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Posted on: September 2, 2015

40 Million Small Businesses Now Have Facebook Pages

Over the last several years, there has been a steady adoption of social media norms by businesses large and small, but in general, it’s the latter group that might be able to benefit most from using these sites. To that end, it seems that tens of millions of companies around the world have started...
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Small Business Optimism Continues to Rise

Over the last several months, it seems that many entrepreneurs across the country have grown just a little more hopeful about their companies’ futures. In many cases, their views have been brightened by the continued economic recovery, which has slowly but surely trickled down to the point that th...
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Small Businesses Still Vexed by Potential Sick Leave Changes

Small Businesses Still Vexed by Potential Sick Leave Changes

The number of protections being extended to workers across the country these days seems to be growing, and a number of states are consequently moving to adopt new laws that give added flexibility to workers. Massachusetts, for instance, recently instituted a law that would potentially endanger many ...

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Why Do Presidential Candidates Work So Hard to Woo Small Business?

Over the past several years, the end of the economic downturn and the slow but steady recovery has brought many small businesses across the country back onto more solid ground, financially speaking. But the fact is that while this is certainly not something most entrepreneurs are going to complain a...
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Was Google Mobile Change Really Disastrous For Small Businesses?

Across the country, the news that Google was going to change the ways it ranked websites of all kinds when users searched for them on their mobile devices had many small business owners worried. The new algorithm, which went into effect a few weeks ago, is designed to prioritize sites that have mobi...
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Small Business Sign-Ups Still a Problem for Health Insurance Exchanges

In the past few years, there has been a lot of attention paid to both getting the federally mandated health insurance exchanges up and running, and getting everyone that needs coverage to sign up for them in a timely fashion. And while millions of individuals across the country have tapped these mar...
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What You Should Know About Superfish

Superfish is on the attack and you need to be prepared. If you bought a new laptop from Lenovo, it may come with unwanted, and dangerous, malware called Superfish, though it can affect any Windows computer.   Here is a look at what it is and how you can protect your business data. &nbs...
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California Small Businesses Still Dealing With Drought Fallout

California Small Businesses Still Dealing With Drought Fallout

While the drought that wracked much of California has grabbed headlines in the last few months – and the worst of it only recently came to an end – the truth is that, on a historical basis, it’s still going on. In fact, it’s been under way for four years and shows little sign of letting up. ...

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Start-up Activity Actually Rose Last Year

Toward the end of 2014, some rather dour reports on the state of the small business sector began to emerge, with numbers showing that these companies were dying off more quickly than they were being started. However, new data suggests that this trend might finally be reversing itself, as more people...
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What to Do During a Data Breach

Data breaches can be terrifying to the average small business owner. A lot is on the line, after all, but how you respond during the data breach can have a significant impact on how well you weather the storm.   Isolate Your Network   The very first step you should take during ...
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