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5 Habits Small Businesses Should Adopt in 2012
As the New Year begins, a lot of us are hoping to do better in our business than last year. And if last year did not meet our expectations, we are looking to improve things. Here are a few thoughts...
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Fire Yourself From the IT Department
I have an important question for other entrepreneurs. How much time are you losing by handling your technology needs yourself? Are you troubleshooting when your website goes down? Scratching your...
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Why B2B Startups Fail – And How to Prevent It
Why do startups fail in the B2B world? Any number of reasons. Today we’re going to take a look at some of the main reasons, and more importantly, what you can do about it. The numbers are daunting....
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Local University Forums Launched to Teach About Local Marketing
Local University has just launched Local U Forums . Local University holds in-person events about how to market local businesses online, across the United States. Its new Forums are a way to extend...
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HP Expands Its “Just Right IT” Portfolio for SMBs
This past week HP expanded its Just Right IT program for small and medium sized businesses, with new offerings. The goal behind the Just Right IT program is to enable small and midsize businesses to...
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Top 10 Interview Questions to Ask Prospective Employees
While unemployment is the lowest in 5 years, it is still challenging to find the best employees for your company. Not only do they need the skills to perform their job well, but they also have to fit...
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October 2015: Say Goodbye to Credit Card Swipes and Signatures, Hello to PINs
Starting October 2015, MasterCard and Visa will usher in a major change in the U.S. credit card industry. Credit cards will have microchips in them. Consumers will use PIN numbers instead of signing...
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How One Chocolate Retailer Increased Holiday E-commerce Sales 40%
Lake Champlain Chocolates has three brick and mortar retail locations in Vermont. So this small business knows how to sell chocolates to shoppers in person. But the chocolatier has also learned how to...
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3 Ways to Keep Your Small Business Growing and Gaining Ground
As many business leaders spent the last year focused on cutting costs and staying competitive, small-business employers specifically took measures to hold fast – making careful choices about hiring,...
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5 Quick Tips on How to Grow and Scale Your Business
Starting a business is arguably the hardest part of business success, but growing that business comes in a close second. You not only have to worry about making sure your business is growing in the...
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The Secret to Raising Capital Is About People, Not Money
If you’re struggling to raise capital to fund your small business venture, it could be that you’re taking the wrong approach. It’s time to think people, not banks. The recession has seen the world of...
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18 Ways Customer Feedback Will Grow Your Business
Sponsored Post Satisfied customers lead to business growth. But in order to make sure your customers are satisfied, you need to run regular customer satisfaction surveys. These surveys go well beyond...
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Bolstr Targets First Time Investors With Low Risk Opportunities
Not all investors are looking to take a gamble on the next Silicon Valley novelty. While those investments can lead to huge success, they can also be incredibly risky. For those investors that would...
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5 Immediate Steps to Automate, Streamline and Grow Your Business
Every entrepreneur wants to create a profitable business. But instead of working on their businesses, most of them end up working in their businesses with a go-all-out, hands-on approach. When it...
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FCC Decision on Net Neutrality Coming Soon
A vote on the way Americans use the Internet — and how much they’ll pay in the future — is less than a month away. The issue is known as net neutrality. And late last year, President Barack Obama...
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Small Business Job Growth Dips in January
Small businesses added 78,000 jobs from December to January, at a rate faster than the country’s largest companies. That figure comes from the monthly ADP National Employment Report issued Feb. 4,...
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How to Write a Great Tagline or Slogan
An advertising slogan is a short phrase that is meant to sum up your brand. A good one should be memorable, and for the right reasons. Throughout the years, brands have come up with plenty of...
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Seek Inspiration from Your Small Business Community
There are so many different sources for entrepreneurial information. From books and blogs to more unconventional sources like … wine? This week, members of our small business community shared some of...
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Vistaprint Social Postcards Unveiled, Making Facebook Ads Easier
Say you run a small retail business. You have a special event or campaign coming up to bring in more revenue. Perhaps sending out specially designed postcards to a mailing list of potential customers...
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Elevation Burger Franchise Takes “Junk” Out of Junk Food
Elevation Burger is taking the fast food experience to new heights for burger lovers. The fast food burger franchise is the only one of its kind that boasts fresh, organic meat from grass fed cows...
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