Recently, I have met some small business owners who have products that are great for holiday gift giving. Small Marvel has this cute little Fwingers which are key chains that have the American Sign Language symbols.  Plus, the company is donating a portion of sales to give to deaf schools across the country. Fretzels are [...]

See and hear small business owners on the New York Public Library’s Small Business Resource Center. There are videos and podcasts that talk about interesting topics including credit management, legal strategies and pricing.

I love this article on Entrepreneur by Ivan Mizner because I believe that being published can help you market yourself as an expert and it so important for networking. Below is an excerpt… Networking is all about relationships. Relationships are all about establishing credibility. And credibility takes time. What I needed to do was to [...]

Getting connected is good business. According to an article on HeraldNet, small business owners found that some of the most useful sites include those that help them network with other entrepreneurs. Here are some of the groups that I am involved with. Ladies Who Launch LikeMind

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There is great resource that provides free classes and information for small businesses. The New York City Business Solutions Center has a schedule of classes that are taught all over the city. Classes include: How to Complete the Minority and Women-Owned Certification Application How To Sell To Government How To Complete the LBE Certification Application [...]

This morning I competed at the first annual Network Solution’s Small Business Challenge. 24 companies played a bean bag toss game called “Cornhole“for a chance to win 10,000 for their small business. The event which took place at Battery Park was sponsored by Network Solutions. AMNY‘s Farnoosh Torabi was the mistress of ceremonies and Robert [...]

From a short money saving piece in the New York Post: Refill your ink jet cartridges cheaply and more eco-friendly by getting refills from Cartridge World. Have a cup of coffee and conversation: The monthly LikeMind is this Friday, October 20 at s’Nice.

Lifehacker is like the Cliff Notes for cool stuff on the Internet but even better . I did a search for posts about small business and found some good stuff. The following posts are for when you are thinking about or just beginning your new life as an self-made man or woman. Get ready! Turn [...]

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to ask three questions about small businesses to the experts at MSNBC’s show, Your Business. If any of my questions are selected, you can get up extra early on Sunday monday (7:30AM) to see me on TV. In the meantime, here are 3 relevant questions that many business [...]

What do you do when your business is suddenly more profitable than it has ever been??? It is good news, but the reality is that you have to determine how to allocate the extra cash flow so that it good for your business. A client of mine is doing so well this year that I [...]

I have a client who is now using the latest version of Quickbooks (2007). I am curious to learn about all the new bells and whistles that it has. According to Amazon reviewers, this version works well with Windows XP and integration with Word, Excel has been improved. Since this version is brand new, I [...]

Welcome to Keeping Nickels. I am Nichelle Stephens. I do bookkeeping, consulting and publicity for small businesses in New York City. I attended two universities, attained one degree, worked for two Big 4 firms, one major retailer and has lived in 4 different cities. I knows numbers! The emergence of small business has skyrocketed over [...]