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3 Ways to Stay Productive When There’s a Power Outage

It’s incredibly tempting to forgo any sort of work when the power’s out, especially if you had a big project due the next day or you could use a break. Sometimes that’s fine, and it’ll all be okay the...

Three Things It’s Okay to Outsource

Holding onto everything yourself and doing everything in-house is a fight that business owners have every day with themselves. However, the truth is that you – and your employees on hand – are limited...

The Big Businesses are Using Social Media: Why Aren’t You?

It’s said over and over again: the answer to “why not social media?” is always, “I don’t have the time or money to focus on it.” It makes sense that as an SMB owner, you’d want to focus your time and...

Business Basics: How to Register Your Business Name Correctly

When you’re just getting off the ground, you may find some confusion when it comes to registering your business name. After all, there are often a lot of steps, and those steps – when not done...

Are You Managing Your Online Reviews?

Online reviews, particularly for products that aren’t bought in store (or can’t be), are incredibly powerful. This is especially true for the businesses that provide these products. If you start to...

Are Social #Hashtags Still Relevant?

Not so long ago, hashtags were the talk of the town. Every social media platform began to allow them – namely Facebook and Instagram, after Twitter made them an integral part of social communication...

Why Your Business Should Be Accepting PayPal

All of the recent security breaches have some retailers running from online payment solutions like PayPal, a huge, multi-billion dollar platform that serves as a third party between a merchant and a...

Why You Should Care About Website Backup

You’ve done it; you’ve created a website and it’s live. You poured a lot of effort into the website, and you’re incredibly proud of all of the things you’ve done. Your content is perfect. Your...

Using the Technology of Today to Save on Your Energy Bills

Let’s face it: running a small business office can be incredibly expensive, especially when you have to keep the lights on. This is even truer if you have to run servers, computers, and other...