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A slow Internet connection can cost real dollars, putting stress on your business. According to a recent poll in the U.K., businesses lose 38 hours worth of productivity per employee each year due to slow Internet access and IT downtime.
Think about the cost of that to your business. Assume each Read More

The aging Baby Boomer generation has prompted Home Depot to turn its focus on catering to professional contractors.
At a recently held conference, company executives said they will now concentrate on bringing more small contractors who can be hired by the aging Boomers. This means anyone from an i Read More

AdWords just unleashed an easier way for the small business to machete its way through the jungle of code typically required to track paid search performance, and it’s called AdWords Smart Goals.

This is kinda big news for the less-sophisticated advertiser.
But, as expected, there’s no shortage Read More

I went back and forth on this one for a good week. Should it be …
A) “Everyone, hands up! This is a power grab!” or
B) “Hands up, everyone! This is a power grab!”
One day it was definitely A.
The next day, B.
Then A again. Read More

There are two things that businesses of all sizes need: call management and customer relationship management (CRM).
After all, if you are not properly maintaining each client’s calls, orders and overall satisfaction, it will be very difficult to turn them into a repeat customer. Because of this, i Read More

Small businesses have a nearly endless amount of options when it comes to advertising online. But doing so isn’t always easy. Using platforms like AdWords can mean trying to navigate a whole lot of code in order to track performance. And creating video ads is difficult if you don’t know what the be Read More

No one likes dealing with tax fees and sometimes they seem to pop up at the worst times.
A late, short or incomplete tax payment can quickly snowball into a mountain of fees, interest charges, and penalties. A new effort called the Early Interaction Initiative hopes to help avoid needless accrueme Read More

Do you ever feel like your prospects aren’t connecting with you? Are you having trouble figuring out how to stand out from your competition?
Of course you are.
It makes sense. It’s not always easy to differentiate your company from the others in your space. Unfortunately, having a unique selling Read More

As the year draws to a close, it’s an important time to review your company’s business compliance and legal standing and make sure you’ve kept up with all your legal requirements.
Forming a corporation or LLC is an excellent way to formalize your small business and protect your personal assets. Bu Read More

The experts tell you that your business needs an online presence in today’s world. Without a website or apps, it’s hard to boost a small business’s visibility and brand or market to customers.
But if you’re like many small business owners, you’re afraid to take the plunge. You’ve heard that almost Read More