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Have you used crowdfunding to raise capital for your business, or have you considered it? The JOBS Act signed into law by President Obama on April 5 creates new potential for entrepreneurs to raise money via crowdfunding—but also adds new levels of complexity.
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Is your restaurant marketing stuck in the 1950s? A study by research firm Restaurant Sciences finds that far too many restaurants are failing to take advantage of the advertising, marketing and promotional opportunities the Internet offers.
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Tablet use is growing by leaps and bounds, reports the Online Publishers Association, which recently conducted a survey of how tablet owners are using the devices. Here are some highlights of what they found, and what it means for your business.
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When we talk about social media, we talk a lot about people influencing their friends and families to make purchases or explore new brands. But if the results of a new study by Nielsen for Captivate Network are any indication, marketers may be overlooking a key word-of-mouth channel: the office.
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How important is retirement planning to employees today? The majority of employees (82 percent) would give up 5 percent or more of their salary if the tradeoff was having a reliable income during retirement, according to a Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey reported in Employee Benefits News. Nea Read More

In case you haven’t noticed, tablets are taking over. One in every four smartphone owners used a tablet at some point in the quarter ending April 2012, according to a comScore study reported by MediaPost. Overall, tablet use increased by about 12 percent in the past year.
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The Supreme Court’s decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will be announced this week. But regardless what the Court decides about health-care reform, it’s unlikely to have a drastic effect on health insurance coverage currently offered by businesses, according to an Internatio Read More

The Supreme Court’s decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will be announced this week. But regardless what the Court decides about health-care reform, it’s unlikely to have a drastic effect on health insurance coverage currently offered by businesses, according to an Internatio Read More

Reaching consumers on their mobile phones is about to get a little easier—and more affordable—for small and midsized businesses, thanks to some major changes announced by Google and Facebook.
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What are the top customer service complaints consumers have about retail stores? Overwhelmingly, rudeness was the biggest turn-off for shoppers in a survey of more than 6,000 consumers done for STORES by Prosper Technologies. (In STORES’ last survey on the topic five years ago, understaffed stores Read More