How to Charge Your Smart Phone When Your Hotel Room ‘Seems’ to Have no USB Jacks
Here’s how to get emergency charging when it seems like there is no place to plug.
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Are You Floundering? Create Structure to Take Back Control
Clearing your clutter will help you focus on what’s important.
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Retiring Boomers, Rising Revenues, Fuel Record Buy/Sales of Small Businesses | Q1-Q2 2018
BizBuySell analysts attribute the growth to a growing number of Baby Boomers exiting their business as well as improving business financials.
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Americans Rank Military and Small Business as Nation’s Two Most Trusted Institutions | 2018
In an era of mistrust, Americans still trust the “institution” of small business.
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How to Apply for Amazon’s New Delivery-Partner Startup Business Program
Information on the application process for becoming an Amazon Delivery Service Partner.
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Two-Thirds of Americans Dream of Opening a Small Business | 2018
Among individuals ages, 37-57 (Generation Xers) 75% of those surveyed had the dream of opening a small business.
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What Percentage of New Businesses Survive? (By State, Industry, Time)
Yes, businesses close. But at a rate less than you may be led to believe. (Links to business survival statistics in all 50 states and by industries.)
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Half of U.S. Millennials Want to Start a Business During the Next Three Years
More than any other generation, Millennials believe there is more job security in owning your own business than in working for someone else.
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How to Use Twitter’s Advanced Search Features to Find Tweet Treasures
How to be a power-searcher of Twitter. An in-depth guide to the ways you can quickly discover what is being tweeted anywhere at any time.
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If Success is a Journey, Not a Destination, Here’s Your Roadmap
Success is all about what you can accomplish right now, starting today.
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How to Stop Using Your Smartphone Continuously
Follow these suggestions and you’ll discover you don’t actually need to look at screens ten hours each day.
Tools
Learn to Type (or Type Faster) With This Free Browser Application
Tired of hunting and pecking? Use this free online tutorial and app to turbo-charge your typing.
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By the Numbers: U.S. Veteran-Owned Businesses | 2017
After serving their country, many U.S. military veterans start and run their own businesses.
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An RSS App is the Best Way to Keep Up With The News You Need or Want | 2017
An RSS reader app can save you time, turn down the noise of the web and keep you from having to go out to look for the news that should be coming to you automatically
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Small Business ‘Active Shooter’ Preparedness Resources From the Department of Homeland Security
Homeland Security provides free courses, materials, and workshops to better prepare your business to deal with an active shooter situation.
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Find Help In Our Library of SmallBusiness.com Guides
SmallBusiness.com Guides help you go deep into the information you need right now.
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Here’s How Small Business Owners Are Buying, Using Technology | 2017
Tech adoption grows, but a surprising number of small businesses are clinging onto paper.
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How Small Business Owners Differ From Others in Debt, Money & Demographics | 2016
A comparison of characteristics and demographics between those who own small businesses and those who do not
Bookmark This! | 35 Data Sources About Business From U.S. Government Agencies
Small business data sources provided by U.S. federal government sources.
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Answers to 20 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions About U.S. Small Business |
From “What is a small business?” to “How do most small businesses get funded?” the 20 most asked questions about small business.