Anita Campbell

Small Business Trends wins awards for its coverage of the major and minor changes that affect small businesses, including shifts in technology, marketing, the retail environment and the global economy. Author Anita Campbell has been called THE voice of small business. Forbes picked Small Business Trends as Best of the Web in 2005.

"...the ideal small business resource: experienced, informed up to the moment, blessed with keen judgment and a broad perspective..."- Eric Olsen, CEO, Blogcritics
"Your 'Letters to the Editor' feature is like Dear Abby for the small business market."- Kirsten Osolind, CEO, re:invention

Top ten opportunities in 2008 for personal businesses

The U.S. Census Bureau started producing annual nose-counts of “nonemployer” businesses — that is, firms with no paid employees other than the business owner or owners — in 1997. Since then, their numbers have exploded.

Dawn: A small business trends movie

Last year I commissioned a 3-minute slideshow movie about trends affecting small businesses. In blog sites like this, older content can easily get buried and never see the light of day again. So I thought I would pull the movie out of the archives and highlight it for you once more. Even though it’s a year old, the movie is still quite relevant...

How marketing research can benefit a small business

Small businesses often find themselves in a challenging situation. These businesses have a great need for reliable answers to important questions that all organizations face: * How are market trends impacting my business?