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It’s National Farmers Market Week , and we’ve got farmers market tips for you.
August 6 – 12, 2017 was proclaimed by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue as the week for consumers to support local farmers markets.
Along with that support comes support for the small farmers, famil Read More

Shifting pieces like operating costs and profit margins around to increase cash flow makes for a game of financial chess for small businesses. Now, an online dashboard allows business owners to use a series of sliders to see how changing important benchmarks can accomplish this goal. Read More

Crowdfunding platforms have turned traditional funding on its head, so much so it is poised to surpass venture capital or VC funding. With more than $34 billion raised in 2016 through different crowdfunding platforms, the launch of Indiegogo for Entrepreneurs is an attempt to support those seeking Read More

You’ve already heard about some of the “Buy American” initiatives that are attempting to support American manufacturers. But what if buying American made products was actually required by law? That’s what one lawmaker has proposed for certain government purchases in central New York.
Ted Morton is Read More

Pizza chain Little Caesars just unveiled its new Automated Pizza Portal — a system for ordering and picking up pizza that could provide some inspiration for small business automation.
Instead of the more traditional pizza ordering process, where you call in to place your order then go pick up your Read More

Despite the challenges women face when starting a business, there are plenty of resources to help these women entrepreneurs succeed in fields where there’s a lack of representation.
For women that want to get involved in the federal contracting program, one such resource is the upcoming Challenge Read More

Communicating in business is more than spelling words correctly or using punctuation marks in the right place. It’s about presenting and delivering your intended message with as much clarity as possible. Why? Business miscommunication can do more damage than hurt feelings. It can ruin a company’s r Read More

In the summer of 2016, Facebook announced the “Stories” functionality for Instagram. Social media marketers quickly pegged Instagram Stories as a “clone” of Snapchat’s core feature. Facebook has since ramped up with even more clones for Messenger (Messenger Day), WhatsApp (WhatsApp Status) and Face Read More

Are you making a good first impression? Researchers with the UK’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) think not.
The organization has created a special division called RADA in Business to pass on dramatic skills useful to the business community. In a survey of 1000 business people conducted by th Read More

Moving into the future, businesses need expertise in an ever-increasing array of marketing tools: email marketing, social media marketing, Google Ads, blogging, growth hacking, lead generation, SEO, SEM, etc. Understanding which tools and strategies to use to achieve your business objectives can be Read More