By Rieva Lesonsky

Did you miss Ronan Keane’s webinar on social media last week? Good news: You’ve got another chance to hear it. Ronan, who’s co-author of my e-book Startup Success: Boost Your Chances for Business Success With Web 2.0, is partnering with SCORE to conduct a webinar on social media each Thursday in March.

“Social Media Road Map for Your Business Success” its a practical guide to getting started and successfully using social media tools including Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook. Ronan will also explain how to start a blog and how to distribute your content so that it reaches hundreds and even thousands of people. He’ll also share secrets to getting your content near the top of the rankings on search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing.

I’ve learned a lot from Ronan, and you can too–just sign up for “Social Media Road Map for Your Business Success” tomorrow at noon, EST. It’s absolutely free, so you’ve got nothing to lose!

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By Maria Valdez Haubrich

Want to see content specifically geared towards your business? Business.gov wants to help, but needs your input to cover the right industries. By clicking on their survey page, you can submit the industries you want to see or vote on ones submitted by other users. The survey will result in providing information on licenses and permits specific to your business.

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By Rieva Lesonsky

Do you want to learn more about using social media tools to build your business? (Doesn’t everybody these days?) My friend Ronan Keane, co-author of my e-book Startup Success: Boost Your Chances for Business Success With Web 2.0, is partnering with SCORE to conduct four webinars on social media each Thursday in March.

The first seminar will be held tomorrow, March 4. Titled “Social Media Road Map for Your Business Success,” it’s a practical guide that will show you how to start and maintain successful social media accounts with Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook. It will also explain the importance of establishing a blog for publishing content and how to distribute your content so that it reaches hundreds and even thousands of people. Ronan will also talk about how to get your content near the top of the rankings on search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing.

“Social Media Road Map for Your Business Success” is tomorrow at noon, EST–and it’s free. Sign up at this link and get ready to learn!

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By Rieva Lesonsky

SmallBizDaily is giving away a free HP iPAQ Glisten. I’ve been test-driving this new smartphone for several weeks now, and there are lots of cool features for small-business owners. One thing I love about the Glisten is its long battery life. It’s also got a great browser—clear and easy to see. But what you’ll really like about the Glisten is it comes equipped with Windows Mobile 6.5, so you can use Excel, PowerPoint and Word on the fly.

The Glisten has a full QWERTY keyboard as well as a touchscreen. It’s got multiple connectivity options, built-in Wi-Fi and GPS, advanced mobile e-mail capabilities and rich multimedia features. To find out more about the Glisten, visit AT&T’s site.

Sounds pretty smart, huh? To win your Glisten smartphone, share a “smart trick” you use to run your business better. We’ll share the best smart tricks on our blog. Just e-mail your tip (100 words or less, please) to editor@smallbizdaily.com with the subject line “HP Glisten.” Remember to tell us your name, your business’s name, and your business’s physical mailing address and phone number.

Tips must be received by midnight PST on March 22, 2010. See official rules for more details.

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By Rieva Lesonsky

Have you missed any of my blog posts around the Web this week? Here’s what I’m writing about:

Last week I heard one of the most inspiring business speakers ever, Seth Godin, talk about his “Linchpin” theory, why your lizard brain is holding you back and how to create a business that matters. Get more on my AllBusiness.com blog.

With big-bank lending drying up, community banks could be a lifeline for small business. Read more about President Obama’s plans for increasing local lending in my blog post on Anita Campbell’s Small Business Trends site.

There’s a whole generation growing up in the shadow of this “Great Recession.” Learn how the economic meltdown is changing their attitudes—perhaps forever—and what that means to your business in my post on AT&T’s SmallBusinessInSite.

Thinking about buying a franchise? Before you do, find out what that company’s franchisees really think of it. I’ll tell you how on my AllBusiness.com franchise blog.

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