skip to main content
skip to newscasts

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Public News Service Logo
facebook instagram linkedin reddit youtube twitter
view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

SBA and Google Help CA Small Business Owners Create Jobs

play audio
Play

Monday, May 10, 2010   

SAN FRANCISCO - California small business owners now have a new tool in their toolbox, and it's a freebie. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has teamed up with Google to help businesses tap into creativity on the web, and take advantage of free web-based marketing, with a new "Tools for Online Success" program. The idea is to help small businesses use new technology to become more successful, which in turn is expected to create more jobs.

John Hanke, vice president of product management with Google, says a web presence should be part of a basic business plan.

"It's just like a business card or a sign or a storefront; people are going to form an opinion about how you look online. And so we just want people to understand that and take advantage of the free resources to put the best foot forward."

One of the free services is a Google Places listing through Google Maps. Hanke says this will allow a business to list hours of operation, location and contact information.

Mandy Scott, owner of Mandy Scott Flowers in San Francisco, says the online world helps stretch her small advertising budget.

"Certainly that helps during this recessionary period when, you know, a lot of traditional marketing and advertising routes have remained pretty pricey but without any real response rate."

Scott says she appreciates the new investment in small businesses from the SBA.

"They're making themselves more open to small businesses because they see that we're the lifeblood of the country. You know, I think when you look at how many people we employ and keep employed, they've really had to."

The toolkit also teaches business owners how to load their sites with key words, so that they show up in the most search listings.

For more information on the "Tools for Online Success" program go to www.sba.gov




get more stories like this via email

more stories
A report from the Tennessee HealthCare Campaign recommended the federal government needs to strengthen 340B drug pricing and other federal negotiation mechanisms to make needed medicines more readily available and less expensive for hospitals to purchase and administer. (Spotmatikphoto/AdobeStock)

Health and Wellness

play sound

A recent report examined how some rural Tennessee hospitals have managed to stay afloat despite financial challenges. The report includes interviews …


Social Issues

play sound

Michigan recently implemented a significant juvenile justice reform package following recommendations from a task force made up of prosecutors…

Health and Wellness

play sound

Medicare and Medicaid are key sources of health coverage for many Americans and some people qualify for assistance under both programs. With lagging …


Organizations fighting wage theft said it harms affected workers and surrounding communities because the money withheld is not being circulated through the local economy. (Adobe Stock)

Social Issues

play sound

A mix of policy updates and staffing boosts has helped to put wage theft enforcement on the radar in Minnesota, and officials leading the efforts are …

Social Issues

play sound

New research shows more than six in 10 abortions in the U.S. last year were medically induced, and U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto - D-NV - is …

Social Issues

play sound

Missouri lawmakers are concerned with protecting people from the potential risks of the increasing accessibility of AI-generated images and videos…

Environment

play sound

A farm group is helping Iowa agriculture producers find ways to reduce the amount of nitrogen they use on their crops. Excess nitrates can wind up …

 

Phone: 303.448.9105 Toll Free: 888.891.9416 Fax: 208.247.1830 Your trusted member- and audience-supported news source since 1996 Copyright © 2021