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Global SMEs are Resilient and Plan to Keep Growing Despite Economic Turbulence via @AmericanExpress

From American Express - The world’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are forecasting slower revenue and profit growth, according to the third annual Global SME Pulse: Smart Strategies to Improve the Bottom Line, conducted by Oxford Economics on behalf of American Express. Despite forecasts, global SMEs are developing strategies to sustain their top and...

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Small Businesses Cautious About Growth and Expansion Heading into First Quarter 2019 @GraziadioSchool @DnBUS

From Dun and Bradstreet - Small businesses expressed caution about borrowing capital for growth and expansion in the year ahead, according to the latest Private Capital Access Index (PCA Index) from Dun & Bradstreet and Pepperdine Graziadio Business School. Top findings: Thirty-three (33%) of surveyed small (<$5 million in revenue) and mid-sized ($5 - $100 million)...

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Facebook Workplace As Your Corporate Collaboration Tool? Beyond #Slack

From eWeek - Despite privacy concerns and other controversies related to its consumer social network, Facebook has gained a significant toehold in the enterprise for Workplace, a secure collaboration and messaging platform that operates separately from the consumer version. Read the full article here.

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The State of Websites and Smaller Businesses – Survey

From Visual Objects - Visual Objects surveyed 529 small businesses about whether they have a website, why they have a website, and how they maintain their website. Websites are a natural extension for small businesses into the digital space. Almost 40% of small businesses, however, choose not to invest in a website due to concerns...

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CryptoCurrency Is Coming to the Masses. Ready?

NY Times writes how Facebook and other messaging apps are working on bringing bitcoin like cryptocurrency to "everyone" through their platforms. Read more here.

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Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2019 – Are You Attending @theGESsummit

GES 2019: innovation meets investment, powered by policy. The Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) uniquely gathers governments, the private sector and a powerful partner network to turn challenges into business opportunities worldwide. Incorporating policy support, GES is unparalleled in accelerating growth and ensuring tech creates good for all of us. Ramon Ray, founder of Smart Hustle Media,...

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SCORE Survey Says You Don’t Need College to Start a Successful Business @scorementors

From SCORE - Starting or growing a small business can be a daunting task, so many entrepreneurs want to learn, either through formal education or online resources. And it seems to pay off—small business owners who invest in training are more likely to grow. Zoho's CEO spoke about this as well. See full story here.

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Ruby Receptionist Acquisition Enables Chat Assistance @callruby

Congrats to Ruby Receptionist's . Their recent acquisition enables them to not only answer phones but also manage chats! Jill Nelson, founder of Ruby says, "Customers are looking to engage with companies anytime and anywhere. To expand on our mission of providing real, human connections, Ruby has recently acquired ProfessionalChats. We are so excited about...

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LinkedIn Launches Interest Targeting

At LinkedIn Marketing Solutions, our goal is to help businesses grow by enabling them to engage the audiences that matter most to them. But with the breadth of content, conversations, and engaging moments shared every day across thousands of topics on LinkedIn, it can be hard for you and your marketing team to translate...

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5 Tips To Keep You Facebook Account and Page Secure

Good read from Facebook - Protecting people's information is the most important responsibility we have at Facebook. Our teams work around the clock to detect and prevent fraud, safeguard data and ensure our systems are secure. While we invest in finding, fixing and preventing security issues, there are things you can do to protect your account...