Tag: Business
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How to Properly Close Your Business
Much like discussing funeral arrangements while you’re still young and healthy, the topic of closing your business isn’t something many entrepreneurs want to contemplate. But the numbers aren’t in the favor of small-business owners, the U.S. Small Business Administration reported that an estimated 552,600new companies opened for business in 2009, while 660,900 businesses closed up…
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Get Me Wired: Selecting the Best Shared Workspace for Your Tech Needs
Q: What sort of technology should my startup look for in a shared workspace? A: Co-working spaces have sprung up across the country, offering affordable desks or offices for freelancers, independent contractors and one- or two-person companies that aren’t big enough to sign a long-term office lease. In addition to infrastructure, these spaces can offer…
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What Facebook’s Latest Changes Mean for Businesses
Facebook recently made a number of product and platform changes that affect companies and brands that market using the world’s most popular social utility. Here are five of the latest changes you need to be aware of: 1. Privacy settings for sharing: Privacy has long headed the list of concerns expressed by users of Facebook.…
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Is Business Email Really Dead?
Some social media consultants have begun eulogizing email. They suggest employers cast out what they see as a dying communications tool, and, instead, encourage employees to use whatever social media channel they feel most comfortable with for a given communication. This assessment is premature. As an advocate of using social-media utilities and platforms for business-related…
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Getting Your Business Up in Running in 10 Steps? That’s Wicked!
Let’s face it; the biggest obstacle to starting a new business isn’t the economy or your bank’s strict lending requirements. Most likely what’s stopping you from getting a new enterprise off the ground is you. Categorize it however you want — procrastination, self-doubt, fear of the unknown, or literally not knowing where to begin —…
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How to Avoid Facebook Business Page Recategorization
The e-mail message was alarming and ominous: Thinking the above message must be spam, the folks at The Inn at Mount Snow in West Dover, VT, immediately logged onto their Facebook account, where they were promptly confronted by the following message at the top of their Page: Definitely not spam, and according a statement provided…
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Tips and Tools for Small Businesses: SBA and Zions Bank Working Together
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