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There are substantial reasons for small business owners to start a 401(k) retirement plan for themselves and their employees. Unfortunately, myth, misperception and general lack of knowledge regarding 401(k) plans cause many small businesses to avoid moving in that direction. Read More

Last week’s conversation featuring Esteban Kolsky’s ExCom 2016 presentation on why customer service won’t exist in ten years sparked some very interesting conversations. Another presentation from the conference also captured people’s attention. Here is an edited transcript from Constellation Resea Read More

It’s been five years since we last spoke with Cindy Bates, Vice President of Small and Midsize Business for Microsoft. With so many developments taking place in that timespan, we were excited to catch up with Cindy and hear her thoughts on what have been the biggest small business developments of t Read More

After being in business for 16 years, all of them coaching and training handmade entrepreneurs, I’ve noticed some entrepreneurial personality types that usually lead a business straight to the failure zone. Read More

While there are a number of tips and tricks you can use to make your message stick, the road to an effective presentation begins with the tools you use to create and then present your presentations. Read More

Colors trigger certain responses in the brain when we see them. And if a good color coded system is implemented within your business, it will help keep you organized, especially as your business grows. Here's a variety of ways to color code your office that can help keep you and your small business Read More

The need for inexpensive yet effective logos has been heard and a whole host of useful logo design services are available. To help you create your logo, we’ve gathered a list of 43 logo design services you can use today. Read More

When it comes to taxes, past performance is a great indicator of the types of deductions that businesses typically take each year. Here are some of the most popular tax deductions for small business that were claimed by sole proprietors as determined by the dollar amounts, starting with the largest Read More

The single marketing message that any business person sends the most every day is in their email signature. This is why, when creating an email signature, it’s critical to use only the information that reflects the company’s brand and further builds a relationship with the recipient. Read More

One letter can indeed make a difference. If you haven’t already, you should really make the change from HTTP to HTTPS on your business websites. Not only are HTTPS sites more secure, but Google is giving these sites a priority when indexing. Read More