Many of you spend your time on the web socializing, reading email, watching all types of entertainment, and basically becoming a more entertained and informed individual.
We know because we’ve been paying attention. On our Twitter account, @fairwayamerica, we’ve been sharing all kinds of small business finance-related articles with our followers.
We shared, and like your Web 2.0 self would, you all shared back. Replies and mentions filled our inboxes, letting us know that what we’re sharing is appreciated by you, the small business owner or enthusiast.
Starting today, we’ll wrap up the week with the Countdown, a collection of the five most popular articles that we’ve shared from dozens of experts on small business, strategic growth, and financing.
With that said, let’s begin.
Countdown: February 25, 2011
#5: A Small Business Summit with No Small Business Experts (via smallbiztrends.com)
Our followers enjoyed reading about a small business summit sans guru. That’s right. Rather than listen to an expert dish out some advice, 300 small business owners discussed the state of smaller enterprises amongst one another, coming up with some great insights.
#4: Obama’s innovation push: Has US really fallen off the cutting edge? (via CSM)
Questions of whether or not the U.S. has lost its innovative edge piqued the interest of our followers as they enjoyed this article about the Obama initiative to stimulate job growth and its reception by business owners.
#3: Improving Broadband for Small Business (via WSJ Blogs)
Obama made the list twice as followers enjoyed an article about Obama’s pledge to grant broadband internet access to 98 percent of the nation in the next five years. This could be a boon to competitiveness for many small businesses who could take advantage of high-speed broadband solutions.
#2: U.S. small business confidence at three-year high in January
Readers enjoyed the momentum brought by a quick MSNBC analysis that small business confidence is at a three-year high as of January 2011.
#1: Groundhog Day: 10 Mistakes that Small Businesses Make Over and Over (via AE OPEN Forum)
At the top of the list is… another list. Ten mistakes that business owners make over and over again was a reader favorite. Hopefully, it was read enough to inspire fellow small business owners not to make the same mistakes in 2011.
Until next time.
Readers enjoyed a week full of momentum and insight and the excitement of new small business-focused initiatives from both the government and from the grassroots. Skeptics had their say, pulling in an article on timeless mistakes.
Stay tuned for next week’s Countdown. If you haven’t, follow @fairwayamerica on Twitter for the latest small business finance articles and mention or re-tweet to cast your vote on next week’s Countdown articles.
See you then.
