Small Business Blog

by Julie Mierau Nothing — truly, nothing — is more frustrating than trying to figure out how to access the government procurement...

I am a big coupon user and have many experiences with coupons.  Some of these are bad experiences and they have determined if I will ever...

In an announcement from Governor Chet Culver, we learned today that Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa  is among 44...

Hopefully at this point you have at least a facebook account where you socialize with friends and family. You may also have a Linked In...

How do you buy products and services today? What is the first couple of things that you do to begin the process? I am guessing that some...

On NPR’s “Marketplace” this morning, the host asked a simple question: Who has more disposable income — Gen Y’ers or Baby Boomers? The...

According to entrepreneur and author Jay Goltz, businesses go through three stages: start up, throw up and grow up. In the March edition...

You hear people all the time talking about “giving back” to their communities, their customers, their professions. Giving back makes you...