Archive for America’sSmallBusinessSummit SmartBlogs

Generation Y is here, and it’s integral to business’ continuing success, Jennifer Kushell, president of Young & Successful Media and founder of YSN.com, told business owners attending America’s Small Business Summit in Washington, D.C.

Also known as Gen Y, the millennial generation and the millennials, this group is between 12 and 31 years old and represents the youngest segment of the workforce.[…] Continue Reading »

“I’ve been delighted today to see a lot of optimism, but we don’t want to neglect the fact that a lot of businesses have been hit hard” by the recession and decreased access to capital, National Association of Women Business Owners President and CEO Diane Tomb said during a panel session on capital access at America’s Small Business Summit in Washington, D.C.[…] Continue Reading »

If you’re not on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, you need to get on for your business’ sake, Gary Vaynerchuk told business owners at America’s Small Business Summit in Washington, D.C.

Vaynerchuk illustrated the necessity of this message when he asked the nearly full ballroom of attendees, “How many of you think Twitter is stupid?” and half of them raised their hands.[…] Continue Reading »