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Hangout Magix: New Tool Lets You Add Branding to Google Hangouts
A new tool is available to give users options when it comes to Google Hangout graphics. Hangout Magix was unveiled on May 4 by entrepreneurs Alex Kozak and Bertrand Diouly.
The app is intended to work alongside Hangout Toolbox, a Google+ extension that is available on the left sidebar of … Read More Self-Employment Do and Don’ts: Create the Right Balance
When you are planning to start your new business and become self-employed, you need to know about the things you need to do. But that is not all. You also need to know about the things you need NOT do.
Properly Balancing Do and Don’ts
Customers – Too Few or Too Many?
It is true that the … Read More Main Streets May Soon Be Without a Bank
Is the main street bank becoming a thing of the past? Over the last three years, banks have been steadily closing branches around the country. Many small communities are finding themselves without a bank branch for the first time since the Great Depression. U.S. banks and thrifts shut 2,267 … Read More How a Small Business Can Use Big Data
Big data is big news in today’s digitized world. With the explosion of Internet usage and social media networks, there’s a massive cloud of data being generated about people all over the world, and it’s growing at an exponential rate.
Until recently, big data has been a mining center for … Read More 5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Good Content
Getting good content is difficult enough. It often needs to come from a professional SEO writer, not just a professional writer, and that comes at a cost. However, what does a business do once the content's there? It can't promote itself, and this will take some Web savvy. Otherwise, it's a … Read More 10 Ways to Improve Your Business with Mobile Technology
A recent study shows how reliant small businesses have become on mobile technology. The 2013 AT&T Small Business Technology Poll says 85 percent of small businesses now use some kind of smartphone. And 80 percent of small firms founded less than two years ago use tablets, the survey also … Read More 12+ Pinterest Apps and Tools for Pinning While Mobile
Pinterest is not just another copycat social networking site. It focuses on the age-old adage, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Who has time to read a thousand words all the time, anyway? Sometimes a picture is all we have mindshare for. Pinterest allows you to collaborate and to … Read More $1 Billion Tumblr Deal Turns 26-Year-Old Founder into Mega-Millionaire
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a mega-millionaire with your next business idea? It's a reality for 26-year-old David Karp. The founder of Tumblr, the popular social blogging platform, has become the latest tech tycoon almost overnight.
Today Yahoo officially announced plans to purchase the … Read More Stay Alive. It’s Good for Business
Entrepreneurs: here’s something to add to the list of things academics have found will enhance the performance of your business.
Staying alive.
In a bit of novel research coming out of the United Kingdom, Professors Sascha Becker of the University of Warwick and Hans Hvide of the University … Read More New BlackBerry Q5 Device Makes Three So Far This Year By BlackBerry
BlackBerry officially launched another BlackBerry device last week -- the Blackberry Q5. This is the third smartphone device announced by BlackBerry this year. All three use the new BlackBerry 10 operating system.
The Q5 device, aimed at markets like Latin America, the Middle East, parts of … Read More Google+ Less Popular With Brands Than Facebook, Report Claims
Have you updated your company's Google+ page today? How about in the last week? Or month? ... Year?
Maybe your company doesn't even have a Google+ page yet, and if that's the case or you've been abandoning that page in favor of other social media networks, you're not alone. According to a … Read More Systems That Build and Grow A Business
Keeping track of activity is a common challenge for small business owners. We wear many hats and are responsible for many things. One of the places where we fall down is with our sales process. I am a huge fan of systems because I believe systems keep us on track and focused.
Systems To Build … Read More What is Gangnam Style? And What Does it Mean for Business?
"Gangnam Style" is a song and music video by South Korean musician Psy. The phrase has become a metaphor for having a unique and authentic style.
The video shows Psy singing and dancing in a unique "horse" style in a variety of settings. It's fun, it's upbeat, it's even a bit campy.
The … Read More Read “Spank The Bank” to Choose the Right Financing for Your Business
It was just a couple of years ago that I lamented about the lack of finance guides aimed at small business owners. Meanwhile, the number of non-traditional finance resources has increased, competing with traditional banking sources. As a result, business owners have clamored for books outlining … Read More 
10 Visual Social Media Tips for Image Success
So your online business has always experienced praise for its crisp quality content from customers and admirers? But as of late, maybe you've noticed that your posts are … Read More
How I Outsourced My Non-Core Sales Tasks
As a small business owner and also the person who is responsible for the sales for my company, it is important that I focus on sales tasks that generate revenue. One … Read More
Tips for Writing Horrifically Effective Content…
It’s a little strange to acknowledge that someone as famous and prolific as Stephen King is perhaps the ultimate ghostwriter. Then again, what about Stephen King and his … Read More
Millennials Are Rewriting the Rules of Work and…
[Click for full infograph] What do Millennials want? Flexibility and independence top the list, according to a new study, “Millennials and the Future of Work,” from … Read More
The 10 Most Important Attributes of a Content…
It’s time to hire your content marketing chief, a.k.a. marketing maven, and you’ve got a big problem. For one, you’ve never hired a content marketer. Secondly, … Read More
Management
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How to “Own the Room” in Any Presentation
Have you ever “owned a room?” I don’t mean in terms of actual real estate, but rather in terms of mental real estate? If you have, you’ll never forget the feeling of having every eye in the … Read more
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Marketing & Sales
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Twitter Suspension? First Step: Don’t Panic
Since last week, lots of legitimate business accounts have been suspended and then unsuspended on Twitter. Here's more on what's been happening and what to do if you find yourself in the same situation. Legitimate … Read more
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Finance
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61% of U.S. Voters Think Rich Entrepreneurs are Good for the Economy
You may sometimes wonder whether Americans hate the rich. With all the TV air time given to tax increases vs tax cuts for the wealthy that politicians love to argue over, it would not be surprising … Read more
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- Small Businesses Are Borrowing Less Again, Per PayNet Index
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- Internet Sales Tax Bill May Stall in House of Representatives
Technology
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Email Marketing with MailChimp
Some claim that email is dead. It is a familiar refrain that many marketers hear, and perhaps say, but it is not true. With over 95 million emails sent per day on average, MailChimp proves that email is … Read more
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Stats & Facts
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Reality is Weighing on Small Business Optimism
Small business owners are an optimistic lot, with studies showing that they tend to have a rosier outlook than other people. Yet four years into the economic recovery, surveys show them in a relative … Read more
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Resources
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Free Business Templates for Your SMB From Google
You know what’s really nice? When you need something and you instantly know where you can go to get it. You don’t have to buy it or make it yourself or reinvent the wheel – you can simply solve your … Read more
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One on One Interviews
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Alexei Dunayev of TranscribeMe: Necessity is the Mother of Invention
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Terry Jones of Travelocity and Kayak: Then and Now
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