Necessity, opportunity and ingenuity are driving small businesses to meet changing market needs and consumer demands, says one new study. According to the Intuit Future of Small Business Report small business owners are "natural innovators."   more »

As tracked by The National Federation of Independent Businesses, 25% of small business owners are citing poor sales as their #1 concern. This is the highest this figure has been in 22 years. These concerns are not being fueled by fear, but by actual results. However, small businesses are perhaps the best positioned to be able to take advantage of the slower times in business life-cycles to develop and implement a strategy to grow business and eliminate slow periods in the future.   more »

Growth trends in mobile advertising suggest that it is a new emerging trend worth investigating. The Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada has released statistics that show explosive growth of mobile advertising since 2006. According to the IAB Canada, mobile ad revenue in Canada was $1.1 million in 2006 and grew to $2.7 million by 2007. Forecasts show that 2008 revenue could double and top $5.2 million when actual figures are released.    more »