small business: Malicious Cyber Actor Spoofing SBA’s COVID-19 Loan Relief Website - 08/20/20 01:35 PM
Our local chamber of commerce recently shared an important alert from Homeland Security regarding spoofing of the SBA’s COVID website.
Please see the message below that includes a link for more detailed information.
CISA recommends using the following best practices to strengthen the security posture of an organization's systems.
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From: Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA)
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 2:26 PM
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Alert – Malicious Cyber Actor Spoofing SBA’s COVID-19 Loan Relief Website via Phishing Emails
Dear Homeland Security Partners,
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is currently tracking an unknown malicious cyber actor who is spoofing the Small … (0 comments)

small business: 4 Easy Ways to Integrate Your Business Into the Community - 12/29/17 11:14 AM
Although small businesses rarely have large marketing budgets to particpate in media buys and event sponsorships there are effective ways that a small business to integrate with their community.
A major component of iPartnerMedia's growth in the first five years is our commitment to engaging with various community organizations such as chambers of commerce, schools, professional organizations, economic development and charitable, non-profit organizations.
Newer companies without big marketing budgets can follow the four tips below to do some grass roots marketing themselves:

1) Be a leader not a follower
Take on a leadership position within organizations rather than just writing a sponsorship check.
2) Identify strategic … (2 comments)

small business: Money Saving Year-End Note To Send To Your Small Business Contacts - 12/12/13 11:24 AM
Share this money saving information with the small business owners on your marketing list and remind them of this critical upcoming tax change that they should consider reacting to within the next 2 weeks. Although I originally targeted this post for the office equipment dealers, it is applicable to any small business. 
 
A Deceptively Simple Article Your Clients Will Appreciate By Randy Mitchelson
December 12, 2013
Internet Marketing
 

There are a lot of things that small and medium-sized business owners have to think about as the end of the calendar year approaches. In many industries, this time of year … (0 comments)

small business: Anyone Else Get Affected by Bank of America Customer Data Theft? - 06/01/12 05:46 AM
I received a call from Bank of America a few weeks ago which caused a bit of a fire drill here at the office.
The call center agent, Richard, informed me that our debit card may have been“compromised” due to a data breach and that the bank had to issue me a new card number.
There are plenty of ways to protect against identity theft but one thing out of our control is when businesses suffer a data breach themselves.
Richard informed me that Bank of America had a large number of companies whose debit card information was potentially in the wrong hands.
 
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small business: 4 Smart And Free Work At Home Online Tools - 05/11/12 05:50 AM
Here’s something you might not know about a work at home business such as a real estate or mortgage professional: There are a lot of powerful, free online tools that make running your business easier.
 
There are multiple instant messaging tools – AOL instant messenger was once the dominant player, then Microsoft came out with it’s version and now Google, Facebook and Yahoo have versions too.
So which one should you use? Don’t bother deciding. Just download a free version of Trillian which easily lets you do instant messaging on all these platforms simultaneously. There is a paid version of … (2 comments)

 
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First Impressions are made at First Click

Bonita Springs, FL

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