Small Business Bonfire

New Members - Start Here!

Welcome to the Small Business Bonfire!

Your first stop should be our Membership section. As a member of the Bonfire, you get free and unlimited access to some very useful tools for small business owners that aren't available anywhere else:

The Spark Newsletter
Red Hot Tool of the Week Archive
Small Business Library
Bonfire Member Discounts and Special Offers
And a lot more...

The general discussion forum on the site can be used for introductions, questions, comments, etc. If you want to start a discussion about a specific small business topic, check out our targeted small business groups.

As you explore the site, please take a few minutes to update your profile (watch this video on how to customize your profile), join groups that interest you, start a discussion (watch this video on how to use our discussion forum) and invite your colleagues.

You can also submit blog posts, right on this site.

And if you have any questions about the site, please email us at: info@smallbusinessbonfire.com.

We're looking forward to collaborating with you!

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Permalink Reply by Sabrina Espinal on December 1, 2011 at 8:54am

Great choice...Ning is a great membership site and now they will be a million times better because Small Business Bonfire is here!

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Permalink Reply by Jim Queeno on December 1, 2011 at 11:05am

Thank you Alyssa for inviting me personally to re-join the Bonfire. I value the friendship and advice I find here very much!

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Permalink Reply by Dina Eisenberg on December 2, 2011 at 3:03pm

So excited to be invited to be among the first on the new platform, which looks FAB. It's clear this is gonna be a wonderful community.

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Permalink Reply by Valerie Joy Deveza on December 5, 2011 at 12:22pm

Thanks for inviting me here! :)

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Permalink Reply by Emily Suess on December 5, 2011 at 12:24pm

Question about the new format:

With the new chat feature are there any plans to have moderated or themed Small Business Bonfire chats in addition to whatever might pop up spontaneously from members? Just curious!

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Permalink Reply by Jim Queeno on December 5, 2011 at 12:52pm

That's a good idea - to get conversations started.

Emily Suess said:

Question about the new format:

With the new chat feature are there any plans to have moderated or themed Small Business Bonfire chats in addition to whatever might pop up spontaneously from members? Just curious!

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Permalink Reply by Alyssa Gregory on December 5, 2011 at 3:26pm

Yes! Once we get the migration rolling and everyone starts to settle in, we will be scheduling chats as well as a few other "live" activities for members (probably in Jan/Feb). Stay tuned!

Emily Suess said:

Question about the new format:

With the new chat feature are there any plans to have moderated or themed Small Business Bonfire chats in addition to whatever might pop up spontaneously from members? Just curious!