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When a CEO slashes his own salary by 93 percent and uses the money to raise the minimum salary of all employees to at least $70,000, it is bound to make headlines.
And that’s exactly what happened when Dan Price, founder and co-owner of Gravity Payments, made the big announcement earlier this year Read More

Halloween is almost here and with it is the likely onslaught of marketing aimed at converting customers in a way that stands out but is still in keeping with the season.
This year, Target is celebrating Halloween with a series of YouTube interactive videos and a mobile app that helps trick-or-trea Read More

As stated in “The Optimistic Workplace: Creating an Environment That Energizes Everyone” the mission of the book is two-fold. The first “is to show that work can be a source of fulfillment, joy and happiness.”
The second is to show that creating happy human beings leads to a better business.
Soun Read More

Steve Jobs, the movie about the late entrepreneur behind Apple, bombed at the box office in its first weekend of release. And critics’ reviews have been mixed. But the movie may be best remembered for is one scene in particular, where Jobs sheds some light on what it’s like being an entrepreneur.
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Running a business means you have to constantly adapt. You have to adapt to new technologies, busy seasons, sales slumps, and so much more.
In this week’s Small Business Trends Community News and Information Roundup, members of the small business community shared some tips and thoughts about chang Read More

You nominated them and now it’s time to cast your vote to support your pick. Small Business Trends and Small Biz Technology bring you the Small Business Influencer Awards 2015. Here’s a chance to celebrate the people, businesses, and even apps that have made an impact in the small business market. Read More

For the average small business owner, long hours at work means long hours at the desk until it’s time to stagger, hunched over, to the door and then try to stretch out on your way home.
The medical community recommends high cardiovascular workouts for a half-hour, three to five times a week. But w Read More

According to Facebook, as of June 2015, it had an average of 968 million daily active users. It also recorded more than 1.5 billion searches daily, which has led the company to create a search platform that makes the more than 2 trillion posts it has indexed, more available.
Facebook’s VP of Searc Read More

Selling internationally is challenging, but if you succeed there are so many benefits. PayPal is one vendor that has lots of experience selling online and resources to help small businesses do just that.
Selling beyond your borders takes your ability to appreciate and understand another market, n Read More

OK, OK, it’s not really a business cartoon per se, but Halloween is tomorrow and it seemed a shame to waste the opportunity.
And maybe the vampires are having a business dinner. Plus, the guy in the cooler is in a suit. And everyone is wearing a tie. Does that count?
Anyway, Happy Halloween every Read More