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What Paul Ryan Means For Your Small Business
A few weeks ago, the name Paul Ryan may have never crossed you mind. Now, between the countless television ads, radio announcements and life-sized posters, it has become permanently lodged there. But what does this mean for small businesses across…
Money, Trends
Small Business Payment Trends [INFOGRAPHIC]
In December 2011, PaySimple conducted a survey among small business owners and employees. Their hope was to gauge small businesses’ outlook on cash flow for the upcoming new year. However, the figures they came across where quite outstanding. Although small…
Trends
Small Business Competitions: In It to Win It
Small business may seem competitive enough, without entering an actual competition, but organized contests can do a lot for your enterprise. Small business competitions can provide prestige, widespread exposure and most importantly: cash prizes. As small businesses find themselves increasingly…
Money
Small Business Basics: Four Steps to Financial Literacy
Could you imagine a small business that kept their savings in a piggy bank? They would lose track of their finances and probably end up investigated by the IRS. While this is an exaggerated scenario, many small business owners fail…
Money, Trends
Purchasing Co-ops: The Ultimate Primer
As giant businesses try to gobble up their independent competitors, small businesses unite to fight for their place in the market. Co-ops are yet another indicator of the importance of small business networks, much like crowdfunding, in which individuals…
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Small Businesses Expanding the Work Force
The reports are in: small businesses are hiring. As the country slowly recovers from the recession, small businesses have been at the nexus of positive economic change. Even the government is aiming the spotlight on small businesses, between the…
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Your Small Business and “Startup America”
We’ve all spent a lot of time lately watching the recent conversations and changes going on in the legislation impacting small business. Obama has an agenda: to create a “Startup America”. However, all this can get confusing. Where does…
Management
101 Small Business Myths
Small business seems to be all that anyone is talking about nowadays, whether it is the JOBS Act, the reaction to “ObamaCare” or the inability to get necessary funding from the larger banks. Why the attention? Because small businesses are what…
Management
The 5 Easiest Ways for Your Business to Go Green
Greening your business can lead to a range of great benefits. First and foremost, green businesses help work toward a more sustainable Earth. In addition to these long-term, ideological goals, to go green and reduce your carbon footprint has immediate…
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Election 2012: Which Candidate Will Best Impact Small Business Owners?
In a recent survey done by the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University, small business owners were asked to weigh in on Election 2012. More specifically, these small business owners were asked which candidates would have the most…
