Tips and Teasers 

San Jose, CA-based eOn Communications Corp. has unveiled Business Connect, a VoIP phone service designed for small businesses. The service allows users, regardless of location, to be part of a virtual telephone system that includes voice mail and auto attendants....

Painting Reproduction Site Sees SEO as Key to Growth 

Fuhrmann co-founded Ownapainting.com, a Web site that offers hand painted reproductions of famous paintings for as little as $120 apiece....

Cigar Site Seeks to Develop B-to-B Customers  

Online entrepreneur Scott Hall found a new venture to acquire eight weeks ago, at an unlikely source: online classified ad service craigslist.com. The business he purchased is MyCigarLabels.com, which markets not the stogies themselves but personalized cigar labels. ...

How Direct Can Your Mail Be? 

It's just common sense. Prospects will respond better to mail that addresses them directly or makes a reference to something showing that the marketer understands their needs....

Tips and Teasers 

Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. has unveiled a new media application server platform for small- to medium-sized enterprises. ...

Web site for Giftware Seeks Exposure Via Blogs 

Trunkt.org, a collective of small giftware designers, is hoping a new blog-based advertising campaign will draw attention from the wholesale buyers it's trying to attract. ...

Custom Gift Site Targets the Hispanic Market 

A few years ago, former New York cab driver and postal worker Ricardo John a decided he wanted to go into business for himself. The idea of selling online—especially to Hispanic people—looked promising. ...

Holidays Reward Small Businesses Who Market Via E-Mail  

For many small business owners, holidays bring a flurry of business activity and increased sales. This is especially true for those who invest in marketing their business through special promotions and communications. ...

Tips and Teasers 

Fewer small business owners expect to take a summer vacation of at least a week this year -- but those who do plan a break aren't likely to feel guilty about it, according to an American Express small business survey. ...

Web Site Focuses on Single Custom Made Garment 

Craig Cochrane knew he wanted to break into electronic retailing. Armed with an MBA from the University of Southern California and several years in network and digital television production, he just needed the right concept. That materialized in the spring of 2005, when he got together with fashion designer friend Joseph Walker and started BoutiqueOohLaLa.com, which sold skirts and other apparel. ...

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