The U.S. has the largest economy in the world at $21.4 trillion (2019). However, 95% of all consumers in the world live outside of the country. For small businesses it means the export market provides huge opportunities. A new survey and report from Google and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce looks at the export market […]
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There’s a new online banking service. It is geared toward small businesses. As a result, it offers no monthly fees and only 1.00% interest on checking. BlueVine Business Banking is the new service from BlueVine. It providesa variety of services. For example, a dashboard and BlueVine Business Debit Mastercard. SMBs can open an account in
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You’ve heard of Forbes. But have you heard of Forbes8? Forbes8 is the on-demand digital video network launched by Forbes. It says it’s an “at-your-fingertips mentor for anyone curious about or engaged in entrepreneurship.” The app was created in conjunction with global SaaS technology company AW3 Media Group. The portal features over 2,000 videos meant
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There are 90 million Americans, which is 32% of the population, now listening to podcasts. From influencers to journalists, celebrities and your friends, podcasting is taking the world by storm. Irrespective of the subject you pursue or the length of the podcast, there’s a subject matter for virtually everyone. Podcasts allow people to share their
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There are many different moving pieces in the process of managing your small business. In this week’s news roundup, we provide some keen insights into ways for improving your management style. In addition to management, the roundup looks at the importance of integrated payment solution systems in today’s digital commerce infrastructure. This technology is
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Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is pledging $10 million to help small businesses in underserved communities. The first part of the initiative involves $2 million to the American Library Association (ALA) to bolster entrepreneur centers in 10 states. Small Business Trends spoke with Kim Spalding, Global Product Director of Small Business Ads at Google to find out
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Your best employees may only be doing their best work about one-quarter of the day. A new survey from Asana finds employees, on average, use 27% of their day doing skilled work. Another 13% is used for strategic planning. But that leaves another 60% of their day. What’s occupying that time? A lot of wasted
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Snapchat the popular photo and video messaging platform unveiled its latest ad offering. Snapchat calls the service Dynamic Ads. The latest feature allows advertisers to create customized mobile ads. And target audiences in real-time. Advertisers on Snapchat already have access to Snap Pixel. The service offers the ability to track campaigns. And to drive purchases
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“Mr. Yang, Sen. Warren is calling for companies like Facebook, Amazon, and Google to be broken up. Is she right? Does that need to happen?” moderator Marc Lacey of The New York Times asked him. Yang said Warren “is 100% right in diagnosing the problem,” but added that “we also have to be realistic that
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As of 2019 LinkedIn has more than 645 million members in over 200 countries. The platform is growing its user base by continually adding new features to seamlessly bring companies and employees together. For the Fall of 2019, LinkedIn is announcing three new Pages features to make it easier for businesses to nurture their community.
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