http://business.urbanham.com/site Urbanham.com Business Edition Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:03:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Why support local businesses?  Because it matters how the money we have is spent with local community friendly businesses.   Community friendly businesses understand economics.   Every community has economic drivers that propel a healthy quality of life for their area.  If you were to just look ... http://business.urbanham.com/site/index.php/2010/03/why-supporting-local-businesses-is-a-good-business-practice/ The demand for good web design is increasing, revealed a recent Webcopyplus online poll. Almost 25% of web users indicated "poor visual presentation" as the number one element that drives them away from websites. Only 6.6% of web users who participated in a similar 2007 online poll indicated "poor visual ... http://business.urbanham.com/site/index.php/2009/07/website-visitors-place-more-weight-on-design/ Urbanham Business wants to know more about the minority owned businesses around the state.  Each week we will highlight businesses from our business directory and share their products and services with our audience.  If you are a minority business owner this is your chance to get a little free publicity ... http://business.urbanham.com/site/index.php/2009/06/we-want-to-know-about-your-business/ Get ready for your chance to win a $5,000 Marketing Package for your small business!  If you have a small business and need a branding campaign or an existing small business and would like to refresh your look here is the chance to win over $5,000 worth of branding and ... http://business.urbanham.com/site/index.php/2009/06/the-2009-brand-my-business-contest/ By: Douglas A. McIntyre A number of well-known brands disappeared in the last year in large part due to economic forces. Many of them were in the retail industry, led by Circuit City. ATA and Aloha airlines are gone. Gateway Computers has effectively disappeared after being bought by Acer. It still ... http://business.urbanham.com/site/index.php/2009/05/twelve-major-brands-that-will-disappear-soon/ NAB Urges Congress to Oppose Record Label Bailout WASHINGTON, DC -- NAB President and CEO David Rehr urged lawmakers to oppose legislation introduced today that would force America's hometown radio stations to pay a new "performance fee" to the recording industry for music aired free on the radio. The legislation, introduced ... http://business.urbanham.com/site/index.php/2009/05/nab-urges-congress-to-oppose-record-label-bailout/ It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smile Ken Smikle, Founder and Publisher of Target Market News, the number one online authority on the Black consumer market reports that Wal-Mart spent a record $8 Billion dollars with minority and women owned suppliers (see http://www.targetmarketnews.com/storyid04280901.htm) Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. expanded its business with minority- and ... http://business.urbanham.com/site/index.php/2009/05/wal-mart-spent-8-billion-with-minority-suppliers/ More publicity. Less competition. Talent waiting to be scooped up. Here's why starting in a recessed economy may give your business a better shot. Do you have one good reason to start your business right now? How about 10? Regardless of what people around you (including the media) may say, right now is the ... http://business.urbanham.com/site/index.php/2009/04/top-10-reasons-to-start-a-business-in-a-recession/ By Amy Gilroy -- TWICE, 4/15/2009 Scottsdale, Ariz. — The cellphone has held fast against the gravitational pull of recession, but handset shipments will start to fall this year, sinking 19 percent for North America and 20.5 percent world wide, said the research firm In-Stat. Next year, North American shipments will drop ... http://business.urbanham.com/site/index.php/2009/04/recession-hits-cellphones-too/ By Joel Blakley, Business Credit Services Everywhere you turn, you hear more doom and gloom. Believe it or not, I'm confident and upbeat. I am a firm believer that in every situation, regardless of what the news sources say, there is opportunity. I put together some tips for you to consider. ... http://business.urbanham.com/site/index.php/2009/04/5-tips-to-survive-todays-economy/