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A few weeks ago I was pitched for investment by two companies. Both had ideas that would measure industrial companies’ release of environmental contaminants into the air and water. One company said their product was necessary because we need to save the environment for future generations. The other Read More

he month of May is almost bursting with great small business events. There’s an expo in Atlanta plus other great events in New York City, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Miami.
But before you do any of that stuff, why not take a minute to pop over to the Small Business Book Awards page and vote for Read More

As shared in Dirty Little Secrets of Family Business: Ensuring Success from One Generation to the Next, approximately 66 percent of family businesses don’t make it to the next generation. While this fact is known (think about the famous saying about family “shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three gen Read More

Just last month, BlackBerry announced an interesting sales initiative dubbed the BlackBerry Direct Sales Program. The program is supposed to, for the first time, allow IT administrators and business owners to directly purchase and deploy in-volume unlocked BlackBerry devices from the company’s Smar Read More

Very few entrepreneurs get enough sleep, and the “sleep shortage” is affecting employees too. Seven out of 10 workers in a recent survey (PDF) by Accountemps/Robert Half report they are frequently tired on the job — which could be putting your business at risk.
Overall, 77 percent of men and 71 p Read More

Bad times continue for desktop computers. According to a recent Gartner report, worldwide personal computer shipments fell 9.6 percent to 64.8 million units in the first quarter of 2016.
Mikako Kitagawa, principal analyst at Gartner explained, “The deterioration of local currencies against the U.S Read More

While SEO (search engine optimization) is not rocket science or brain surgery, it certainly isn’t the easiest paradigm to understand, especially to someone who doesn’t have a background in the internet or technology.
Whether it’s the way words sound (meta data optimization) or a particularly techn Read More

What I am about to tell you is a true story of my experience as a business leader dealing with a transgender bathroom issue in the workplace. It’s a challenging issue but one that, in many small business situations, can have a practical solution.
Nothing in what I’m about to tell you involves bre Read More

There’s no shortage of social media platforms for people to choose from these days. So it can be difficult to get one to stand out from the rest. That’s why PeeqSee focuses on creating an experience that’s truly interactive. Read more about the app in this week’s Small Business Spotlight. Read More

Who doesn’t love a good homemade cookie? No one! Know what’s even better than good homemade cookies? Not having to leave your home to get them!
Platforms like Etsy have given cookie enthusiasts an easy way to enjoy baked goodness and bakers a way to sell their creations to the masses. Below ar Read More