Intuit is hosting its second annual Entrepreneur Day on August 16 at their headquarters in Mountain View, California. The deadline for submission is Friday July 16.  Last year, Intuit organized the first Entrepreneur Day where 40 companies met with senior business leaders and propose how they could collaborate with Intuit to develop new products and […]

As we move into summer and vacations are coming up, small business owners should be able leave town without worry. Here’s a few tips.
Have your business a click away: Although you will be on vacation and your books will be in order before you go, you may still want access to critical business info from […]

Today I am at the Intuit Town Hall.  I will be tweeting about it at niche, and Intuit Town Hall is tweeting as well. you can  follow the hashtag “#intuitth. You can also register the livestream.
This morning is a small business panel. The afternoon sessions will be about Kids and Monday and the last session […]

To set up an LLC (Limited Liability Corporation) in New York, you must be published.  Why is this necessary? You are a business, not a professor or a doctoral candidate. Why should each early stage company pay $2,000 to publish that it exists in a tombstone ad in an obscure newspaper? It almost seems like […]

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Before you start shopping around for a financial institution, consider why you need one in the first place. Are you looking for specialized services, such as investment help or a small business loan? You can search online for local banks that specialize in equipment loans or small business working capital
Consider also how much […]

Saturday afternoon, I stopped by the South By Small Business Web party.  The party was host by a great group of companies who all provide software, apps or services for small businesses and start-ups. At last year’s SXSW, I met people from Batch Blue, FreshBooks, Outright and Shoeboxed, so it was nice to see familiar […]

 
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It’s that time again! Time for the 5th annual Small Business Summit which will take place on March 16, 2010 in New York City. How would you like to attend this event?
Even better yet, how would you like to attend this event for FREE?
The good news is that […]

Startup entrepreneurs are known for being quick and agile, and here’s a great post on quick start-up advice in three words. Here’s one I created: Be Consistently Great.  You can read all of them on the blog, On Startups, but I posted a few here:
Startup Triplets:  Startup Advice In Exactly Three Words
1.  Watch your cash. [tweet]
2.  Pick founders […]

Xero, an online financial application that was founded in New Zealand, is now available in the US. You can try Xero for FREE for 30 days, and the service is available for as low as $29/month.
Budget your money by using a Discover prepaid card for shopping.
Hold on to your cash receipts, kids! In an effort […]

If you are new to Keeping Nickels, I want to let you know that I have recently combined my love of food photography to blogging about business and personal finance. East post will feature a picture I have taken in the last week.

 Friday night, I attended BizNik event at In Good Company. Biznik is a […]

I just read an article in the Seattle Post Intelligencer about small businesses having more subdued holiday parties this year, but that doesn’t mean that they can’t be fun.
Here are some ideas for having a frugal and FUN holiday party:
1) Have it at the office (frugal), but decorate it festively. Silver and gold party decorations […]

Wired Magazine has a contest for small businesses. Application is simple but the deadline is August 30. Hurry!
Author/Blogger/Adult Film Director Audacia Ray closed all her accounts at Citibank after they refused to set up a business account for her business asserting that they have a policy against depositors operating an adult industry business. This […]

Aspiring filmmakers can win $5,000 in cash and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. in a new “Small Business Works for America” video contest sponsored by America’s leading small business association, the National Federation of Independent Business.
Video artists simply need to create a 30-second clip that answers the question “Why does small business work for […]

Deadline is May 16.

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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 miss […]

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 […]