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Report Employee Wages Online

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:54:05 +0000

This is a short podcast that is intended to help small Florida business owners with utilizing a free tool from the Social Security Administration (SSA). Florida business owners can use this tool to record employee wages – eliminating the need for paperwork. Ron Johnson of the Small Business Administration interviews Chuck Liptz from the SSA. Highlights from [...]

Small Business Tax Preparedness

admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:43:59 +0000

This is a short podcast (audio) to help small Florida businesses get ready for preparing business taxes and to hopefully take some of the anxiety out of the experience. Ron Johnson from the Small Business Administration talks with Thomas Ochsenschlager, the VP of Taxation for the AICPA. Highlights from the podcast: Ron Johnson: Tom, what are some of [...]

Small Business Selling to Federal Government

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:13:02 +0000

The federal government is a massive buyer of goods and services, and chances are, one buyer you’re not targeting at all with your Florida business. Why is that? Is it too hard to sell the government your products? Does it require jumping through too many hoops for your Florida business? Ron Johnson from the Small Business Administration [...]

Profitable Florida Business and Going Green

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:25:57 +0000

This is a short podcast that covers a little about using green friendly techniques to save money for your Florida business. Ron Johnson from the Small Business Administration (SBA) interviews Warren Brown, the owner of “Cake Love” and was the SBA’s small business person of the year in 2006 in Washington, D.C. Highlights from the podcast: Ron [...]

Small Business and Green Energy

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:17:44 +0000

This podcast is an interview put together for the Small Business Administration (SBA). Ron Johnson interviews Jerry Lawson, a manager at Energy Star SB&CN for the Environmental Protection Agency. In this podcast you’ll learn how you can use green energy to further your Florida business. Highlights from the podcast: Ron Johnson: So Jerry, let’s get started. What [...]

Business Survival in a Slow Economy

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:48:06 +0000

This short podcast is an interview by Ron Johnson of Jim O’Connor, the director of the Small Business Training Network, the Small Business Administration’s online training area. Highlights of the podcast: Ron Johnson: Now, preparing for the future has to be vital to the success of a small business. So how will the online tool help small [...]

Small Business Exporting Podcast

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:01:49 +0000

International trade is something many small business owners wish they could get into and usually don’t because they assume the paperwork and administrative issues are too costly – timewise, and money-wise. Florida is conveniently located to do business with a number of countries around the world – and not just those within 500 miles of it’s [...]

Computer Viruses and Your Florida Business

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:08:31 +0000

Computer viruses spread with the speed of lightening these days. Recently a new virus was found to have attacked nearly 100,000 computers in a couple thousand businesses across the globe – including Florida businesses. This virus does more than cause erratic behavior on your computer if you happen to have it. The “Kneber botnet,” as it’s [...]

Using Podcasts (Audio) to Market Your Florida Business

admin — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:58:57 +0000

Don’t let the word podcast scare you. Reading the word conjures up visions of sound engineers mixing your voice with modern sound effects and controlling 60 variables – none of which you need to worry about at all. Podcasting is simply recording an audio file to release on your website. Marketing your Florida products or services [...]

Using Video to Market Your New Florida Business

admin — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:14:07 +0000

One of the clear focuses of online marketing groups in 2009 is encouraging companies to use video to promote their online or offline business. Why Video? Video marketing used to be a territory that few small businesses bothered with. The space was dominated by companies with on-staff videographers with expensive Canon GL-2 camcorders and professional lapel microphones [...]