Archive for January, 2010

Quote of the Week

“A good idea is about 10% and implementation, hard work and luck are about 90%”
~Guy Kawasaki

5 Must-Have Apps To Help Promote Your Business and Collaborate with Others Over Facebook

Facebook is undoubtedly a necessary tool to help increase your business’ online presence.  Now with the help of several Facebook applications, business professionals are able to promote their business, network, communicate and collaborate with others over Facebook.Â
There are currently over 1,000 applications on Facebook.  After weeding through the options, 5 applications in particular stood out amongst the rest to help [...]

How To: Build Your Company’s Profile on LinkedIn

While searching for ideas on how to improve Ocean Capital’s LinkedIn profile, I found a great link from a site called Mashable, The Social Media Guide.  The ‘How To’ article highlights some LinkedIn features to help you beef up your company profile and attract top talent to your organization.  It is important to remember that people [...]

Small Business Lending Shows Signs of Rebounding

Some good news and signs of light at the end of the tunnel were recently released by the Small Business Administration earlier this month.  The SBA’s flagship lending program backed 37% more loans  in its latest quarter than it did a year ago.
In the last quarter of 2009, the SBA’s 7(a) lending program processed 12,393 [...]

Quote of the Week

“High expectations are the key to everything.”
~Sam Walton

Quote of the Week

“A dream is just a dream.  A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.”
~Harvey Mackay

Expo in the Sun - Mortgage Trade Show, Conference and Job Fair

Come join us at the Expo in the Sun!  The Warren Group and the Connecticut Mortgage Bankers Association, the organization’s hosting the event, have announced that nearly 1,200 attendees from over 350 participating companies will be at this year’s trade show/conference/ job fair.
When:  Friday, January 15th
Time: 8:00am to 3:30pm
Where:  MGM Grand at Foxwoods, Mashantucket, CT
For [...]

Quote of the Week

“The ability to communicate with everybody, regardless of who you are, is a great thing.”
~Bobby Bonilla,  Baseball Player