The new year just got underway and for small business owners, it is time to implement the plans for 2020. With that in mind, what are your business expectations for the year? The poll for this week asks are you excited for what is to come or are you unsure? No one can predict the […]
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If there is one sale day that gets businesses excited across the board it is Black Friday. But now it’s a five-day event. Starting on Thanksgiving Day and going all the way to Cyber Monday makes it the busiest shopping weekend of the year. According to the National Retail Federation, more than 165 million people
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Running a small business takes a lot of time. Even if you have employees, you may not be to the point where you can just disappear for the afternoon. Much less pack your bags and head to the beach or some other favorite destination for a week or two. Yet getting away is exactly what
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Every week, Small Business Trends publishes a list of great business networking events. They’re everywhere and it’s likely there is one near your small business — even if it’s not on our list. So this week, we want to know when was the last time you attended one of these events? Do you go all
Do you get involved in discussions on the internet? Or do you just read something and move along? It seems these days it’s getting harder to stay out of discussions — let’s call them discussions — on the web. But not all these discussions are toxic or involve trolls. That’s right. Sometimes they are actual
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Data shows that nearly every small business loathes meetings. OK, loathe may be a strong word but they’re probably one of the least looked-forward to events in your team’s weekly calendar. They may all come to dread the sight, sounds and smells of your regular meeting space. So, one solution is to move regular meetings
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If there’s a chance you answer “No” to this question, you’re in a very small minority. This data is a little old but figure it’s unlikely to have changed much. According to a New York Times report, as many as 95 percent of all blogs created have been abandoned. Among millions of blogs, even 5
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Access to capital for growing your small business is one of the biggest challenges you’ll face. Hopefully, you’re not in a situation where you desperately need the money to keep the ship afloat. In all likelihood, you’re looking for extra money to buy a new piece of equipment, add some extra help to your staff,
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The end of the calendar year is upon us once again. It’s time to assess how your small business is doing and in this week’s poll question, we want to check the pulse of our community. This surely has been an interesting year for small businesses in the U.S. A new President was inaugurated who
(POLL) Did Your Small Business Have a Good 2017? Read More »
Is the office party really a thing of Christmas past? Employees don’t look forward to the holiday office party the way they once may have. In fact, data from Randstad US found that just one-third of all employees look forward to an office party the most this time of year. Instead, they want time away
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