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Saying what you mean — and getting a positive response — is akin to winning at Scrabble or Words with Friends. You have to be strategic in your thinking. You have to play the game, being tactically superior to others. Words are what make the difference between your getting what you want or not. Read More

Independence is one of the main benefits of owning your own business. But as many small business owners have learned, the day to day business grind and tasks involved in running a business can often make you fall back into that uninspiring routine that you thought you were leaving behind at your 9- Read More

Tired of juggling multiple bills, due dates, and interest rates? If you have debt with more than one credit card or merchant cash advance, refinance to keep track of just one payment, instead of several. Simplifying your financial life via consolidation can make it easier to plan your budget ahead Read More

Larger retailers like WalMart and Amazon have already made up their minds. Though they too condemn the senseless violence, not all small retailers are certain banning the flag is the right decision. Instead, these businesses must do their own soul searching to decide the right thing for them to do. Read More

Three business and IT trends driving business growth and opportunity are collaboration, data management and mobility. Take a look at how adapting your small business office to enable these concepts can bring value to your business. Read More

Great employees are the lifeblood of any small business. However, as the job market accelerates, even happy workers may be tempted to explore whether the grass is greener at another company. So how do I retain all my valuable employees? Read More

Bing has updated its Bing Ads platform making it more customizable for any user with access to your company’s account. Read More

Rich Pearson, SVP of marketing and categories for Upwork, an online workplace for freelancers, discusses why small businesses are using freelance services to build distributed customer support teams, and how it is allowing them to provide better customer experiences at scale. Read More

Cassey Ho of the online fitness platform Blogilates understands the importance of spending time interacting with her fans and customers. In fact, she recently said in an interview with Entrepreneur that she spends at least two hours each day just responding to comments online. Read More

Collaboration and project management plays a key role in the growth of a business. This is especially applicable for small businesses as all the work in such companies is based on a few resources who are responsible for both communicating and developing the workflow. Read More