The 1st Annual Inwood West Holiday Bazaar

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Local Inbound Marketer Advice: Get SMART

Is it too early to begin working on your SMART goals for 2014? Not if you want to get ahead of your competition.

Pattie Canova: Straight Shooting Advice about ALL of Life's Dramas

‘TIS THE SEASON FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO STAND OUT

True Story: Yelp Accusations Cause a Nightmare for Davis, CA Bagel Shop

What happened to one small business owner - and how to avoid it happening to your business!

Which Small Business Should Win a Free Superbowl Commercial?

From Idaho to North Carolina, the four finalists in this competition are vying to win a free commercial during the Superbowl - Vote for your favorite today!

4 Reasons Your Business Should Blog on Patch

Run a local business? Wondering how to make a greater online presence for your company? Here are four reasons starting a blog on Wellesley Patch can help.

Making Sense of a Zillion Tweets: Using Twitter Lists

Big Tips for Small Business with Freelancer.com's Nikki Parker

Outsourcing, crowdfunding and getting things done for small businesses in the global web economy

Local Inbound Marketing Tip: How to Make Presentations That Pop

Have you had your fill of presentation that put you to sleep while you were giving them? Why not try something new?

Infographic: Popular Holiday Promotions for Small Businesses

Shopping Local for the Holidays

As we gear up for the holiday season, know what your customers are thinking and planning for their gift shopping

iMedia Connection's 10 Most Innovative Email Campaigns of 2013

Looking for email marketing inspiration this holiday season? These ten award-winning campaigns will help you drive your message home

Email Marketing is Dead

What details do you use to see if your email campaign is successful?

Getting Started on Facebook

Looking to learn your way around the world's most popular platform? Read on for how to set up your business page and get the most from it.

The Essential Small Business Social Media Checklist

The small steps you can take each day to building your social strategy

BRIGHT STARS ON BROADWAY

Research from eMarketer: Social Serves Many Purposes for Restaurant Industry

80% of restaurants use social media - do you?

Absolute Acapella at the Gershwin: Fiveborough, with special guests Men Singing Carols, and hosted and produced by Christopher Tefft

Connecting with Customers on Facebook Takes Personality

Angela Moore, a Patch blogger, shares her tips for showing your business' personality on Facebook

Demand Generation Strategy—What’s the Story?

Buyers today are more in control of their own buying process these days. Businesses need to learn to facilitate this.

October Small Business Scorecard

How did the government shutdown affect small business optimism?

The Business Card Shuffle: How to Create Great Ones for Your Business

Tips and insight into creating business cards that showcase the business you're passionate about

Social Media and The Small Business: Calculating an ROI

Reposted from Jayson Peters' Patch blog, The Digital Age. What is your business doing on Facebook, Twitter and other social sites? How is your social media presence benefiting your business? Are you even measuring its impact?

Do Mobile Searches Result in Calls to Businesses?

A new study indicates that mobile searchers do call businesses, and those calls are important.

Attribution -- Tracking Points of Contact Before a Conversion

How many times does a person come in contact with your brand before becoming a client?

The Best Small Business Accounting Apps and Solutions

Are you in the cloud? Prefer a web-based solution to a software? Read through our roundup of solutions for some ideas on where to start.

Please Help Support A Local teacher's Classroom

Do you Do It Yourself PR?

Big Tips for Small Business with CleanBeeBaby’s Jennifer Beall

We talk to the creator and CEO of the first full-service, eco-friendly car seat and stroller cleaning business

Social Media Spotlight: MyClean

Ashley Seigel of MyClean shares their story, along with a special promo code for $25 off a cleaning service!

Quilting Hobby Sews Up Some Loose Ends

Learn how a Patch reader, Ann Fridman, practices her passion - and makes it into a business of her own!

Infographic: What are Google's 200 Ranking Factors for SEO?

With all the changes to Google I thought this would be a good place to put in the tried and true Ranking Factors.

Updated business model

Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) - What is it?

Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) - What is it?

Steve Strauss' 5 Tips for Effective Local Networking

Small business columnist and author Steve Strauss explains how small business owners can network with other owners for support, in new & old ways

Code Violations Nightmare For Small Business Owners