Mobile devices pose heightened security risks. Those risks come in several forms. Devices — including business data saved on them such as call records, contacts, images, videos,…
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While businesses are barred from discriminating against job applicants and employees on the basis of sex, the federal government does give a little edge to businesses owned by women. Under the law…
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There are pros and cons to any decisions you make in your life. This includes the small ones and the big ones. In my role as a franchise ownership advisor, I’ve had the distinct advantage of…

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Small businesses need investors, and investors need small businesses. These are facts of life in the business world. And just like the chicken and the egg, you can’t have one without the other….

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Procrastination, overspending and nail-biting are common examples of bad habits. Let’s face it, everyone has their vices, but some bad habits are so hard to break. Although we’re all susceptible…

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October is National Women’s Small Business Month, and there’s plenty to celebrate as recent research notes major gains for women in business.

As shown in our latest…

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Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah aren’t the only upcoming holidays that will soon prompt consumers to open their wallets. Halloween is on the horizon — and for small businesses, it’s getting…

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After a devastating storm, the last thoughts on survivors, victims and their communities is shopping or retail. Some devastation is so catastrophic like that of Hurricane Katrina and Sandy,…
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Sometimes you need to stick to your business plan to make it work. Even a mediocre strategy consistently executed over time is better than a series of brilliant strategies that keep going off in…

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It might seem a bit surprising it’s absolutely possible to start and run a business from your smartphone. At the very least, you can start a business and run the majority of it from a smartphone…

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For nine months out of the year, most children attend school. They are learning to read and write. With our fast-moving technological ad scientific advances, there are other skills that are…
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