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Whether you run a retail business in your local community or online, you can benefit from the use of certain online tools. For instance, Google is offering free workshops for local businesses to show they how to benefit from Google’s online business tools. And eBay and BigCommerce just announced a Read More

Each new iteration of Amazon’s Kindle e-reader brings with it new innovations and price points that make these devices a great value. However, this time around, Amazon might have jacked up the price a bit too much for the Kindle Oasis.
Early reviews of the Kindle Oasis have been great, with virtua Read More

In this election year, leadership is a big conversation. What does it take to be a good leader? How is leadership changing in a world where we are both leaders and followers? This list of new leadership books is dedicated to exploring all the different facets of being a leader, from governing a b Read More

An increased number of small business owners are cashing out and getting record sales prices on their exit plans, according to BizBuySell.com’s latest quarterly Insight Report.
The BizBuySell Insight Report is a nationally-recognized economic indicator that tracks the health of the U.S. small busi Read More

It takes a strong mental foundation to allow others to see your unfinished entrepreneurial story. Many business owners limit what they share publicly in order to craft what they think is a perfect image.
At a weekly event called “Fashion Speak Fridays,” Small Business Trends spoke with Alissa Chap Read More

More than a third of small business owners do not have confidence in any of this year’s presidential hopefuls, according to a new OnDeck survey.
With the field of candidates ebbing away on all sides of the political spectrum, 34 percent of small business owners now say they are unhappy with all of Read More

As CEOs, we’ve all been there, right? One day, your employees are performing at their peak, and then the next, they become lazy employees and won’t lift a finger. You don’t want to bring down the hammer, because that might decrease productivity and encourage rebellion. Read More

Spending at small businesses is much higher in some metropolitan areas than others, according to data from the newly formed J.P. Morgan Chase Institute, a think tank created to provide insight on the economy using the bank’s proprietary information. The relative balance between central cities and s Read More

Great innovations don’t always come from big business. A new zero-emission solar-powered streetlight called the “Monopole,” which turns sunlight into streetlight, eliminating electricity costs and feeding energy back into the grid, has been launched by Scotia, a small firm founded in 2009, in Copen Read More

If you’re an entrepreneur and a service-disabled veteran, your business may be able to benefit by registering it as service-disabled veteran-owned.
By doing so, you can open up your business to opportunities with government contracts that are specifically earmarked for veteran-owned businesses. An Read More