Best Small Business Blogs Part II

Some of the best resources for small business owners are blogs. In addition to more traditional forums, such as magazines, corporate web sites, trade publications, and television programs, blogs offer a slightly different take on the small business. They can offer insights and ideas you just can’t find anywhere else. Log in this week for a list of Forbes.com’s top small business blogs.

• Small Business Trends (www.smallbusinesses.blogspot.com) 

Created by Anita Campbell, attorney and former executive at Bell & Howell, this blog hits on a range of international trends and issues that shape small businesses. The site offers news commentary, reviews of other blogs, links to expert articles, interviews and book summaries. This online publication for small business owners, entrepreneurs and the people who interact with them delivers a variety of information feeds to help readers stay current on the small business market. Link to archives, a podcast, and a newsletter.

• Church of the Customer (customerevangelists.typepad.com/blog/) 

Consultants and authors Ben McConnell and Jackie Huba take a close look at what works and what doesn’t for customers of companies large and small. Here, they step lightly between the line of constructive criticism and disgruntled consumer by asking what the company could have done differently or highlighting when someone does something right. Find excellent marketing information here as well as an impressive reading list of must-haves for small businesses.

• Inc (www.inc.com/blogs) 

The blog for Inc. magazine, Fresh Inc. addresses market trends, rants and raves, and big-picture issues. Snappy writing and a fresh outlook make this site a keeper and entertaining to read. Content is updated often on a variety of topics.

Tune in next time for two more of the Forbes top small business blogs. Looking for a small business opportunity? Request your free personal assessment to see which business is right for you.