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Nowadays, with the rise of the social media, it is very hard for many to separate between personal and professional lives. However, if you want to keep your professional credibility and personal brand, you need to learn how to set your boundaries on social media and be careful about whom you add to Read More

Why are so many more of America’s self-employed immigrants than was the case a generation ago? Dan Wilmoth, an economist at the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration reports that the biggest reason is the rise in immigration.
Between 1994 and 2015, the immigrant fraction of Read More

Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY) just announced a further simplification of it’ payment process by allowing buyers to use Apple Pay on the web.
Before this announcement, Etsy customers had to use the company’s iOS app in order to use Apple Pay. This of course required having to install the app on the phone. As Read More

The United States is no longer the most popular destination for mobile cross-border shopping. Its thunder has been stolen by China, a new report has found.
According to the third annual cross-border commerce report by PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), 21 percent of all online shoppers claimed to have shopped Read More

Lending to small businesses from big banks ( those with $10 billion or more in assets) and institutional lennders continues to climb according to a recently released Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index report for October.
The report indicates that loan approval rates at big banks improved to 2 Read More

Akim Vann is the owner and founder of The Bakery on Bergen, a very popular and busy spot that’s known for its delicious and creative cookies, cakes and pastries. The Bakery on Bergen just celebrated its second anniversary and Vann couldn’t be more proud. But as a busy mother of four energetic child Read More

Global logistics company UPS (NYSE:UPS) and Sealed Air Inc. (NYSE:SEE), makers of protective packing material Bubble Wrap, recently announced a new partnership. The companies are seeking to create a cheaper and more efficient shipping solutions for retail and eCommerce businesses around the world. Read More

If you’re hosting or attending a Thanksgiving dinner this year, there’s a good chance you’ve used Google to help with the planning. And for businesses, all of those searches can lead to some really helpful insights.
The search engine giant just released a search trends report that shows some of th Read More

If you’re hosting or attending a Thanksgiving dinner this year, there’s a good chance you’ve used Google to help with the planning. And for businesses, all of those searches can lead to some really helpful insights.
The search engine giant just released a search trends report that shows some of th Read More

Businesses looking to upgrade some of their communication tools got good news this week. Microsoft introduced a new CRM tool for small businesses. And Skype introduced new messaging features to its mobile app as well.
You can read about these updates and more in this week’s Small Business Trends n Read More