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Want to Boost Sales? Sell Yourself!
Jun 01
By James Monroe—In today’s world, stories about celebrities selling their brands—and their celebrity blunders—fly at us on a daily basis.This isn’t on …
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Small Business Insights Survey – Index by Pinger
May 25
By Index Staff—By all accounts, the number of new small businesses in the U.S. is growing. The vast majority of these businesses are microbusinesses ( …
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Making it Personal: Your Small Business Superpower
May 18
By Steve Strauss—What makes a small business special? What is that ineffable je ne sais quoi that makes you want to go back time and again to that lit …
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10 Ways to Leverage Small Business Month to Springboard Your Marketing
May 05
By James Monroe—By now you’ve most likely heard that May is Small Business Month. Yes, it seems like there’s a month for everything, but Small Busines …
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12 Text Templates Every Small Business Needs
Apr 27
By Rieva Lesonsky—What Are Text Templates? Text templates are preset messages you can set up for your business to make communications with customers e …
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Texting for Your Small Business: Four Tips to Do It Like a Pro
Apr 27
By Rieva Lesonsky—Ready to step up your customer communications with texting? Texting, or SMS (short message service) has emerged as a convenient, eff …
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Top 8 Tax Deductions for Small Businesses and Consultants
Apr 05
By Steve Strauss—One of the great things about owning an independent small business is that you can deduct a lot of things that were not deductible wh …
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Small Business Tax Records: What You Need to Keep
Mar 31
By Rieva Lesonsky—Taxes done? Ready for some spring cleaning of all that financial paperwork? So how long do you need to keep tax records for a small …
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3 Ways You Can Delight Customers and Fuel Referrals
Mar 24
By James Monroe—What’s the cheapest, most effective way to get new customers for your small business? Buy advertising? Redo your website? Put your pho …
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The ABCs of LLCs: How to Structure Your Small Business for Success
Mar 01
Q&A with CPA Kyle Pearson—The small business landscape is changing, with a growing number of entrepreneurs leaving the corporate world to start fr …
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Small Business Love: Rekindle the Love for Your Business This Valentine’s Day
Feb 10
By Steve Strauss—As an entrepreneur, you have likely poured your heart and soul into your small business.However, over time, it is natural for that ex …
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Small Business Growing Pains: Communication Is Key For Keeping Customers Happy
Jan 27
By James Monroe—What happens when your small business grows and you can’t handle every customer personally? As a small business owner, you are closer …
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