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How the GDPR Is Affecting Email Marketing
By Adam Uzialko | August 13, 2024

Email marketing is still effective under the GDPR. Learn how compliance with the EU's sweeping privacy measure can actually help you target your audience.

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10 Essential Tips for Effective Inventory Management
By Sammi Caramela | August 13, 2024

Inventory management is critical for keeping sufficient stock and ensuring positive cash flow. Learn tips and tools for effective inventory management.

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20 Employee Engagement Ideas That Work
By Kiely Kuligowski | August 13, 2024

If you want your employees to be more engaged at work, these ideas can help you motivate your team.

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Preventing Network Security Threats and Vulnerabilities
By Adam Uzialko | August 13, 2024

Working through security threats can help you protect your small business and its customers.

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How to Choose a Reputation Management Service
By Max Freedman | August 13, 2024

Learn how to choose the best online reputation management service for your small business

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A Guide to Managing Customer Relationships
By David Gargaro | August 13, 2024

Improving the customer experience is crucial to business success. Learn how to build positive customer relationships and keep your customers long-term.

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Making the Most of Yelp: A Small Business Guide
By Mark Fairlie | August 13, 2024

In this guide learn what Yelp is, how to make the most out of business listings and how best to handle bad customer reviews.

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Why Your Website Needs to Be Google Mobile-Friendly
By Adam Uzialko | August 13, 2024

This guide covers the importance of optimizing your website to be mobile-friendly, an important factor in your rankings on search engines like Google.

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How to Accept Mobile Credit Card Payments
By Bennett Conlin | August 13, 2024

Accepting mobile credit card payments allows your business to make sales anywhere, anytime. Find out how mobile credit card readers work.

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Want to Be Your Own Boss? 10 Fields to Consider
By Sean Peek | August 13, 2024

Many people dream of working for themselves. Learn about self-employed jobs that let you be your own boss and the top careers for the self-employed.

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Small Business Marketing Guide: Everything New and Existing Businesses
By Jennifer Post | August 13, 2024

Small businesses have a lot to manage, including marketing. This guide will introduce you to core concepts of small business marketing.

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Project Management Software Buying Guide
By Adam Uzialko | August 13, 2024

Find out what project management software is, its benefits and how to choose which program to buy.

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Private Funding Sources for Small Businesses
By Siri Hedreen | August 12, 2024

Private funding sources can offer much-needed investment capital to any small business's balance sheet. Here's what they are and how to secure funding.

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How to Create a Biweekly Pay Schedule
By Erin Donaghue | August 12, 2024

A biweekly pay schedule is the most common pay frequency. Here's how your small business can implement it.

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Should You Set up Your Business as an LLC or an S Corporation?
By Simone Johnson | August 09, 2024

Selecting the correct business type can help your business succeed and flourish. Find out whether your company should be an LLC or an S corporation.

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How to Create a Great Corporate Logo
By Max Freedman | August 09, 2024

If you have a new business or are rebranding, a corporate logo is critical because it represents you. Learn tips for creating an effective corporate logo. 

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A Small Business Guide to Sending Effective Marketing Emails
By Kiely Kuligowski | August 09, 2024

Learn how to send marketing emails with this guide to signing up for an email marketing service, managing your contacts, and more.

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Nextiva vs. Dialpad
By Jeff Hale | August 09, 2024

This comparison of Nextiva and Dialpad evaluates each business phone system for SMBs.

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How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming The Insurance Industry
By Adam Uzialko | August 08, 2024

Artificial intelligence is making the insurance industry smarter and faster. Here's how machine learning is changing the underwriting process.

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How a Mobile CRM Benefits Your Business
By Max Freedman | August 08, 2024

Mobile CRMs allow employees to tap into your CRM from anywhere. Here is how they work and what five elements you should consider when implementing one.

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Intel Processors Over the Years
By Neil Cumins | August 08, 2024

As the world leader in computer processing, Intel processors have a long and fascinating history. Follow their progress over the years.

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Make Sustainability Part of Your Business Model
By Kiely Kuligowski | August 08, 2024

Learn how to embrace planet-friendly business practices while still doing great business.

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Stripe vs. PayPal
By Dock David Treece | August 08, 2024

Read our comparison of Stripe and PayPal to see which provider can best help your business accept payments.

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What Mailing Equipment Does My SMB Need?
By Katharine Paljug | August 07, 2024

Small businesses don't want to overspend on mailing and shipping. See if you need postage equipment, and learn the equipment types and costs.  

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Personal Guarantees and Business Loans
By Dock David Treece | August 07, 2024

The majority of small business loans require a personal guarantee from business owners. Learn how guarantees work, the risks and the requirements.

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How to Make a Conference Call on an Android
By Jeff Hale | August 07, 2024

This guide includes a step-by-step breakdown of how to set up and run a conference call using an Android mobile device.

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9 Transactional Emails to Help You Close the Deal
By Jamie Johnson | August 07, 2024

These nine transactional emails can help you drive new sales and improve the customer's experience with your brand.

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How to Know if You’re a Bad Boss
By Julie Thompson | August 07, 2024

If you want to work on your leadership skills, learn the top signs of a bad boss – and how to improve your management style if this sounds like you. 

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How to Evaluate and Track Employee Performance
By Natalie Hamingson | August 05, 2024

Employee performance reviews evaluate workers' job performance based on certain criteria. Learn how to create, track and manage employee performance plans.

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What Is Overhead Rate and Why Should Your Business Be Tracking It?
By Dock David Treece | August 05, 2024

Overhead rate is a measure of a company's indirect costs relative to another input or metric. Learn how to calculate your overhead rate.