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Beyond the Lemonade Stand: 7 Kid Entrepreneurs Share Their Secrets of Success
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5 Apps Your Accountant is Begging You to Have for 2015
Carolyn Crummey2014-12-09T07:40:20-05:005 Apps Your Accountant is Begging You to Have for 2015 Running a small business can be a rewarding and enjoyable experience. Handling the tricky financial side of things is typically not. Income taxes and deductions, sales tax, sales receipts, inventory management, expenses and many other financial responsibilities can be overwhelming. And for those entrepreneurs...
10 Apps to Help Run Your Small Business On The Go
Ramon Ray2022-02-18T17:10:53-05:0010 Smartphone Apps to Help Run Your Small Business On The Go As a small business owner you are inevitably away from your desk and office a lot - meeting with clients, business partners, suppliers, distributors, or simply networking. While you are on the move work still needs get done and that can be a...
5 Simple Steps to Teaching Children to Be Great Entrepreneurs
Carolyn Crummey2014-12-09T07:10:28-05:005 Simple Steps to Teaching Children to Be Great Entrepreneurs If you ask Matthew and Adam Toren, the authors of KIDPRENEURS: Young Entrepreneurs with Big Ideas! and KIDPRENEURS: Parent / Teach Guide, when the best time to start teaching children about entrepreneurship is, they’ll tell you, “it’s never too early.” They understand that the skills...
12 Must-Read Business Books This Holiday Season
Mario R. Kroll2021-06-28T08:51:06-04:0012 Must-Read Business Books This Holiday Season Have that special small business owner or entrepreneur on your holiday gift giving list? Want to treat yourself to some enjoyable, business-boosting reading during the holidays? You've come to the right place, as we share with you an assortment of the best books available from some of our...
3 Ways Interactive Marketing Can Help Your Brand Stand Out in 2015
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Thriving During the Holidays: How 5 Entrepreneurs Embrace the Unique Seasonal Opportunity
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Your Small Business Holiday Survival Guide
Mario R. Kroll2022-02-18T17:09:54-05:00Your Small Business Holiday Survival Guide The holidays provide a wonderful time for small businesses to increase sales, customer loyalty and their overall reputation. But with so much hustle and bustle, planning and preparing can be difficult. In order to help our small business entrepreneur friends, we've put together a short holiday survival guide – a...
The Impact of Social Media on Your Business This Holiday Season
Carolyn Crummey2014-11-25T08:40:11-05:00The Impact of Social Media on Your Business This Holiday Season With nearly one in four people actively using social media, your business is always only a click away from a consumer either giving you a rave review or tearing you up on social media. The impact this could have on your business, either positive...
5 Fun Holiday Shopping Apps
Stephanie Faris2022-02-18T17:09:00-05:005 Fun Holiday Shopping Apps Technology has infiltrated every area of consumers’ lives, including how they prepare for the holidays. As the season of giving begins, shoppers are looking for apps that can make the process of tracking and purchasing gifts as painless as possible. Here are a few apps that small businesses should know...
5 Tips for Avoiding the Spam Folder: May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor
Carolyn Crummey2022-02-18T17:07:55-05:005 Tips for Avoiding the Spam Folder: May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor Any marketer can feel a bit like Katniss Everdeen of the Hunger Games during the holiday season – maneuvering from one promotional battle to the next trying to keep emails alive and out of spam folders. It’s an email marketing game and...