Small Business Marketing Free Advertising Giveaway from Staples

Staples, the largest office supply store in the world is giving away $50,000.00 in advertising. This is sure to help your small business marketing dollar go further in 2012.

“Staples wanted to do something unique to support small businesses in their local markets. The ‘Give Your Small Business the Push It Needs’ contest will help small businesses achieve their business goals in 2012 by providing an advertising boost to

..The Staples survey revealed that more small business owners are turning to social media with 35 percent increasing their social media presence in the past year. Small businesses can enter to win the “Give Your Small Business the Push It Needs” contest by submitting a 15-second video about their company on Facebook.com/Staples. Of these submissions, five winning small businesses will be chosen to receive 15-seconds of advertising in a 30-second Staples television ad to run in their local market. The prize package is valued at up to $50,000 worth of local cable television airtime and includes $500 in Staples Copy and Print or Staples EasyTech(TM) services. Winners have a choice of either $50,000 in advertising or $40,000 in advertising plus $10,000 in cash

It’s easy to enter the competiton. Just go to http://www.facebook.com/staples like and find out more. Do you know of any competions that will help with small business marketing.

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Small Business Start Up – Real life experiences – the hours

Are you thinking of starting a small business? Start up takes time, effort, blood, sweat & tears, don’t believe me? Do you think it’s easy? That it will be a great ‘Lifestyle’ to be the boss? You’ll have time for family & friends, coffee and long lunches? Here is an article by Rachel Strella on her small business start up and how of her time is taken up with it starting up and running her business.

small business start up requires a huge time committment

Huge time committment in starting a small business

A year ago, I remember someone asking me, “What do you do all day?”  The question caught me by surprise. It was not easy to define.  Currently, my business is 18 months old and I admit to putting in over 60 hours a week, if not more.

So what is an entrepreneur doing when we’re working all of those hours? [Read more…]