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Working After Retirement: Should Grandpa Buy A Franchise?

It’s a fair question.  It’s one that he’s asking himself. So let’s find out why. It’s a Different World Grandpa (and/or grandma) may not be having the retirement experience that they thought they’d be having, especially if grandpa was the victim of a corporate downsizing a couple …  Read More

NFIB Celebrating 70 Years Advocating for Small Businesses

The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) is celebrating a milestone this year, marking 70 years of advocating for small business owners. While the nature of its job has changed somewhat in those 70 years, NFIB continues to advocate for small business owners …  Read More

5 Technological Breakthoughs Your Website Redesign Must Have

Advancement in design and programming technology makes for a perfect storm: Now is the best time to redo your website. Technology breakthroughs are constant, but design breakthroughs - what’s that all about? Comedian Louis CK does a bit about how your stomach takes 20 minutes to tell your …  Read More

HP Tablet Costs Less Than iPad And Includes A Keyboard

[Slatebook X2] Hewlett-Packard is introducing a new HP Android tablet hybrid, the SlateBook x2, that's aiming to rival the popular iPad. HP is pricing its entry into the hybrid tablet market at $20 less than the cost of iPad. But the SlateBook x2 also comes standard with a keyboard. The HP …  Read More

Are Your B2B Proposals Working For You?

There are people who will tell you that you should never, ever write business proposals. Proposals take a lot of time, the argument goes. There’s a lot of work involved. The very act of putting together strong business proposals draws heavily on your expertise and insight. You’re making an …  Read More

Small Businesses Dodged a Bullet on E-Verify – For Now

If you haven't heard of the E-Verify system yet, chances are you will in the future.  E-Verify is an online system used by employers to verify that a worker is eligible to work in the United States. Very recently there was a push to make E-Verify a mandatory requirement for ALL employers. It …  Read More

Don’t Pay Penalties and Fees: Avoid Business Compliance Pitfalls

For a small business, the number of filings required in a given year can be overwhelming. Let’s take California as an example. A newly formed corporation must obtain a Federal Tax ID number, file an Initial Statement of Information, elect S Corporation status if desired, file a DBA (Doing …  Read More

How to Capitalize When You Produce a Viral Infographic

Everyone who has any stake in creating virtual content, whether developing it, marketing it, producing it or simply writing about it, has one dream: That their content goes viral. Within minutes, your video, blog or picture is seen by thousands of people. In a day, you've notched up over a …  Read More

ExpertCircle Launched: Find Products Recommended by Your Peers

DocStoc today launched ExpertCircle, a  site where you can find vendors and products for you business, recommended by your peers.  You can also suggest vendors and products to recommend them to others. ExpertCircle is like sharing word of mouth for business vendors, but in an organized …  Read More

Why Website Analytics Are Vital For Your Business

Ten years ago, it was enough for a business to create a website, cast it out into the wild and merely sit back while the traffic rolled in. But in today’s increasingly technical world with big data seamlessly flowing, it has become essential for small businesses to study their website analytics …  Read More

U.S. Government To Pay $3 Million in Back Fees to Small Businesses

The U.S. federal government owes 1,281 small businesses approximately $3 million collectively in termination fees. The small businesses are ones that were approved to sell to the government on the GSA's Multiple Award Schedule, but had their contracts terminated. The failure to pay was …  Read More

How Mansa Systems Crossed $2M Leveraging Salesforce AppExchange

In 2006, the concept of cloud computing was just beginning to gain ground. Siva Devaki saw the Cloud as a means to achieve his longtime dream of building a full-service IT company. He decided to leave his secure career working for large companies such as Oracle and VeriSign. Drawing upon his past …  Read More

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
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New BlackBerry Q5 Device Makes Three So Far This…

BlackBerry officially launched another BlackBerry device last week -- the Blackberry Q5.  This is the third smartphone device announced by BlackBerry this year. All three … Read More

4 Essential Role Players You Want On Your Team

Do you have a mentor, accountability partner, confidant and evangelist on your business team? "Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a … 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

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


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