With holidays around the corner, some 70% 0f millennials plan to shop online on Cyber Monday according to a report by OpenX. This comes at the heels of consumer optimism about the future of the economy. 2019 Cyber Monday Outlook More than 70% of consumers feel confident the economy will improve next year. Consumer optimism […]
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Kabbage is reporting in the first half of 2019 small businesses across all U.S. states and industries experienced revenue growth. With small businesses employing around 60 million people and making up 99.9% of U.S firms, this is great news as the year comes to an end. 2019 Kabbage Small Business Revenue Index The data comes
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I’ve always considered administrator at the Small Business Administration one of my dream jobs. Think how that person can make such a big impact on so many small business owners. On the Small Business Radio Show this week, Karen Mills gives an inside look at how to have an impact on so many entrepreneurs. Karen
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In October, we reported that Yahoo Small Business offers drag-and-drop website building tools. And it offers site hosting services too. First create that online presence. Then ‘Business Maker’ — a new platform created by Yahoo Small Business — helps you to market it. The platform also helps you in important offline business matters. Small Business
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The 2019 holiday shopping season is going to start in full earnest this coming week. And according to our lead in article for the season in this week’s roundup, it is looking good. The CEO of Small Business Trends, Anita Campbell provides some compelling data in her 2019 Holiday Sales Outlook is Bright article. This
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As the cultural composition of global markets continues to diversify, businesses too need to change with the environment. The rise in the number of Latino consumers in recent years offers small businesses a potentially growing customer base. A study by Maru/Matchbox points to this trend as businesses face stronger competition and more selective customers. For
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In our ‘always on’ digital world, your consumers are constantly watching you. If you don’t want to lose consumers in the event of any crisis, you should always properly respond to the crisis. According to the 2019 Crisis Impact Report by Crisp, 90% of consumers say they are likely to shop with a brand that
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IT business ASG recently announced they’ve acquired GatherUp, an online review engine. As a result, GatherUp becomes part of ASG MarTech, a group of marketing technology businesses. The acquisition represents a significant move by ASG to create a new suite of digital marketing tools in the SaaS space. Small businesses must pay attention to these
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The benefits of being able to work from anywhere has allowed people to find a work/life balance they are happy with. However, freelancers and remote workers who work alone most of the time are experiencing the negative side of working this way. According to a new survey from Viking, more than half of the respondents
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Next to housing, transportation can cause the biggest dent on your wallet. For many Americans, a daily commute isn’t just the worst part of the day it could be expensive, says a new report by lendingTree. The report compared data on the cost of commuting in 100 of the largest cities in the nation. The
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