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Tools to keep your business organized

This list will give you ideas of tools that can help you keep your business well organized and maximize profitability.
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'Excavating Egypt' largest turn-out for UK Art Museum in its history

13,000 people came out to see "Excavating Egypt" at the Art Museum at the University of Kentuckty. This was the largest attendance to for any art exhibition at the museum, which will pave the way for other attractive shows to come into the area. The exhibition ran from March 22 to June 14 and drew nearly four times the number of attendees over other exhibitions.

Generate Income From Mobile Advertising

Google has launched its Adsense program for mobile advertising. The Adsense for mobile program is now in BETA mode. This program is a great way for developers and programmers to make some cash for their applications--as they will be able to display both text and image ads within their creations. This program will give a significant boost to online mobile advertising.

Gov. Beshear signs bill to help protect Kentucky Residents from cyber crime

Just in from the Governor's Press Room: Gov. Steve Beshear today signed HB 315, which will help to protect Kentucky residents against the growing trend of Cyber Crime. HB 315 makes it a Class D felony to solicit a minor for sexual activity through electronic communication. “Cyberstalking" was also made illegal through this law. "Cyberstalking" is defined as intentionally alarming, annoying, intimidating or harassing a person with no legitimate purpose through electronic communication.

Quickbooks vs. Quicken: What do I need?

Many small businesses want to track expenses and finances with something a bit more sophisticated than spread sheets. There are a number of good programs and tools out there for helping small businesses. In this article we focus on the two most popular tools for small business accounting: Quickbooks and Quicken. Which of these two great tools is good for you?
Quickbooks vs. Quicken

Protect Your Money, Learn FDIC Rules

FDIC is a guarantee that you will have up to 100,000 dollars protected against loss in the advent of a bank collapse. However, here are some cases when you may not be guaranteed:

Rules for CDs When Banks Merge

The rules for certificates of deposit depend on the maturity and term at the time of the merger:

• CDs assumed by another institution continue to be separately insured until the earliest maturity date after the end of the six-month period.
• CDs that mature during the six-month period and are renewed for the same term and in the same dollar amount (either with or without accrued interest) will continue to be separately insured until the first maturity date after the six-month period.
• CDs that mature during the six-month period and are renewed on any other basis, or that are not renewed and cashed in, will be separately insured only until the end of the six-month period.

4 Ways To Go Green In Your Office

How to use "green" ideas to save money with your PC
With 4 easy steps!

41 gambling domain owners to appear in Kentucky Court

Sportsbook.com, Goldenpalace.com, Playersonly.com, and 138 other domains need to appear in court and prove that they are truly blocking Kentucky gambling traffic or these domains will be forfeited to the state. This ongoing case is a war between those who support online gambling and those who don't. Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, a Democrat, is leading the state’s effort to block online gambling sites. “A prohibition on online gambling is doomed to fail,” said Michael Waxman, a spokesman for the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative.

Mccain and Obama Both Want To Cut Taxes: But Can They Really?

If you are banking on the promise of tax cuts by the next president, we strongly suggest that you have a contigency plan. McCain wants to cut estate and corporate income taxes, and extend broad-based tax cuts that were enacted by the Bush Administration. Obama agrees about extending some of those Bush era tax cuts, while offering lots of other relief to people earning less than $250,000 and raising taxes on the wealthy. With financial markets being so weak and tenuous, both John McCain and Barack Obama may have to forego their tax reduction strategies due to an over stretched economy in a recession, the spending on the War in Iraq, and the financial stimulous/bailout plans. The US government has committed more than $1 trillion in public funds to help the financial sector get back on its feet. It will be important to consider in your financial planning that once under serious consideration, such giant deficits will make it difficult for Congress to agree to justify the tax reductions.

Write A Business Plan

Drafting a good business plan can be the difference between success and failure for any business. Putting the goals and meathods of the business into words helps clarify your course of action and allows a deeper understanding of what you are trying to do.
Write a business plan

Free Resident Agent Listing

KBN is developing a list of Kentucky Resident Agent's for Kentucky corporations. This free listing is available for attorneys, private companies, and other professional corporate agents. Resident Agent in Kentucky

Wet Kentucky Launches Robust "End of Summer" Events List for KY

If you are looking for something to do this summer, you could do what many Kentucky internet surfers do: go to Wet Kentucky to find a daily schedule of events for the end of summer. This list comprizes cities such as: Lexington, Louisville, Ownesville, Frankfort and more. The "End of Summer" lists are the latest installment into the growing archive of fun and friviolity listed in Wet Kentucky. This is also a great place to advertise your business or begin to build a web presence. Keep a look out for more advertising opportunities in the months to come at Wet Kentucky.
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Events in Kentucky

Kentucky Bourbon Emerges On The Russian Bar Scene

A wave of Kentucky bourbon enthusiasm has been emerging on the bar scene in Moscow. Jim Beam “ambassadors” have been touting the Jim Beam brand at local hot spots, convincing customers to experience the unique flavor of Kentucky bourbon. The Jim Beam Party Crew has been seen carting around plungers, hammers, as well as other contrivances in an effort to promote their product, and educate Russians about the American tradition of drinking bourbon.

To Learn More:
View our article on Kentucky Bourbon

WORLD OF COAL ASH (WOCA) - May 4-7, 2009 in Lexington, Kentucky

WOCA 2009 CONFERENCE
May 4-7, 2009
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Lexington Center Corporation
430 West Vine Street
Lexington, KY 40507
More than 500 attendees are expected to attend from around the world including individuals from academia, industry, and government.
Contact Info: If you have questions concerning registration, please contact:
Geaunita Caylor
107 Mining & Mineral Resources Building
Lexington, KY 40506-0107
USA
phone: 859-257-2820, fax: 859-257-2173
email: gcaylor@engr.uky.edu

Open call for Architects, Architectural Engineers and Interior Designers in Kentucky

The Kentucky Business Network is holding an open submission for Kentucky based Architects, Architectural Engineers, and Interior Designers as part of our What makes a KY home and office? feature. It is free to apply. Choosen applicants will be listed in our featured businesses section as we are in the process of adding new categories. Businesses in all Kentucky cities are welcome to apply.

To Apply:
Contact us to be included in the directory

Begin Pay Per Click Advertising for Your Business

Pay per click advertising has sky rocketed in popularity for businesses of every size. It is a cost effective way to advertise because you only pay for what you get. Traffic, clicks and demographics are all measured to help you better understand your performance and build a better growth strategy.

Learn more: Pay Per Click Advertising

Build your site status in Google

Organic searches can be the golden key to success for many organizations with an online presence. Google is one of the greatest and most powerful gate keepers for human activity online. They organize the world's information and are the center nucleus for "places" that exist in the ether. Part of our service offering helps businesses gain visibility within Google both for local Kentucky searches, niche searches and high-competition organic queries. We do not solely serve KY based businesses, but the driving concept behind our organization is to build a stronger and more prosperous business base in the state. We will feature many of Kentucky's largest cities: Louisville, Lexington, Frankfort, Owensville, Paris, Richmond, Bowling Green, Covington, Bullitt, Oldham, Hardin, Shelby and more.

The Internet Is a Good Place to Move Your Business Forward

With a downturned economy, the internet is a good place to invest energy. Many companies across the nation have moved many of their advertising and promotion activities to the internet in the past few years, as evidenced by the surge of interest in Adsense and other Pay-per-click options. In the headlines, investors are pouring money into new business models that are internet based: Investors Pour $184M into Virtual Worlds - 23 companies that oversee virtual worlds. By far, the largest investment was a reported $100 million investment into 9you.com, a virtual world run by Shanghai-based Everstar Entertainment. Innovation is a key to such successes within the internet, computer and gadget world of connectivity. Apple reported $1.05 billion in second-quarter profit on sales of $7.51 billion, beating analysts' expectations. Amazon, as well, has moved forward with internet business models: Internet retail, Amazon, beats Street estimates on strong electronics and media sales. Although these are big number headlines, it speaks to potential for innovation within new technology and communication even for small business models. Much of the technology created and used by the big guys can be applied to small businesses simply and efficiently. Google for example has a range of free tools that can immediately be put to use in organizing your business life. Such tools include: AdWords Pay per click ad program, Google Documents and Spreadsheets applications, and Google Analytics for online traffic measurement. Such tools and innovations reflect a growing trend to move operations to the web and make communication more agile and efficient.

If you own a website, it doesn't need to be invisible

Kentucky can be a great place to own and operate a business. KBN seeks to help business owners forge new connections thus finding new opportunities both in local markets and worldwide. We provide both free and paid services for Kentucky business owners and paid services for out of state businesses. Our site is a tool for businesses to connect, advertise, learn and grow. We believe that communities prosper as the local business base thrives and becomes both more dynamic and innovative. Our service will help businesses in many industries including: real estate, technology and IT, design, consulting, marketing, brick and mortar shops, restaurants, and many more. Think of a network of sites on the internet as being similar to a network of human business connections...the two networks help a business grow much in the same way.

How can I measure the performance of my website?
Website analytics and visitor tracking
Website use for business

Why Are Gas Prices So High?

EIA analysis of the petroleum market points to the cost of crude oil as the main contributor to the record high gasoline prices that we are now experiencing.

The cost of crude oil now accounts for about 73% of the gasoline pump price. World crude oil prices are at record highs due mainly to high worldwide oil demand relative to supply. Other contributing factors include political events and conflicts in some major oil producing regions, as well as other factors.
Besides that, gasoline prices in the United States typically increase during the spring and summer due to seasonal increase in demand and the additional cost of producing summer-grade “reformulated” gasoline required to meet air quality standards in many urban areas.

RSS Feeds and Information

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