Running a business from home can feel like a disadvantage, but it’s no secret that the way small businesses operate is changing – remote work is more prevalent than ever. It’s very possible to sustain a business from home as successfully as from any office. The key to competing with larger, more established businesses is […]
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Recent numbers from Statista report there will be over 2 billion digital shoppers by 2021, that’s up from 1.66 billion in 2016. With those numbers, you’ll want to be sure to understand these ecommerce best practices. Ecommerce Best Practices Master Mobility First off there’s no way around having the kind of mobile capability that will
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Traveling for business can be fun, but it can also be expensive. Between hotels, transportation, food and incidentals, it can really add up fast. It’s important to be careful with a company’s money and not spend it unnecessarily. We asked members of the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) for ideas on the best ways to save money during a business trip. “Going out of
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In a move to simplify process automation, Quick Base has just announced it is bringing Kanban Reports to its no-code development platform. By integrating the Kanban system into the Quick Base platform, the company looks to give business professionals the ability to manage processes and projects more effectively across teams and the entire organization. For
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On August 16, Slack experienced connectivity issues in the middle of the working day, with certain features not working. The messaging app services was down for some time until Slack resolved the problem. Slack’s outage followed similar software outage failures this year. In fact, in a year from April 2017, the leading business messaging service suffered 40 days with
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When you’re running a business, keeping costs as low as possible is important. It helps you maintain a healthy profit margin and keep prices reasonable for your customers so they remain loyal. To that end, you must constantly keep a close eye on business costs. If opportunities arise that might lower them, you’ll probably check
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Merchant services relate to credit card processing for businesses. Managing your own can be risky and expensive, so many companies choose to outsource their merchant services. The main benefits of outsourcing are: General cost advantages. Increased efficiency. Ability to focus on core areas. Monetary savings in infrastructure and technology. Access to skilled resources. Faster and
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Getting the trust of your customers is one way to ensure the longevity of your business. This is true whether your company is a B2B or B2C enterprise. The 2018 B2B Trusted Brands Report (PDF) from Sagefrog points out why trust is so important in B2B, and why you will probably recognize all if not
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Every business owner will tell you the key to success is solid customer service. Then why do so many businesses struggle with it? There are a couple reasons for this… First, customers are more likely to remember a poor experience with a business or a brand than a good one. Unfortunately, customers that have a negative
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HubSpot (NYSE: HUBS) has announced the launch of Conversations, a new collaboration tool that’s part of the inbound marketing and sales platform’s CRM. Hubspot Conversations This easy-to-use feature provides business users with unlimited chats and chatbot functionality, allowing teams to manage chat and email conversations from one convenient place. The Conversations tool also allows for sophisticated
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