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Bigger can be better when a company is able to provide a quality product coupled with an aura of uniqueness. Apple has been able to handle this balancing act on its tremendous run up to become the most...
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Do a Google search for “advice for small business.” You’ll probably be overwhelmed by the number of results. Small business owners can find hundreds, if not thousands, of articles how to succeed in...
View Article7 Steps to Creating Your Own Startup
Forming your own company comes with a lot of excitement and challenges. The decision itself is dicey and you keep wondering if you should take the idea forward or not. Entrepreneurship is nothing less...
View ArticleWare2Go: UPS Launches Flexible Warehouse Fulfillment Solutions
The industry of e-commerce is on the rise. While already crucial to a business’s financial success, efficient e-commerce practices are predicted to become more and more essential in a society that...
View ArticleBackground Checks: Tools for Cautious Hiring, Even in a Tight Labor Market
In today’s tight labor market, hiring can be a challenge for any business. When a seemingly high-quality resume hits the top of the pile, it can be tempting to move quickly through the recruitment...
View ArticleWatch Small Business Revolution Season 3 on Hulu
Small Business Revolution is a show that streams on Hulu. This show, in its third season, gives $500,000 to a small town as experts are brought in to revolutionize its business district. The show is...
View ArticleThe Power of Two – Capital One Contest – Win $50,000 to Grow Your Business
To small business owners, employees often feel like family. With your feet on the ground, working alongside them every day, it’s hard to not want to do right by them. It’s even harder to not have the...
View ArticleHow Technology Is Making Service Businesses Run More Efficiently
Service companies come in many forms. From firms that maintain major appliances for property owners to those that operate massive delivery fleets, these enterprises depend on business processes...
View Article13 Important Questions to Ask Before You Sign Up With a SaaS Provider
Every business owner should go into a vendor partnership with a clear understanding of the details. When considering a potential software as a service (SaaS) vendor, what’s one security question that...
View ArticleHRdirect Smart Apps – Great Software to Manage Employees In Your Growing...
As Smart Hustle Magazine and SmallBizTechnology.com has grown, we’ve bumped against “HR issues”. I know another friend of mine, an accountant whose team is expanding. What about you? As your company...
View ArticleSMB Essentials- “A New Best Friend for Small Business”
Ramon Ray, editor, SmallBizTechnology.com spoke with Meredith Schmidt, EVP & GM Salesforce Essentials and Small Business Solutions (SMB) at Salesforce. They discussed SMB Essentials and why its a...
View ArticleHow to Leverage Technology for Growth with Torani’s Head of IT
Sylvie Mwila Jonath, Head of IT for Torani, gives us “a taste” of what it looks like when a business grows and how important it is to leverage technology to grow. Torani, known nationwide for making...
View ArticleActress and Entrepreneur Nikki Reed Shares Her Insights on Sustainability,...
I recently attended the Fast Company Innovation Festival, sponsored by Dell and other amazing companies. One of the panels I attended, in partnership with Dell, featured Nikki Reed, a former actress...
View ArticleNews: Business Owners Rank Their Top Issues Going into Midterm Elections
With midterm elections on Tuesday, November 6th, business owners are letting Americans know what their top issues are before they even head to the polls. Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of human...
View ArticleUS Military Veterans Apply Extensive Experience to Franchise Ownership
If you were a US military veteran returning home from service, what would you do with your life? Would you continue working in the military? Or would you find a different career? It turns out that many...
View ArticleThe 4 Most Vital Hires When Starting Your New Business
When a business starts off from its nascent stage, it is usually a one-person show. The founder of the company will find themselves concentrating on the responsibilities of a CFO one day, figuring out...
View ArticleFacebook’s Tools for Mentorship, Hiring and Education
A lot of things are important to the success of business owners and professionals overall. This week, Facebook highlighted three relatively new service offerings in the areas of mentor-ship, hiring,...
View ArticleSuccess Starts With the Right Team
As you plan your new business, no matter the service or product that you offer, your most important task is assembling your team. By determining the necessary key departments and choosing the best...
View Article5 Surefire Ways You Can Let Your Company Go Under
There is no shortage of examples of companies that went belly-up. Broadly speaking, some companies go under because of technology disruption. Some failed because they were highly leveraged. Others...
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