list http://content.usatoday.com/community/tags/reporter.aspx?id=1281 Stories by Rhonda Abrams - USA TODAY Reporter Feed en-us Copyright 2010, USATODAY.com, USA TODAY Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:31:54 GMT 142 18 http://content.usatoday.com/community/tags/reporter.aspx?id=1281 http://images.usatoday.com/_common/_images/usatodaycom_135x20.gif http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/columnist/abrams/2010-02-05-small-business-challenge_N.htm?csp=34 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:33:15 GMT It’s finally here ─ the Small Business Challenge. A chance to learn about how to start and grow your business. A challenge among five companies. And a challenge to YOU. http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/columnist/abrams/2010-02-05-small-business-challenge_N.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/columnist/abrams/2010-01-28-obama-small-business-plan-jobs_N.htm?csp=34 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:29:06 GMT I’m guessing someone on President Obama’s speech-writing staff knows something about "search engine optimization" because the president used the phrase "small business" no less than 14 times in his State of the Union speech Wednesday. http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/columnist/abrams/2010-01-28-obama-small-business-plan-jobs_N.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/startup/abrams-week6-grow.htm?csp=34 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:09:17 GMT Most entrepreneurs hope one day their small business will get bigger, but how do you know when it’s time for your business to expand? http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/startup/abrams-week6-grow.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/startup/abrams-week6-public-relations.htm?csp=34 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:57:24 GMT If you want to get a story about your business in the newspaper, a magazine, on the radio or TV, the typical way is to send a press release. http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/startup/abrams-week6-public-relations.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/startup/abrams-week6-selling.htm?csp=34 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:50:05 GMT While the Starship Enterprise may go "where no one else has gone before," most customers only follow where others lead. http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/startup/abrams-week6-selling.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/startup/abrams-week6-marketing.htm?csp=34 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:42:39 GMT Successful marketing starts with figuring out the motivations of your customers, both the obvious ones and the deeper needs and desires that compel your customers to buy. http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/startup/abrams-week6-marketing.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/startup/abrams-week6-opening.htm?csp=34 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:35:38 GMT Week 6: Get ready to open your doors! This is the week when you’re finally ready to start making sales. http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/startup/abrams-week6-opening.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/startup/abrams-week5-financials.htm?csp=34 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:18:56 GMT . A complete, thoughtful business plan is perhaps the best tool you can have to help you reach your own long-term goals for your small business. http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/startup/abrams-week5-financials.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/startup/abrams-week5-money-management.htm?csp=34 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:17:31 GMT Five tips for small business money management; questions every small business owner needs to askl your accountant http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/startup/abrams-week5-money-management.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/startup/abrams-week5-money.htm?csp=34 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:01:54 GMT Week 5: Deal with Money. Money is at the heart of every business, and understanding money (how to raise it, account for it, and manage it) is critical to business success. http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/startup/abrams-week5-money.htm?csp=34