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Lower crude oil prices globally contributed to U.S. average retail regular gasoline prices averaging $2.18 per gallon in November. However, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) now forecasts Brent crude oil prices to average $43 per barrel in 2016 and $52 per barrel in 2017.
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Kickstarter is known for giving startups the boost they need to get going. And independent developers will now get similar help by getting access to the functional programming used to create the app.
Kickstarter announced recently the company had released open source iOS and Android. The announcem Read More

Instagram has done it again.
The Facebook-owned company has grown to more than 600 million users, adding its latest 100 million users in just the past six months. That’s Instagram’s fastest growth rate ever.
Instagram Gains an Edge Over Snapchat
What makes this milestone even more special is tha Read More

Look in any refrigerator around the country and you’ll probably see a lot of different labels that indicate expiration dates. But “best by,” “use by” and “sell by” don’t all mean the same thing. And that can get a bit confusing for consumers, many of whom end up wasting a lot of food that’s not act Read More

You’ve heard it said a billion times. Change is hard.
Whether you’re an entrepreneur who has a small team, or a seasoned business owner with a huge workforce — it’s not easy to put large changes into action. It’s one of the most difficult things that companies can do.
You have to be strategic. Yo Read More

Skype is one of the most popular tools for small businesses that need to communicate with remote workers, clients or others via video and voice chat. But the service experienced a global outage earlier this week, delaying some small business communications.
In addition, Web.com and other small bus Read More

It didn’t take long for Uber to run into trouble while testing its self-driving vehicle service. But it wasn’t the vehicles themselves that gave Uber any problems — this time, it was the state of California.
Just hours after the company unleashed its fleet of autonomous Volvos in San Francisco, th Read More

Becoming a brand in this day and age is relatively easy, compared to the past. All you need is the right advice, right materials, and the right mindset. While this is definitely helpful for business owners, it also paradoxically makes it harder for brands to stand out. When everyone is creating a b Read More

Social media provides endless possibilities for small businesses. That means there are seemingly endless types of posts that you can share on different social media platforms. But when you need some extra inspiration, here are 50 different social media post ideas to use when creating content you ca Read More

As 2016 comes to a close, it’s a great time for entrepreneurs to take a look at their 2017 calendars and add some small business events.
For 2017, there are already some conferences and events that you might want to consider. For example, SYMPOSIA is a conference for women entrepreneurs taking pla Read More