CBJN Research Q1/09 – New SMB products & services a priority once the economy settles is a post from: Need Help Marketing?

According to a recent presentation by the City Business Journals network in their March 2009 update.

“The new business paradigm will be to keep credit low & reserves high” according to new SMB Business Insights for 2009.

Followed by 37% of SMBs said “looking for new products & services” a priority once the economy settles, when asked
“What are the things you want to do for your business once you feel the economy and financial situation have
started to settle down?”

So you must start planning a marketing strategy now during this economic current to be well into executing your marketing strategy in 2009-10 when businesses are going
to be looking to buy again.

Sample: Businesses with 5-499 Employees

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Small Business Owners – Innovators or just tinkering? is a post from: Need Help Marketing?

Most small business owners are actually innovators and don’t even know it!

Mostly because they do not consider themselves innovators, which is unusual because in a lot of  cases they have to be creative by necessity.  And creativity leads to breakthroughs in innovation and new ways of doing things. That was actually a key finding in the latest installment of the Intuit Future of Small Business Report. The study found that small business owners are natural innovators.

According to the report small businesses have six inherent advantages that make it easier and simpler to be innovative:

1. Personal passion
2. Customer connection
3. Agility and adaptation
4. Experimentation and improvisation
5. Resource limitations
6. Information sharing and collaboration

What does this mean?

Remember to not sell yourself or your business short. You’re probably more creative than you think.

The  entire Report is available  Small Business Innovation at the Intuit Future of Small Business Report site.

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