Small Business Recommended Reading (11-4-08)
Posted on November 4th, 2008 by Steve Mullen
Here’s this week’s recommended reading from Startup BizCast!
In Britain, Debate Over Help for Small Businesses
New York Times
Ask an Expert: Credit crunch forces small businesses to be creative
USA Today
Let Your Website or Blog Build Your Online Business With Profits
SmallBusinessToday
Twitter, Flickr, Facebook Make Blogs Look So 2004
Wired Magazine
Study: Blogging’s Dead? Someone Forgot to Tell Readers.
BuzzLogic
The 10 silliest bits of advice to IGNORE when running a Business
StartRunGrow
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The challenge for small business owners is to have a back up plan for your back up plan. One of my clients has a line of credit; it was reduced. He had an approved loan for a relatively small capital expenditure for his manufacturing plant. When the equipment was delivered, along with the invoice, the lender told him he didn’t have the money at the moment (the lender has a long term relationship with the client - they just didn’t have the money to cover all their needs). My client had to cover the cost by borrowing money from relatives. Not a good scenario.