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Tax Time Tips for Solo and Small Business Owners

Solo PR Pro

This post was originally published in 2016 and has been updated with additional tips and information. To ease the stress of the seaason we've compiled a list of helpful tips, reminders, and advice for solo and small businesses – both north and south of the border. It's tax time!

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Make Your Website a Tool to Grow Your Business

The Proactive Report

million small businesses in the US, which account for 99.7% of US businesses. Source: SBA Gov 2016 ) Just over half of them (54%) have a website. A local business, like a bakery or a dentist, will need more people calling or looking for directions to the store. There are 28.8

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4 Small Steps that Pack a Big PR Punch

Beyond PR

Small businesses are the engine driving the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), more than half of Americans either own or work for a small business. Furthermore, these businesses create about two out of every three new jobs in the U.S. According to the U.S. Build relationships with the media.

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#PRStudChat 11/15 Discussion: From Student to PR Pro & Transitioning Into the Workplace

Deirdre Breakenridge

On Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at 8:30 p.m. Are you helping the organization seek media coverage for their events and local fundraisers? Siera is also on the Marketing Committee for South Jersey Young Professionals Association and provides freelance social media services to small businesses in South Jersey.

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15 Up-and-Coming PR and Social Media Marketers to Watch

Communications Conversations

So, I asked a few key local leaders for up-and-coming social media or communications superstars they admire. She left the agency world in 2016 to work at Be The Match on their communications team. I’m quite certain Alison will find herself in a senior leader role very soon. But, who are the next LeeAnns, Sarahs and Allisons?

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The Extra Mile PR Strategy: Wow Your Customers

Doctor Spin

Partner with a local influencer to promote your business on social media. Collaborate with other small businesses in your area to cross-promote each other’s products or services. Host a charity auction with unique items or experiences related to your business. Grand Central Publishing. Shankman, P.

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28 Observations from 28 Months as a Solo PR

ZudePR

In some small businesses, the owner also produces the product or service, markets it and delivers it to clients.”. I think that was because I was doing the same races year-on-year, and starting to measure myself against others in my locale; a self-limiting pastime. But the thing is, in 2016, geography shouldn’t limit you.