Small Businesses Are Selling for Record-High Prices | Q-3 2018
The pace and prices of buying, selling small businesses should hit another record high this year.
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Update | How to Find Out if Your Facebook Account was ‘Breached’? What to do if it Was | 2018
Was my facebook account recently breached? Here’s how to find out.
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Owning a Business Can Cause Lots of Worry. Here’s Why and How to Overcome it
If you are a small business owner, the answer to this question is predictable: “Do you worry too much?
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Google is Shutting Down the Consumer Version of Google+, What You Should Know
Be sure not to confuse you Google+ profile with your Google business listing.
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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 Ask Someone to Help You Solve a Small Business Challenge
Sometimes you need helpful business advice from others. Here is how to ask for it.
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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.
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Native American Small Business Resources
Native American small business resources for American Indian small business owners and those who are considering starting a business.
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Ranking of States With Highest Percentage of Millionaire Households | 2018
5.8% of American households qualify as millionaires. You’ll be surprised which states rank the highest percentage of millionaires per thousand.
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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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Tip for Marketers Targeting Small Business: SMBs Don’t Use the Term SMB
When you use in-house marketing buzzwords like SMB, you confuse your customers.
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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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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