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Women Are Starting Businesses at Record Rates. But Are They Growing?

6 Mins read

October is National Women’s Small Business Month, and there’s plenty to celebrate. Women launched 49% of all new U.S. businesses in 2024,…

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Marketing

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How Can Small Businesses Prove ROI to Leadership? 6 Practical Steps

5 Mins read
Leadership increasingly demands proof that marketing works, and small businesses that can demonstrate clear ROI can gain a strategic advantage. Marketers who…
CurrentMarketing

Let Your Customers Tell You What Your Website Needs

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Small businesses rarely run out of content ideas. The harder part is deciding what to publish first. The raw material is already…
CurrentMarketing

The Silent Reputation Gap Costing Small Businesses New Customers

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Every local business eventually receives a negative review. A customer waits too long, a bill is misunderstood, a service falls short, or…
CurrentMarketing

Why Your Packaging Is Doing More Marketing Than Your Ads

3 Mins read
I run a print shop in Detroit that makes labels and stickers for small businesses, and I get this question on almost…
CurrentMarketing

The 30-Minute Weekly Marketing-Operations Review

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A 5-step worksheet for turning scattered website, inquiry, and follow-up data into one practical decision each week. When a small business loses…
CurrentMarketing

AI Shopping Agents Are Coming for Holiday Shopping. Is Your Small Business Ready?

7 Mins read
Holiday shoppers have long turned to search engines and online marketplaces to find gifts, compare prices, and hunt for deals. This year,…

Lead

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Build On What Won’t Change

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The worst advice a small business owner gets about AI is “keep up.” You can’t. I say that as someone who works…

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Manage

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How Small Businesses Can Protect Themselves From Shipping Disruptions

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For small businesses that depend on shipping products to customers, a disruption halfway around the world can quickly become a problem close…
CurrentManage

How Small Teams Can Run Rotating Shifts Without Scheduling Software

4 Mins read
Most small businesses do not need a workforce-management platform. They need something simpler and far more reliable: a rotation they can repeat,…
CurrentManage

7 Signs Your Growing Business Needs an Executive Assistant

6 Mins read
Growth is exciting, but it also has a way of exposing every inefficiency in a business. When you first start a company,…

Money

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Financial Wellness Is a Business Imperative for SMBs, but It Comes With Risks

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As employees contend with persistent cost-of-living pressures and concerns about their long-term financial security, workplace benefits play an increasingly important role in…
CurrentMoneyTrends

What Small Business Owners Should Do Now to Prepare Financially for 2027

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October is National Financial Planning Month, but small business owners have an even better reason to take a close look at their…
CurrentMoneyTrends

The 10-Year Treasury Yield Is Rising. Here’s What It Means for Small Businesses

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The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note has climbed above 5% (as I write this) reaching levels not seen in more…

Trends

CurrentTrends

Women Are Starting Businesses at Record Rates. But Are They Growing?

6 Mins read
October is National Women’s Small Business Month, and there’s plenty to celebrate. Women launched 49% of all new U.S. businesses in 2024,…
CurrentMoneyTrends

What Small Business Owners Should Do Now to Prepare Financially for 2027

2 Mins read
October is National Financial Planning Month, but small business owners have an even better reason to take a close look at their…
CurrentMoneyTrends

The 10-Year Treasury Yield Is Rising. Here’s What It Means for Small Businesses

4 Mins read
The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note has climbed above 5% (as I write this) reaching levels not seen in more…

Tech

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Can AI Strengthen Customer Relationships Without Sacrificing Trust?

5 Mins read
AI can help small businesses understand their customers, personalize marketing, create content, and accomplish more with smaller teams. But as those tools…
CurrentTechnology

Your Employees Are Already Using AI. Do You Know How?

6 Mins read
Your employees may be using AI more often — and in more ways — than you realize. That creates a growing challenge…
CurrentManageTechnology

From B2B to A2A: How Agentic AI Could Change the Way Small Businesses Source Products

4 Mins read
For a small retailer or e-commerce business owner, finding products to sell may be the easy part of running the business. Finding…

Sales

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Your Service Business May Not Need More Leads: Check These 5 Capacity Numbers First

4 Mins read
When a service business feels stuck, the instinct is often to chase more leads. More calls, more proposals, more booked work. But…
CurrentSales

Google Will Start Charging for Missed Calls on October 1. Here's What To Fix Now

3 Mins read
If you run a home-service business and advertise on Google Local Services Ads (the listings with the Google Verified badge at the…
CurrentSales

Amazon Seller Assistant: What Agentic AI Changes for Sellers

6 Mins read
Amazon Seller Assistant is no longer limited to answering seller questions or directing users to relevant resources. With its agentic AI upgrade,…