Tag: small business

July 9, 2011 B.J. Kharrazi

What do you have to say to your clients and prospects and what do they have to say about your business or company? You certainly do not need social media to reach out to your customers and clients but it doesn’t hurt to spread your name and brand in a way others looking for someone more »

July 8, 2011 B.J. Kharrazi

… and stick it to Wall Street at the same time! Sounds like the best of both worlds to us! In November 2009 Ellen Brown wrote at AlterNet that bailing out the banking system “…has only fixed the economy for bankers and the wealthy; it has not done much to address either the fundamental problem more »

April 13, 2011 B.J. Kharrazi

Business owners often ask us what they should they be doing for social media their company. In our “expert” LOL opinion, this question cannot be glossed over, let alone without doing bonafide research. That being said, asking is the first step and so we will answer it with the help of social media experts at more »

April 10, 2011 B.J. Kharrazi

Source: Lynnea Bylund | Catalyst QuickBooks Its a new era for Los Angeles bargain seekers with a constant stream of strongly discounted coupon offers: 40% off a Princess Cruise ticket, 55% off a facial, or $125 worth of laundry and dry cleaning for $60. Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and big corporations are gambling that the new discount coupon more »

February 18, 2011 B.J. Kharrazi

Source: Catalyst House Keri Salls posted to her blog about cool research project published by Saras Sarasvathy, a Professor at the University of Virginia, captures distinctions between entrepreneurs & corporate executives in how they think. In her article in the new issue of  Inc Magazine, Leigh Buchanan says, “Saras Sarasvathy concluded that master entrepreneurs rely more »

February 11, 2011 B.J. Kharrazi

Source: MarketWatch | Emily Maltby Chargebacks are reverse credit-card transactions that can happen when a consumer disputes a charge, if the card is lost or stolen or if there’s a processing error. Business owners are ultimately responsible for the amount charged back to the company. To recoup the loss, merchants must prove to the card more »

February 7, 2011 B.J. Kharrazi

According to the Federal Reserve the first increase in credit-card debt since the financial crisis hit helped to boost overall consumer borrowing 3 percent in December, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2.41 trillion. Americans are putting more money on their credit cards after more than two years of cutting back, a sign that more »

February 6, 2011 B.J. Kharrazi

A while back in the Harvard Business Review, Rosabeth Moss Kanter posted: “Unlike full-blown mergers, in which two really do become one because one company disappears, alliances and partnerships resemble modern marriages: separate careers, individual checkbooks, sometimes different names, but the need to work out the operational overlap around household and offspring.” Moss Kanter lists 15 more »

August 8, 2010 B.J. Kharrazi

We at the BizEdge Blog, along with a majority of marketing and social media enthusiasts has espoused the virtues of a paradign shift convergence of all things search and social related, especially where small business is concerned – “Facebook beats Google traffic” – “Twitter phenomena undeniable“ – yada yada.  But now a true industry pioneer and visionary more »

May 26, 2010 B.J. Kharrazi

People trust the recommendation of a friend, family member, colleague, or even stranger with similar tastes over anything thrust at them by a faceless company.