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When you buy food at the grocery store, you likely assume that the labels accurately describe the food and its ingredients. But that isn’t always the case.
Sometimes, food products are contaminated by outside ingredients. And other times, suppliers or manufacturers are downright fraudulent. Read More

Have you checked out any live events this year? It’s worth your time. Events and conferences can offer benefits to grow your business. They include networking, contact with potential clients, social media opportunities, education, and even a chance to observe your competition. There’s plenty of cha Read More

Change is an inevitable part of running a business. Some changes are good, and others are challenges that you need to overcome. But the ability to handle change effectively is absolutely essential if you want your business to succeed. Members of our small business community have had to deal with so Read More

In many ways start up culture is like a local music scene. A place can influence what comes out and create a strong association. Just think about Memphis and you think blues, which can feel a bit different from Chicago blues. Or say the word Motown. Despite Barry Gordy’s decision to move his record Read More

Small business lending continues trending upward in two sectors at least.
Data from Biz2Credit shows that loan approval rates for small businesses at big banks hit a new post-recession high in March. According to the monthly Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index, a record 21.6 percent of loan re Read More

Generally, brevity is wit. But sometimes an incredibly long caption is just what the doctor ordered.
Originally this went a whole different way and the woman was standing on the table with a baseball bat getting ready to bean the other guy over his thermostat shenanigans — but it seemed a little v Read More

Ah, the joys of slicing into a freshly baked loaf of golden brown bread straight from your oven.
Baking artisan bread is an activity many home cooks and foodies enjoy. Design team Ted and Sharon Burdett share this passion for home baked bread but the duo started to wonder if there was a better way Read More

If you want to sell a product or service to today’s consumers, you need to position and market yourself as an expert in your field. After all, why would they buy something from you when they could probably buy something similar from your competitor who has more experience or accolades?
The good ne Read More

Being a brick-and-mortar retailer these days is challenging enough, especially with competition from eCommerce sites. The last thing you need is to worry about losing sales to shoplifters.
But according to Sennco Solutions, more than $35 million worth of retail products are stolen every day. That Read More

Some businesses start out with a clear path and strategy. Others have to make adjustments along the way. Financial startup inDinero fits into that latter category. But the company’s leadership feels that it is better off as a result.
InDinero started off as a “Mint.com for business.” But as time w Read More