NRF’s Annual Halloween Survey Predicts Sweet, Treat Sales | 2021
Plans to celebrate Halloween are up in 2021, compared with last year and are close to pre-pandemic levels.
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Introduction | SmallBusiness.com Guide to Starting a Blog
A blog serves as the foundation of your company’s brand and story. And you can set it up in an hour. (Sponsored by GoDaddy.)
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How to Start a Small Business Blog, Step 1 | Name Your Blog
Depending on your blogging strategy, choosing the right name can be the difference in blogging success or failure.
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How to Start a Small Business Blog, Step 2 | Choose a Blog Platform
While there are plenty of blog publishing options to choose from, there are many reasons that WordPress is the most popular. Here are a few.
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How to Start a Small Business Blog, Step 3 | Choose a Web Host
With so many web hosting companies out there, how do you choose the one that will meet your needs when you don’t know yet what your needs may be.
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How to Start a Small Business Blog, Step 4 | Connect Your Domain Name to Your Blog
This may seem to be the most techie step, but it’s really a snap.
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How to Start a Small Business Blog, Step 5 | Design Your Blog
With pre-designed themes, you have access to countless design styles and layouts without needing to be a graphic designer.
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How to Start a Small Business Blog, Step 6 | Publish Your First Post
Once your first post goes live, you are officially in the blogging business.
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How to Start a Small Business Blog, Step 7 | Promote Posts and Post More
It’s time to set up an editorial calendar of topics that will make your customers smarter.
NFIB: Labor Shortage, Supply Chain Disruptions Still Impacting Small Businesses
Almost all (88%) of owners are working longer hours to compensate for the labor shortage.
Mastercard Launches Strive: ‘A Global Small Business Economic Initiative’
With an initial philanthropic investment of $25 million, Strive will help more than five million small businesses around the world.
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Highlights from the National Small Business Week | 2021
Small business information, including e-posters, drop-in articles for newsletters, and social media posts to share.
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For 315 Years, This Small Business Has Chiseled American History in Stone
The hand-lettering stone work of Nick Benson and his staff at the John Stevens Shop will be around for centuries. It seems only appropriate that the company creating that work has been around for centuries, as well.
IRS Disaster Help and Relief for Individuals and Small Businesses | 2021
Learn how individuals and small businesses can prepare for and respond to all kinds of disasters and emergencies.