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Small business hiring is frequently cited as the engine that will lead the U.S. to economic recovery. Well, that engine may finally be revving. According to a study by Manta, an online community for small businesses, 57 percent of small business owners surveyed plan to hire this year. The majority Read More

Does your company still have cubicles for employees? Perhaps you’ve even got some offices—you know, those old-fashioned rooms with doors that actually close. If so, you might want to do some updating when it comes to your office space. MarketWatch recently took a look at the latest trends in office Read More

The CARD Act, enacted in 2009, added protections for consumer credit cards against unfair or deceptive business practices. Now the Pew Health Group is urging that such protection be extended to business credit cards as well, reports CNBC.
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If communication (or the lack thereof) is causing problems at your small business, take some comfort in the fact that you’re not alone. In a recent survey by leadership development and training company Fierce Inc., 86 percent of respondents said that ineffective communication or lack of collaborati Read More

Small business lending showed some positive signs in new data recently released by PayNet. The Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index, which measures the overall volume of small business financing, increased 17 percent in April compared to the same time a year ago, Reuters reports.
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Is your small business at risk from employee lawsuits stemming from mishandling wages and hours? Such lawsuits are on the rise, reports Business Insurance, possibly as a result of the growing number of Americans who are laid off. According to the Department of Labor, there were 40,000 wage and hour Read More

Are entrepreneurs made, or born? In other words, are the characteristics needed to be a successful small business owner innate or can they be learned? According to a new study by Ernst & Young, the answer to this puzzle is…well, a bit of both.
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Are your employees going to stay with your business as the economy improves and more job opportunities arise? This is a crucial consideration for small businesses, who can ill afford the time it takes to lose the knowledge of key employees, or to find and train new workers to replace them.
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Have you attended a trade show in the past year or so? How about a virtual event? A new report from Unisfair says that virtual is the way of the future when it comes to not only trade shows, but all kinds of marketing, training and collaboration events.
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Are you looking for ways to simplify your life, streamline your small business and keep your employees happy at the same time? Then one option you should consider is using direct deposit for payroll.
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