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Many small business owners know that protecting their intellectual/creative property is important, but they don’t know how to do it. Fortunately — in this day and age, there is Google . . . which enables the possibility of real-time, bottomless research . . . and LegalZoom — a company that makes it Read More

“I can’t get no satisfaction,” Mick Jagger wailed in one of The Rolling Stones’ biggest hits. Maybe Jagger should try owning a small business. The results of a recent Gallup poll found that despite economic challenges, U.S. small business owners are thoroughly satisfied with their businesses.
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Despite their best efforts to manage their companies’ cash flow, half of small business owners have suffered a sudden cash crunch in the past 12 months, according to a new survey from Citibank.
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Are you scared of showrooming? If you’re a small retailer, you have reason to be. The trend in which consumers visit a physical store, look at products they like, use their mobile devices to find better deals online and then buy the products elsewhere, has spurred a frenzy in the retail world.
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Jenna Sue Designs is a Jacksonville-based business that creates art prints and sells them online via Etsy. Jenna started her own business after deciding that the 9-5 life was not for her — she wanted to do her own thing. Her evolution from a job-holder to small business owner appears seamless — but Read More

Who has a smartphone and what are they doing with it? A new study from The Online Publishers Association, conducted with Frank N. Magid Associates, has the latest on American consumers, their smartphones and how they’re using the devices. Here’s a snapshot:
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Are you following wage and hours laws when it comes to your small business’s employees? If you’re not sure, you’d better make sure. Wage and hour lawsuits are on the rise. LifeInc. recently reported that more wage and hour lawsuits were filed against employers in the first seven months of 2012 than Read More

The Web.com social media team is looking for small business owners in the Jacksonville, Florida, area to submit their success stories. We are particularly looking for businesses that have experienced success using online marketing and technology to advance their business. A selection of the stories Read More

Summer’s over, and the workplace is stressful. At least, that’s the conclusion of the 2012 Work Stress Survey by Harris Interactive for Everest College, which reports that 73 percent of employed Americans are stressed out at work.
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When I opened my company’s health insurance premium renewal packet recently, I got a pleasant surprise: Although our small business’s premiums increased, it was at a far lower rate than in years past. Turns out we’re not alone: The Kaiser Family Foundation reports that the cost of employer-provided Read More