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There are a pair of featured events worth a look this week.
Taking place November 9 is UnGagged Las Vegas 2015. Small Business Trends founder Anita Campbell will be joining top SEO’s/DM’s for this unique and intimate event. Grab a chance to mingle with peers and top experts while enjoying free foo Read More

Each day, Facebook handles 1.5 billion searches against the 2 trillion posts in its index. Facebook is still a ways off from Google’s 3.5 billion daily searches, but it’s an impressive figure nonetheless and puts Facebook right up there as far as search giants go.
Of course, Facebook is only index Read More

The cloud is becoming the preferred method of storing the data we need to access, and while there are many options in the market place, UpThere is touting its service as unique. Here’s why.
One of the inconveniences of cloud storage is the need to sync your devices. Depending on the service provid Read More

Small businesses with 50 to 99 full time employees must offer affordable health insurance to employees and their dependents by January 1, 2016.
Small businesses also need to file new IRS tax forms on the same January 1 date. Those that don’t have the staff, know-how, or time to do the work may see Read More

Endurance International Group this morning announced it will acquire all the stock of email marketing company, Constant Contact. The price for Constant Contact’s stock will be $32 per share, making the value of the deal $1.1 billion.
Together, as a combined group, they will serve more than 5 mil Read More

U.S.-based small businesses experienced an increase in borrowing in September compared to a downwardly modified reading of 135.6 in August, and rose by 11 percent over last year, Reuters reported.
The Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index rose to 140.4 in September from the previous Read More

The logistics space is just about to heat up.
On-demand transportation company Uber and eCommerce giant Amazon have launched their own courier services to deliver packages. With two big brands entering the logistics domain, it could mark the beginning of an all new freelance delivery industry. Read More

Running an eCommerce business isn’t easy. Even if you list products through popular platforms like Amazon or eBay, there’s so much that goes into the logistical side of running such a company.
Rob Wray, founder of eCommerce automation company Whitebox said in a phone interview with Small Business Read More

When a CEO slashes his own salary by 93 percent and uses the money to raise the minimum salary of all employees to at least $70,000, it is bound to make headlines.
And that’s exactly what happened when Dan Price, founder and co-owner of Gravity Payments, made the big announcement earlier this year Read More

Halloween is almost here and with it is the likely onslaught of marketing aimed at converting customers in a way that stands out but is still in keeping with the season.
This year, Target is celebrating Halloween with a series of YouTube interactive videos and a mobile app that helps trick-or-trea Read More