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Is Google Wallet Geared Toward Small Biz?

Recently, Google announced that it would phase out its Checkout product in favor of its new, shiny Google Wallet platform. Wallet is designed both for online payments, the way Checkout was, as well as mobile payments at select retailers. Note that I said “select.” Right now…

CRM Idol: Who Knew CRM Could Be Fun?

Jennifer Lopez and Ryan Seacrest aren’t the only judges who have discovered talent this year, in the American Idol reality TV show. The Idol series has now come to software — to Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, that is. CRM companies recently vied for the title…

Why Small Businesses Love Cloud Services

If anything’s beating out the skyrocketing growth of the mobile app market, I’d put my money on cloud services. These days, you can do everything in the cloud except your dry cleaning (or can you?). Here’s a look at some of the industries and companies that are moving into the…

How Software Certified Partners Help Small Businesses

If you’ve added new software to your daily operations, you know how frustrating it is to stop everything to learn the system. Who has time to spend hours setting it up and learning all of its intricacies? Companies like Infusionsoft, HubSpot and even Google AdWords understand the pain point…

Only You Can Prevent a Data Breach

We hear horror stories about how corporations’ computer systems or financial data are hacked into, leaving quite a mess to clean up. Unfortunately, as a small business owner, you’re not immune to data breaches, reports PropertyCasualty360. The sad fact is, many of the virtual attacks…

With the Passing of Steve Jobs, America Longs for the Next Innovator-in-Chief

President Obama’s $447 billion jobs bill hit a roadblock as Senate Republicans led the vote against the measure. The proposal would enact a 50 percent payroll tax cut, create an “infrastructure bank” to fund construction projects, and fund job-training initiatives for returning veterans.…

What Happens Online Stays Online? Not So!

If you get a virus on your computer, you’re not going to start sneezing right there in your bedroom or office (thank goodness). But a ruined reputation online can follow you and your business, just as a successful online reputation can help you get more business. The Internet carries opportunity…

Improve Your Digital Home With SBA Widgets

Your website is your digital home. You may have several social network pages from one end of the Web to the next, but at the day’s end, you need a home to return to, a website of your own. Your digital house, just like your condo, flat, townhouse, house or apartment, needs constant…

The 10 Percent Rule for Backing Up Your Data

Everyone wants their data to be protected, but not everyone puts in the legwork required to ensure their data is safe. Most people take the “set it and forget it” approach when really they should be following the 10 percent rule. Set It and Forget It There are three common mistakes that…

5 Tech Tools to Help You Manage Your Small Business From Home

My wife and I were recently blessed with our first child, which is not only a very exciting addition to our family, but also means that frequently working from home while the rest of my team is at the office has become a necessity for me. Managing a small business from the home office (oh, wait,…

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