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You’re ready to expand your business with a second location. Congratulations! Growth is exciting and, in today’s economy, you’ve picked a good time to go looking for new space. In many parts of the country, rates for office, retail or restaurant space are still depressed (or just starting to rise a Read More

Why do the nation’s 20 million 18- to 22-year old college students matter to you? If you’re in the food or restaurant business, it’s because these students—now being exposed to new cuisines at college—are going to shape the food tastes of the nation as they get older. Packaged Facts and CCD Innovat Read More

It seems that the online social sphere lately is all about the power of the meme. Memes – an idea, behavior or style that spreads from person to person within a culture — are particularly suited for the social universe because they can travel so quickly. And using Facebook, the blogosphere and part Read More

In today’s business environment, the only constant is change. So you’d think your employees would be used to change by now, right? Wrong. It’s human nature to resist change, so whether you are making big changes (pivoting your business model) or small ones (changing the procedure for customer servi Read More

If you’re a retailer or e-tailer getting ready for the holiday shopping season, know this: Shoppers are going mobile this year. In Apigee’s 2012 Holiday Shopping Survey, more than half (57 percent) of mobile app users say they are considering purchasing their holiday gifts on a mobile device. Books Read More

Small business owners in Boise, Idaho! There’s still time to register for the free Web.com Small Business Forum on September 11, where you’ll get tips on increasing traffic to your website and marketing your business on Google, Facebook, and Twitter. Read More

Check out this week’s Friday Small Business Roundup for tips and ideas to help grow your business, such as enhancing the online presence for your restaurant and using photos to market your business. Read More

Are you spending a lot of time on social media hoping to attract more shoppers to your ecommerce site? That’s great. Just realize that search engine optimization and email marketing are what really drive shoppers to buy online, according to the EQ2 2012 report published by Monetate and reported on Read More

If your small business has received loans or lines of credit from a community bank—or was hoping to do so—you might find it becoming more difficult. Inc. recently reported on a coming crunch that is hitting community banks, with possible ill effects for small business owners who depend on those ban Read More

Every person who runs a small business knows it takes fortitude. Starting and running a business is not for the faint of heart. To the uninitiated, running a successful business looks easy, just like watching the Olympic gymnasts do flip after flip on the floor exercise. So many people armchair Read More