VenalTech.com Brings Your Business Online

It continues to amaze me how many small businesses (both existing and soon to be born) do not have an online component, particularly here in the Silicon Valley.  In my continuing conversations with entrepeneurs and business owners I keep hearing…

More Info On Accepting Credit Cards

I never intended this blog to turn into a constant discussion on credit cards and small businesses, but it seems to be what local merchants want to discuss.  After my “Credit Card Processing For Small Businesses” post a few days…

Credit Card Processing For Small Businesses

A few weeks back I mentioned an ongoing discussion I’ve been having with some small merchants here in Morgan Hill regarding using small business loans from Merchant Advisors to help carry them through the lean economic times we’re all…

“Go Online Young Business!” (Or something like that)

I was just reading a blog post over at internet marketing consulting guru Danny DeMichele’s site titled “10 reasons why the best thing for online is a bad economy“, and she made some very excellent points. With the real…

More Available Cash For Small Businesses

I was talking to a friend yesterday who runs a small local business here in Morgan Hill. (I’m intentionally not naming him/her or the business because we were talking about the store’s finances.) While seeing all the business closures…

Who Says No One’s Lending Money?

I know I’ve been talking about saving and the economy a lot lately but, really, is there anything else foremost in people’s minds these days? With the bailout failing to rejuvenate Wall Street all the talking heads are saying…

A Struggling Economy Can Mean Opportunity

While Zaira and I were out driving around this evening I mentioned to her that in addition to Mervyn’s imminent demise, the local Circuit City is also closing.  Proving once again that she is, indeed, my daughter her reply centered…


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