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Cash in Hand: 5 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Improve Liquidity
By Matt Lenhard | June 07, 2016

Here are five strategies entrepreneurs can use to build financial liquidity.

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Digital Authenticity: How Your Social Footprint Can Make or Break Your Online Efforts
By Andy O. Heikkila | June 06, 2016

How to Embrace Brand "You"

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6 Things Most Small Businesses Don’t Know About Credit Card Payment Processing
By business.com editorial staff | May 04, 2020

There are risks when your business handles sensitive payment data. Here are six things most don't know about credit card processing.

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Through the Looking Glass: Imagining a Futuristic Marketing Landscape
By Valerie Levin | June 03, 2016

Marketing has evolved significantly from word-of-mouth activity into external buyer education. But what does the future hold?

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Mental Health In The Workplace: 5 Effective Methods To Reduce Stress-Related Illness
By Dr. Wayne Osborne | June 03, 2016

Effective advice for managerial staff on how to eliminate stress-related illness in the workplace.

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5 Critical Mistakes To Avoid In Your Email Outreach Campaign
By Razvan Gavrilas | June 03, 2016

There are many reasons why outreach emails get deleted without ever being read. Here are some of these critical mistakes.

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How to Integrate Application Security Testing Into the Agile Development Process
By Daan Pepijn | June 02, 2016

Testing and rooting out bugs are integral parts of any successful application development process. But what's the best way to go about it?

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Start Today: Why You Need a Mobile Marketing Strategy
By Tommy Wyher | June 02, 2016

Once you discover the five reasons why you need a mobile marketing strategy, you’ll be one step closer to hitting the target.

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Connect the Dots: Old School Marketing Meets New School Innovation
By Blair Nicole | June 01, 2016

A well mapped out marketing campaign should include digital elements, as well as traditional marketing methods.

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5 Challenges to Adopting Agile Development and How to Overcome Them
By Tim Sorweid | June 01, 2016

Whether you have begun the Agile journey or just thinking about it, here are top 5 challenges and how to gain success with implementation.

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Learn to Lead: 10 Online Learning Platforms to Hone Your Entrepreneurial Skills
By Abdullahi Muhammed | May 31, 2016

You need to keep learning as an entrepreneur. These are 10 of the best online learning platforms to hone your entrepreneurial skills.

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Just Say No: 7 Website Design Mistakes That Can Hurt Conversion
By Maricel Rivera | May 27, 2016

Business owners should be hard-pressed to pursue a more targeted, proactive approach to developing their websites.

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Stop Working So Hard: Make Money in the Gaming Industry
By Sherry Gray | May 27, 2016

Getting Paid to Play Video Games Sounds Too Good to Be True, Right? Maybe Not.

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The Psychology of Organizational Change: How Neuroscience Can Help Leaders
By Ray Williams | May 27, 2016

Recent studies in neuroscience and psychology can assist leaders in making organizational change. Learn how to apply them inside.

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Negotiating the Perfect Lease: Don’t Overpay For Your Retail Space
By Mike Wood | May 26, 2016

Learn how best to negotiate the best deal on your lease once you have found the perfect spot to open your business.

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Green Business, Greener Pastures: Ways Business Owners are Helping the Environment While Saving Money
By Christopher Jan Benitez | May 25, 2016

Learn some of the best ways business owners can join the green movement while saving money. It's a green win-win situation.

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Motivation Station: 3 Scientifically Proven Ways To Inspire Your Team
By Ekta Sahasi | May 24, 2016

Current research suggests these strategies will help you inspire and motivate your employees, creating happier, effective and productive.

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Recruiting Rockstars: How To Build The Ultimate Sales Team
By Tommy Wyher | May 23, 2016

An incredible sales team is more important than customer service. Here are a few ways to build the best sales team possible.

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Top 5 Web Development Nightmares: How to Avoid Calling a Lawyer
By Daliah Saper | May 23, 2016

Here is a list of some of the problems that can arise when outsourcing your web development and how you can avoid them.

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Inspiration Meets Strategy: The Top 10 Must-Read Books for Marketers
By Jess Bahr | May 20, 2016

Get ready to be inspired while learning key marketing strategies. You do not want to miss these marketing page-turners.

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Workplace Takeover: Say Hello to Robotic Process Automation
By David Eddy | May 20, 2016

Those Robots Coming for Jobs? They’ve Already Arrived

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FinTech: The New World Order and Its 5 Pillars
By Oscar Jofre | May 19, 2016

Financial Technology, or Fintech, is changing the way the world manages and makes money. Here are the 5 pillars, and what you need to know.

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Learn By Example: 7 Great Mobile-Friendly E-commerce Websites
By Genia Stevens | May 19, 2016

When Google introduced changes to its mobile search algorithm, a TechCrunch survey found that 44 percent of Fortune 500 websites failed.

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The 5 Best Sources of B2B Lead Prospects
By Max Freedman | September 01, 2020

Prospects are the members of your audience who engage enough with your brand that they are likely to become customers. They are critical to generating new business. Here's where to find B2B leads.

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Tech to Go: 6 Benefits of Outsourced IT Support
By Nadya Khoja | May 18, 2016

We are not all superheroes, as much as we would like to be. Sometimes it's better to hire outsourced IT work—here are the benefits.

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7 Small Business Payment Processing Solutions
By Maricel Rivera | March 02, 2020

Online shopping is becoming the new normal. Therefore, it bodes well for your business to offer flexible payment methods to your customers.

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Meet the Consumer Decision Journey: How to Understand and Leverage the New Marketing Funnel
By Clayton Dean | May 17, 2016

Learn about the modern-day marketing funnel and how it has impacted the way brands should interact with prospective customers.

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Get Smart: What is Business Intelligence and Why Do You Need It?
By Tom Drake | May 17, 2016

Business intelligence allows small, medium and large businesses to make better decisions by accessing big data.

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What You Should Do When Everyone in the Office is Sick?
By Cosette Jarrett | May 17, 2016

There’s a nasty bug going around offices across the nation this season. Here are some of the best tips to help you stay healthy.

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Time for Change: When to Rebrand and How to Begin the Process
By Joseph Chierotti | May 16, 2016

Thinking of rebranding your business? Here's how to know when it's time to rebrand and an intro on how to start.

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Startup Funding From Friends and Family: Best or Worst Idea Ever?
By business.com editorial staff | May 14, 2020

There is a right way to ask for financial help for your startup from friends and family.

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7 Provisions Your Sales Representative Agreement Should Have
By Daliah Saper | September 03, 2020

If you create a sales representative agreement, make sure these seven elements are included.

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How to Build a Creative Writing Plan That Grows Your Business
By Faizan Raza | May 12, 2016

Custom content needs to be targeted toward a specific audience, and it should increase the awareness for your brand among them.

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How to Build a Strong Online Marketing Strategy from Day One
By Jawad Khan | May 11, 2016

A successful online marketing strategy is based on several core elements. Without having each of them in place you can't achieve success.

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Why You Should Never Accept a Low-Ball Salary Offer
By Suzanne Lucas | May 11, 2016

When you're anxious, you sometimes make bad choices and accept a low-ball salary offer. Here's why this is problematic.

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Evolving in the Business World as an INFP
By LE Pete | May 11, 2016

Personal story of how to deal with the working world as an Introvert

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8 Simple Yet Brilliant Ways to Save Money Around Your Office
By Faizan Raza | May 11, 2016

Cut costs today with these simple yet brilliant ideas for saving money. Get ready to see more cash!

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Six Essential Private Label Business Tips For Newbies
By Dan Warner | May 10, 2016

You’ve done it! You’ve developed a product and you’re ready to become the next private label marketing millionaire. Read on for some tips.

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Build It and They Will Come: 9 Ways to Maximize the ROI of Your App
By Mike Canarelli | May 10, 2016

Here are a few reasons why mobile apps might replace websites as the go-to solution for smart consumers.

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No Loan, No Problem: 4 Creative Ways to Fund Business Growth
By Jared Proctor | May 10, 2016

There are creative ways to get business financing these days. Here are 4 very creative ways to get you started.

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Watch Your Back: How to Fire Someone Without Getting Sued
By Suzanne Lucas | May 09, 2016

You know that the firing was legal, but that doesn't mean a lawyer won't take up the case, and you could end up in court. Reduce your odds.

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Tips from Famous Introverts: You Don't Need to Be an Extrovert to Be Successful
By Janice Chaka | May 06, 2016

Introverts get such a bad rap that we forget about the very successful introverts out there and that you don't need to be one have success.

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The Global State of Women-Owned Small Business Enterprises
By Genia Stevens | May 05, 2016

As more small businesses enter the international market, women entrepreneurs are a thriving part of the ecosystem. Learn more inside.

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The Small Business Guide to Local Marketing #DreamSmallBiz
By orobora | May 05, 2016

Online or off, as a small business, you have a myriad options to market locally, with unique advantages over big businesses.

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Visualizing Success: How To Set Up Effective Quarterly Goals
By Shirley Tan | May 04, 2016

Everyone sets goals but not many achieve them primarily because they make a list for the year and leave it that way.

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The Small Business Guide to Recruiting and Hiring #DreamSmallBiz
By orobora | May 04, 2016

Recruiting for a small business has advantages over big companies, like flexibility and less bureaucracy, making "small" a selling point.

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6 Email Marketing Challenges And How To Overcome Them
By Shane Barker | May 04, 2016

Email marketing is the most effective marketing channel but it's also the most difficult. Getting over its challenges can increase your ROI.

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Experience Over Goods: The Millennial Shift in Spending
By Victoria Heckstall | May 03, 2016

Millennials are different from other generations in a variety of ways and their shopping habits are no exception.

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Are You Ready to Start a Business? 5 Burning Questions You Need to Ask Yourself
By Christopher Jan Benitez | May 03, 2016

2016 is a great year for your big business idea. These questions should help determine whether you should you actually start a business.

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The Pros and Cons of Offering Money-Back Guarantees
By Anna Johansson | May 02, 2016

We’re all constantly on the lookout for ways to increase conversions and drive sales, but there’s one thing many of us are afraid of trying: the money-back guarantee.