little advice to make tax season a little less stressful. TAX...

We’ve written on some pretty interesting small business rewards programs here on this blog. We’re always big proponents of small business rewards programs because people love a good deal. What’s more, people love knowing they’re a part of a program where they can be rewarded – for lack of a better word – for their loyalty towards a specific company. The more you shop, the more you save...

Small Business Blogs For Entrepreneurs The great thing about blogs and the “blogosphere” is that it’s a community of individuals and professionals who link together and learn from each other. But there are millions of blogs out there and it’s easy to feel lost at sea sometimes. Just trying to identify some good blogs to follow can be enough to make you feel, well, lost. Che...

Here’s an update on the story of the cereal maker we blogged about the other day. You’ll recall that this particular company, now identified as Kellogg’s and its Cocoa Krispies cereal, was being questioned for a marketing claim it used in big letters across the front of its box saying the cereal “Now helps support your child’s IMMUNITY.” According to media repor...

Having been live for only a year, we’ll gladly take a moment to pat ourselves on the back for making Blog Rank’s Top 100 list of small business blogs. It’s certainly an honor to be in the company of such well-respected blogs that have not only been around for a lot longer than ours, but who also are viewed as some of the most well-respected bloggers in the small business communit...

Starting your own blog doesn’t have to be as intimidating as you think. Like many types of new marketing (email, social media, et al), it’s easy to feel like you’re the only one who’s not blogging. But with a little help, you’ll soon find yourself giving others some advice. I’ve had a great experience with Wordpress and setting up this blog/website (www.understa...