:: How AI Tech Is Changing Small Business Marketing And Customer Service
10/30/2017
Whether you realize it or not, artificial intelligence has become a ubiquitous part of our lives. Companies large and small are embracing the opportunity to achieve more and set bigger goals by using AI. Solid proof of this embrace can be seen in CRM giant Salesforce, which embeds AI into its leading CRM platform. Driven by the idea of democratizing AI so companies of all sizes can deliver smarter, more personalized, and predictive customer experiences, Salesforce created Einstein, your personal AI data scientist to guide you through your day.
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:: Learn About Social Media Algorithms, Augmented Reality and More Changing Business Trends
10/27/2017
The tools, platforms and methods you use to grow your business are constantly changing. So you need to keep up with all the latest updates and trends. Members of the online small business community have some great insights about these changing tools and trends, ranging from social media algorithms to augmented reality. Read on for some helpful tips.
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:: The A-Z of Popular Business Startups: A State by State Guide (Infographic)
10/25/2017
So many small businesses start as a dream. But what types of businesses are entrepreneurs currently dreaming about starting? Online equipment marketplace Bid on Equipment recently created an infographic showing the types of businesses that are most popular with prospective entrepreneurs and current business owners. Here’s a rundown of the findings.
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:: 4 Budgeting Tips For Small Business Owners
10/23/2017
Every business needs well managed capital to scale. If you’re able to budget properly, then there will always be enough capital for you to grow your business. Every business operates differently which means there is no universal formula to creating a viable budget for your company.
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:: The 15 Most Profitable Small-Business Industries
10/20/2017
Thinking about launching a new business? Here is where to look to for high profit margins.
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:: 11 Cyber Security Questions Every Small Business Should Ask
10/18/2017
The big question therefore is: are you prepared for a cyber attack? Small business credit provider Headway Capital, has compiled data to help you check yourself.
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:: 10 Ways to Break Your Small Business Out of a Rut
10/16/2017
When your small business gets stuck in a rut, you need to find a quick way to snap out of it. This can mean finding a new source of inspiration, following some new trends or even kickstarting your marketing efforts. For more on breaking your small business out of a rut, check out these tips from members of the online small business community.
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:: 18 Secrets From CEOs Whose Companies Will Not Stop Growing
10/13/2017
On the lists 10th anniversary, we asked the founders of 25 of the 142 remarkable companies that have earned a spot on the Inc. 500/5000 list 10 times or more to reveal how they have sustained and managed hypergrowth. What follows is a sampling of their sage advice
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:: 14 Startup Tips From Small Business Pros
10/11/2017
Experts from the nations 63 Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) are more than happy to share their advice for starting and growing a business successfully. They work with entrepreneurs every day, providing free and low-cost consulting. Collectively, SBDCs help a new business launch every 31 minutes, and provide more than 1.3 million hours of consulting services to entrepreneurs annually.
To get you started, we’ve asked some of these advisors to share their best tips for new businesses.
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:: 13 Places to Find Small-Business Grants for 2017 and 2018
10/09/2017
There are sources for women or minority entrepreneurs and virtually anyone else.
The money may not be enough to keep you afloat for several years, but it can make a big difference. Here are 13 places to find small-business grants. And although there is no way to know if LendingTree will repeat its $50,000 small-business grant competition, it still has information on applying for grants and what grant issuers are looking for.
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:: 50 Small Business Ideas for the Homebody
10/06/2017
Want to start a business from the comfort of your own home? There are plenty of business opportunities out there for homebodies. So if you are looking for a way to make some money without having to be away from home most days, here are 50 ideas.
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:: Meet The Future Of Small-Business Health Insurance: Self Funding
10/04/2017
A few months before most of the Affordable Care Act provisions that restructured health insurance markets took effect, a broker described the great lengths to which he thought many small businesses might go in order to keep their relatively low insurance premiums. He anticipated that these small companies would start to pay employee health care costs out of their own treasuries — what's called, in the industry, self-funded insurance.
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:: 10 Tips for Building a Customer Focused Business
10/02/2017
For tips on keeping your business customer focused and more, check out this recent content from members of the online small business community.
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:: 3 Things Smart Employers Look for in a Resume
09/30/2017
For the same reasons a resume is never enough to get you the job you really want, no one hires a new employee based on their resume alone. Qualifications, education, experience, it all matters, but most hiring managers quickly scan and sort resumes before moving on to the next step in the hiring process.
So how can you get better at reviewing resumes to identify the candidates you want to interview? The following is from Simon Wistow, the co-founder and VP of Product Strategy at Fastly, who looks for three key things on every resume.
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