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Having a professional, comprehensive website is important for pretty much every new business. But getting started can seem intimidating for those who have never had their own website before. Here are tips for building your first business website. Read More

Here’s one reason why your small business should consider selling products at Amazon.com. According to a new study from BloomReach, 44 percent of American consumers go directly to Amazon before using search engines like Google (34 percent) or a retailer’s site (21 percent) to search for products. Read More

The Pew Research Center has released a study that looks for social media usage trending by different groups. The study suggests U.S. social media usage overall is at about 65 percent in 2015, nearly 10 times the 7 percent of the population on social media in 2005. Read More

If your small business has 25 or less employees, little-to-no IT support and the need for centralized device management, data storage, and connectivity, you’re going to love Windows Server Essentials. Read More

Whether building your brand or promoting your product or service, using images can have a huge impact on your business. Here are some tips to keep in mind. Read More

Unfortunately, text messaging can get expensive and for small businesses that have a geographically diverse workforce or a lot of staff in the field, it can even become prohibitive. So what’s a small business to do? Simply put, WhatsApp enables you to send text, image, video and audio messages with Read More

It’s not unusual for businesses to proclaim their commitment to the greater good, although only a few actually live up to their promises. That’s why Kickstarter’s decision to reincorporate as a public benefit corporation has pleasantly surprised many. Read More

Building your team is an integral part of running a small business. But it’s also one that requires a whole lot of paperwork. Luckily, there are plenty of resources out there that can point you in the right direction of the employment forms you need and we rounded them up. Read More

The goal for you as a small business owner is to prevent your most talented employees from jumping ship. Here are some tips for how to keep top talent and retain your best and brightest employees. Read More

Surpassing Twitter by more than 80 million users, Instagram announced it now has a community of more than 400 million around the world. This means that Instagram is bigger than Twitter. Read More