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Here is a site provided by Twitter to intorduce business to the world of twitter

Here is a guide I just discovered today from an email I receive from a Google Group I belong to that focuses on Economic Gardening. This might be both a useful tool for our internal use, and a good tool to intoduce our small business owners to the idea of using twitter for their enterprise.

Small businesses that have enjoyed sudden popularity are working to build loyal customer bases by reaching out on the Web, offering freebies and getting celebrities to try their products." />

Here is another good article on small business uses for Twitter

From INC. Magazine Using Twitter to Find Customers By Minda Zetlin Most businesses think of Twitter as a promotional tool, but it can also be used to find sales leads. Here's how to use Twitter to find potential customers and how to convert those contacts into sales. Boloco, a burrito restaurant chain with 16 locations often runs ads in a Boston newspaper. The ads contain coupons for the chain's popular burritos for a special price of $3. It makes sense to advertise in Boston, since 13 of the chain's 16 restaurants are there, but CEO and co-founder John Pepper wished the ads could also bring customers to Boloco restaurants in New Hampshire and Vermont. So, when he ran one recent ad, Pepper also posted a photo of the coupon on Twitter, inviting diners to bring in any image of the coupon -- a photocopy, printout, or even an image on a mobile phone -- to get the discount.

SFGate.com uses this site to provide their Small Business Advice. Hmm.

A Basic Guide to Exporting Webinar Series Learn valuable skills for growing your business by selling to international buyers. Based on the popular Department of Commerce Book "A Basic Guide to Exporting," register now for one or all seven interactive and authoritative sessions. Register for two or more webinars and get a complimentary copy of the book!

We are currently advertising a video conferenced class organized by the Las Vegas NSBDC, but here are the classes via webconference!

Solo entrepreneurs, freelancers and other self-employed professionals have always struggled to take vacations, and the recession is making it even harder." />

Businesses are tracking social-media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter to gauge consumer sentiment and avert potential public-relations problems." />

Hey guys, we need to add jstrauss@unr.edu to our NSBDC interns group.

Talk about a great place to get quotes. A blog from the guy who wrote "The No Asshole Rule" Is enlightenment possible in business. I've had my Sunday morning spiritual experience :)

Provides a comprehensive checklist of 27 promotional techniques to build traffic to a business website, with links to sources with further information, including advertising, search engine stratagies, META tags, reciprocal links, PPC buys, e-zines, newsletters, PR public relations, and e-mail marketing.

excellent article. maybe could combine some of the numbers.

I thought this was an interesting article potentially for maybe a Center for Regional Studies Blog

What business would you start if you could?

"New York Times The power of Twitter is in the people you follow. Let @nytimes lead you to the best of Twitter: follow our lists or build your own. Suggestions? twitterlists@nytimes.com "

People love lists> We should investigate creating one of these for Nevada Businesses