'Biz Corner' NBA's Electronic Newsletter - July 1, 2011

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"What Advertising I Should Use and How Long It Will Take" Guideline

 

Use this simple guide to feel confident and stay sane when choosing which new or old marketing media you want to use. Trust me, this can be essential in planning your marketing and give you a realistic timeframe for your creative process, production and mailing or ad placement.


Direct Mail:
How it benefits your business: With direct mail, especially postcards, you're able to send a high quality ad directly to your target market with a specific message... Learn More...  

Summertime, And Your Marketing Should Be Easy

 

Unless you operate an ice cream shop, farm stand, retail store or restaurant in a tourist destination, or another type of summertime seasonal business, the warm weather months are a natural time to slow down, take a break, and recharge your batteries. But these days, with mobile devices and laptops, who can really take time off? 

CNN has reported that 50 percent of salespeople and 37 percent of IT and financial services professionals check in with work while on vacation. Sometimes you just can't resist touching base with the office when your iPhone or BlackBerry is in your beach bag next to your sunscreen, bottle of water...Continue...

Please join us in welcoming our Featured Member: 

 

For nearly twenty years IDM Builders has built a tradition of excellence based on an uncompromising commitment to quality and unequaled customer service. IDM builders is a professional company with a unique approach to designing and building custom homes.   Tell me more about fellow member... 

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What can Mediabids do for you?

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"What Advertising I Should Use and How Long It Will Take" Guideline
Summertime, And Your Marketing Should Be Easy
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Washington Watch

 

Washington Watch

SBA Patriot Express Loans Top $633 Million
 

In just four years the U.S. Small Business Administration's Patriot Express Pilot Loan Guarantee Initiative has provided more than $633 million in SBA-guaranteed loans to 7,650 veterans to start or expand their small businesses.

Patriot Express, a pilot loan product, with streamlined paperwork, and based on the agency's SBA Express program, offers an enhanced guaranty and interest rate on loans to small businesses owned by veterans, reservists and their spouses.

"As Independence Day arrives it is only natural for us to reflect on America's veterans - men and women who have the leadership skills and experience to become successful entrepreneurs and small business owners," said SBA Administrator Karen Mills. To learn more, click here... 

  


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