Is your small business getting ready to hire? Looks like plenty of them are. Small business created about 65,000 new jobs in March—the highest single-month growth rate in more than two years, according to the Intuit Small Business Employment Index, which measures employment trends among businesses
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Small Business Hiring Is Up, Study Shows
Posted by NetworkSolutions under Human ResourcesFrom http://www.networksolutions.com 4593 days ago
How Businesses Will Handle Rising Health Insurance Costs
Posted by NetworkSolutions under Employee BenefitsFrom http://www.networksolutions.com 4595 days ago
It remains to be seen whether all or part of President Obama’s Patient Portability and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will be struck down by the Supreme Court, and how any changes to the law would affect small business owners. But as we wait to hear the Court’s ruling, one thing is certain: The cost
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Customer Success Story: Old-Fashioned Business Sense Meets 21st Century Technology
Posted by NetworkSolutions under Success StoriesFrom http://www.networksolutions.com 4595 days ago
There’s something about the human spirit that demands we build things, that we invent and create. The fear of failure is greatly overshadowed by the desire “to do.” In America, we not only want to build and create, but our free market system allows us to trade our efforts with others, to make a pro
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Business Travel Is on the Rise Again
Posted by NetworkSolutions under NewsFrom http://www.networksolutions.com 4596 days ago
Are you traveling more often on business than you were this time a year ago? You’re not alone. The fourth annual Embassy Suites Hotels Business Travel Survey found that despite a still-challenging economy, a full one-third of respondents say they are traveling more frequently for face-to-face meeti
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The Secret to Getting Local Customers: It’s Simpler Than You Think
Posted by NetworkSolutions under Customer ServiceFrom http://www.networksolutions.com 4597 days ago
If you own a small business that relies on local customers—such as a retail store, restaurant or hair salon—how can you attract new customers? According to the results of a new study conducted by comScore and reported in MediaPost, local search, social networking, mobile apps and daily deal sites a
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Small Business Struggles as Portrayed in ‘We Bought a Zoo’
Posted by NetworkSolutions under StartupsFrom http://www.networksolutions.com 4597 days ago
I recently watched the movie “We Bought A Zoo.” If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it. It’s a very sweet and family-friendly movie. What you might not know is that this movie pretty much tells the story of every small business owner. It is a true story about a man named Benjamin Mee, who bo
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How (and Why) to Share Office Space With Another Small Business
Posted by NetworkSolutions under ManagementFrom http://www.networksolutions.com 4600 days ago
Should you share office space with another small business? While startup companies and have long shared office space in business incubators, and freelancers often rent desks in co-working spaces, the Wall Street Journal recently took a look at the growing trend of two, three or even five establishe
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How Can You Market Green Products and Services to Today’s Consumers?
Posted by NetworkSolutions under MarketingFrom http://www.networksolutions.com 4601 days ago
Consumers still care about buying environmentally friendly products and services, but they’re skeptical about companies’ environmental claims and reluctant to spend money on green products in today’s tight economy. The 2012 Cone Green Gap Trend Tracker found that just 44 percent of respondents thin
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Small Businesses Have Advantage in Facebook and Email Marketing
Posted by NetworkSolutions under Social MediaFrom http://www.networksolutions.com 4602 days ago
Do you think your small business is at a disadvantage compared to big, national companies when it comes to getting “likes” on Facebook? Well, think again. A new study conducted by Constant Contact and Chadwick Martin Bailey found that consumers are more likely to opt in to receive communications fr
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Last week Jodi Craft, Product Director at Web.com, was part of a mobile marketing presentation and panel discussion at the International Association of Culinary Professionals Conference in NYC. Here is the presentation that will be useful for restaurant professionals and other small business who ar
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