Kentucky Business: Networking Guide for Small Businesses

Midland Invoice factoring, a new KBN member

Kentucky Business Network is proud to announce a new member of the KBN alliance, Midland American Capital–an invoice factoring company. Midland American joined KBN in 2011, and the company is also a member of the Better Business Bureau and NYC Business Network. We believe Midland American Capital is a great factoring solution for businesses is [...]

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10 million iPhone users in China

China Mobile announced 10 million iPhone users on its network. Ironically, China Mobile is the largest iPhone carrier in the world, yet the company is not an official carrier partner for Apple’s smartphone. Most of the users only can access 2G speeds. Certainly, China Mobile has been a target for Apple for quite some time. [...]

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Announcing a new network partner

The Kentucky Business Network would like to announce a new affiliated, network partner: The NYC Business Network. The NYC business network just recently launched, and as part of their launch Kentucky Business Network is announcing this partnership. The NYC Business Network shares a mission and purpose with the Kentucky Business Network. Their goal of “Promoting [...]

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Ironpaper launches a new Center For Global Partnership website

Ironpaper, a New York City based web strategy & design company, recently launched a new website for the Center For Global Partnership, Japan Foundation. The Center For Global Partnership (CGP), headquartered in NYC, was established in 1991 to promote collaboration between the people of Japan, the United States, and beyond in order to address issues [...]

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Price war with tablets to threaten iPads

Makers of Android-powered tablets have begun to price their products more aggressively against the iPad. The prices will be set to compete with the iPad’s US$499 entry-level price. Since it’s inception the Apple iPad has been priced extremely aggressively, and other device makers have struggled to fall in line with the prices of Apple’s products [...]

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What are the essential components of an online store?

Many small businesses are trying to move aspects of their business to the web in order to be more competitive and take their business to the next level. The internet can be great for small businesses, as it can help become a platform for marketing, increasing sales, building brand engagement, providing directions and maps to [...]

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Writing an effective press release

Press releases can be fantastic ways to build visibility for your business or organization. For one, press releases can earn you mentions in media or blogs and such exposure can help both search ranking and to build credibility. You may want to consider writing a press release for noteworthy events or changes in your business, [...]

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Setting goals for business blogging

Businesses blog for many reasons. Whether your purpose is for marketing and lead generation or to build trust, the practice of blogging can create real results for a business of any size–from small to large. For small businesses, blogging can be a great way to build visibility. As you write great content, other authors and [...]

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Making Facebook work for your business

Facebook has really gained prominence as a business tool.  Facebook has 600 million active monthly users, which makes it a vital and emerging place for branding and marketing. Businesses of all sizes, from large to small, use Facebook as either a primary or supplementary vehicle for building better brand awareness and visibility. Currently, 1.5 million [...]

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