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An Air Force veteran who founded a medical logistics company in a cramped rental unit and a U.S. Navy veteran who seeks out contracts to benefit other servicemen and women are just two of this year’s Small Business Person of the Year winners as chosen by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Read More

These days, it seems like just about every offline business is working on creating some kind of online presence. But the biggest name in ecommerce is now trying to do the exact opposite.
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), the ecommerce giant that originally gained notoriety from selling books online, is now br Read More

The cold winter months can lead to a lot of small business owners feeling particularly uninspired about their day-to-day operations.
But attending educational events can help entrepreneurs get out of those slumps and start feeling inspired again. There are plenty of great opportunities coming up w Read More

These images of “alpha” as a loud, physically powerful and usually male leader have been reinforced in magazines, television, books and social media and even celebrated in some parts of business. (Think about “Mad Men.”)
Just because this is the perception, does that make it a reality? Do you have Read More

For one week a month, jobs reports dominate the headlines.
Political sides argue the implications of the numbers. And everyone wants to know — who’s responsible?
You may never hear slow job growth numbers being blamed on unpaid invoices to small businesses, though. Read More

As business owners experiment more with live video, the choices in livestreaming tools are becoming increasingly diverse. For software and accessory makers, word of mouth and user acquisition are crucial to solidify top-of-mind status early on, before the market for SMB livestreaming tools reaches Read More

Did you know that 69 percent of U.S. entrepreneurs start their businesses at home? Or that the share of people doing some or all of their work at home grew from 19 percent in 2003 to 24 percent in 2015?
Combined, these trends have moved the home office from a nice to have to a must-have in a short Read More

If you are looking to promote your small business with a special event, Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) events can be an easy, convenient and inexpensive way to connect to customers via social media.
The Facebook events page allows you to link in co-hosts to help you do that promoting, invite targeted guests Read More

If you do any printing at your small business, then you likely have some old ink cartridges lying around. In some cases, you may be able to refill those cartridges a couple of times to get the most out of them. But it’s possible that refilling cartridges can have a negative impact on print quality. Read More

Sometimes, small businesses are quick to adopt new technology. Other times, they’re slow or hesitant or skeptical or too busy to even know it exists.
It’s that way with social media.
According to the Clutch 2017 Small Business Social Media Survey, 24 percent of small businesses have zero social m Read More