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How would you describe a great small business? We’re talking about a business that provides top notch service to its customers day in and day out.
Here at Small Business Trends we know that’s not easy. And we know this because of the small businesses we work with and report on every day. We also k Read More

A new report highlights how small businesses turn to their accountants for technology advice. AndZoho partnered with AccountingWeb on the report. It shows small businesses are asking for this advice 83% of the time. And 40% of the accountants say they are asked tech questions up to 20 times a month Read More

Making sure your sales teams are well equipped is important for any small business. In fact 90% of SMBs use proven methods to make their sales teams better at their jobs. Read More

The gig economy is allowing people to work when and where they want. And increasingly baby boomers are making up a larger percentage of this workforce. So much so, 31% of them are completing more than three gigs a week. Read More

The taste of good quality craft beer is uniquely different depending on the brewer. And these varied tastes are what connoisseurs of craft beer search for. Once they find their brew of choice, customers become evangelists trying to convert their friends and family.
A new survey by C+R Research say Read More

Why should every small business and freelancer consider podcasting? Check out these 2019 statistics from Podcast Insights:

51% of the U.S. population has listened to a podcast
49% listen at home
22% listen in a car
That surprises me as I would have thought most podcast listeners do so during Read More

Women-owned businesses are on the rise. Just look at the numbers. The number of women owned small businesses with employees increased by 2.8 percent, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs. But where are these women entrepreneurs?
Our rankings of the best citie Read More

Productivity and a good night’s sleep go hand in hand. Nearly half of Americans report insufficient or low-quality sleep. And this interferes with their daily lives at least once a week.
You run a business. So you know the importance of getting a good night’s sleep. And you can stay on top of your Read More

I have now been blogging for 17 years and published 2813 posts. EGO blog has now been viewed >1 million times (pageviews so far: 1,190,063.)

I have been a bit more active on this blog during the year, due to the fact that I have set up this blog as a destination through my podcast host, Libsyn, Read More

The GDP for the first quarter of 2019 was impressive, delivering an annualized rate growth of 3.2%. To go along with that great number, in April the U.S. economy added 275,000 jobs. This has driven the unemployment rate down to 3.6%, the lowest in 50 years (December, 1969).
For its part, the small Read More