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The 2010 Census results are in and the Census Bureau has gradually been releasing the data. Census results are a treasure trove of information for small businesses because they reveal demographic trends that affect your target customers and give you insight into what business concepts, markets and Read More

The stalled economy has given rise to a new target market: the Boomerang generation. Although their name is reminiscent of Baby Boomers, the Boomerangers are between the ages of 22 to 29. They’re single, recent college grads who have full-time jobs. What’s so special about them, you might ask? Well Read More

Is your small business capitalizing on the power of video for both internal and external communications? A new study shows that while many companies do use video in some form or another, many are failing to take advantage of everything video can do.
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Is micromanagement hurting your business? If you or another supervisor at your company is a micromanager, it could be causing more problems than you know. In a recent survey by FINS, 68 percent of employees said they’d turn down a dream job if their boss would second-guess everything they did.
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Small business hiring is frequently cited as the engine that will lead the U.S. to economic recovery. Well, that engine may finally be revving. According to a study by Manta, an online community for small businesses, 57 percent of small business owners surveyed plan to hire this year. The majority Read More

Does your company still have cubicles for employees? Perhaps you’ve even got some offices—you know, those old-fashioned rooms with doors that actually close. If so, you might want to do some updating when it comes to your office space. MarketWatch recently took a look at the latest trends in office Read More

The CARD Act, enacted in 2009, added protections for consumer credit cards against unfair or deceptive business practices. Now the Pew Health Group is urging that such protection be extended to business credit cards as well, reports CNBC.
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If communication (or the lack thereof) is causing problems at your small business, take some comfort in the fact that you’re not alone. In a recent survey by leadership development and training company Fierce Inc., 86 percent of respondents said that ineffective communication or lack of collaborati Read More

Small business lending showed some positive signs in new data recently released by PayNet. The Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index, which measures the overall volume of small business financing, increased 17 percent in April compared to the same time a year ago, Reuters reports.
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Is your small business at risk from employee lawsuits stemming from mishandling wages and hours? Such lawsuits are on the rise, reports Business Insurance, possibly as a result of the growing number of Americans who are laid off. According to the Department of Labor, there were 40,000 wage and hour Read More