Tag Archives: entrepreneurs

14 Mar 2013

Twitter for Small Business

Twitter for Small Business

By Tannette Johnson-Elie   Call him the king of the tweet.  It’s a moniker befitting Jeff Carrigan, who runs an Internet job posting site for people in marketing communications. The entrepreneur spends up to four hours a day on Twitter, sharing pertinent information on job leads, professional seminars and industry…

21 Feb 2013

How to develop a social media strategy

By Tannette Johnson-Elie   Small business owners increasingly are using social media to market their products and services and connect with customers. But many don’t quite know how to develop a strategy and make it work for them, research shows.   The problem is that small business owners often are…

25 Oct 2012

An entrepreneur’s secret weapon? A mentor

By Tannette Johnson-Elie   Small business entrepreneurs can be lonely souls. Many immerse themselves in the day-to-day operations of their businesses and seldom look up to see they need help. No man is an island and it often takes a good support network to build a successful venture. This is…