Deadline is May 16. clipped from www.nyreport.com The New York Enterprise Report Small Business Awards is the annual awards gala honoring the achievements and accomplishments of the 400,000+ small businesses throughout the tri-state area. The sold-out 2007 Awards Gala attracted over 450 people and was referred to as the networking event of the year.� Don�t [...]

In this Sunday’s New York Times, there’s an excellent article about how young professionals freely talk about there personal income with friends. I’m old school, and sometimes I find it rude to speak frankly about your salary especially when there’s a wide range of income levels among friends. In fact, I got a little upset [...]

When I was on the road traveling as a management consultant, it was often difficult and/or expensive to get good internet access. Some hotels charge exorbitant fees and service can be spotty. I just read about RovAir which sounds a like a great solution for travel. clipped from www.springwise.com New York-based RovAir now offers a [...]

If you’re like me, sometimes you have a problem sticking to deadlines. Lifehack shares  tips on how to stick to deadlines like  Elmer’s glue. Is your partner working miles away? Technology has helped business partners a lot, and there’s an article this week in Shifting Careers. Blog Proud: I have been blogging for All Business [...]

Many of my clients ask me what receipts, bank and credit card statements and bills they should keep. It is important to retain these items, but it not always required to keep them in paper form. I blogged about this before, but wanted to make sure that new readers would see it. Plus, I just [...]

It’s National Small Business week, and I will highlight resources for small businesses like Edit.com which is a like an emergency handyman for your business website. clipped from money.cnn.com Monday marks start of National Small Business Week (NSBW), a five-day event intended to spotlight the accomplishments of America’s entrepreneurs and draw policymakers’ attention to the [...]

  Last weekend, I spotted Shredding Scissors like these at an indie designer mart. The scissors are both a space saver and a energy saver which makes them excellent for home or office.

Have you heard of All Day Buffet? It’s not a pig out fest, but a social awareness brand that organizes happy hours where a portion of the drinks go directly to charity. In New York City, the next All Day Buffet is at Sway (305 Spring Street), and it will benefit WaterAid is the world’s [...]

Whew! Tax season can be painful, but I bet we all learn some things like not waiting until the last minute, how important it is to keep track of all business expenses and most importantly–retain every bank and credit card statements throughout the year. However, you can only breathe a quick sigh of relief, because [...]

From Mashable, here’s a list. While going through the questionnaire, make sure to read questions thoroughly and don’t rush.   This keeps you from going back to correct mistakes.  Also save a copy of your tax filing when you are done.

H&R Block is now offering TaxCut Basic for the low, low price of FREE.

I have not been at all political on the blog, but news of a new tax proposal has gotten me on my soapbox. There’s a new proposal that would require more reporting for self-employed and small business owners including issuing a 1099 for vendors like Fed-Ex. Talk to your Congressman and make sure this does [...]

Today, I spotted on Springwise news of Franchild, a company where kids ages 5-15. Franchild enables kids to open up “mini franchise” where they sell soap, jewelry, candle and apparel. This is a such a cool idea. Kids need to understand how running a business works mainly because it will help them understand to make [...]

  Here’s a list of business and career books and small business tools that help you prosper including new book, The Boss of You by Lauren Bacon and Emira Mears. See more of my Keeping Nickels list at ThisNext.

Keep track of your time: Get More Honey is a great tool to track your time and expenses so you can bill clients with a quickness. Escape from eBay and start your own online store: Check out Shopify, a cool and easy e-commerce solution. Whew! Less than a week to April 15th:  Here’s some tips [...]