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According to a U.S. Small Business Administration report from 2012, there are nearly 30 million small businesses in the country. These small businesses created 64% of the country’s new jobs over the last 15 years. They drive innovation, global competitiveness and economic recovery. These small businesses lead large businesses and even sector giants in many things – but they lag …continue reading

As a small business, you may think “What difference can we really make to the environment?” You may also think that some other sizes and types of businesses have more obvious connections to the environment than your business does. But, just as each one of us individually makes a difference when we give blood, donate to a food bank or …continue reading

Twitter is an amazing social media tool that offers users the chance to share information with people all around the world in a second. It is different from Facebook in many ways, but the most obvious one is the length of messages. Twitter messages [known as tweets] have a 140 character limit. A tweet is a 20th century version of …continue reading

Keeping employees motivated in a small business environment can sometimes be challenging. Small businesses don’t have the big budgets that larger firms have to spend on incentives and team-building exercises. In addition, employees in a small business are often required to fulfill more than just one role. This is because small businesses cannot afford separate employees for various areas of …continue reading

Entrepreneurs are so busy working on their business rather than in their business – as they should be – that sometimes your friendly neighborhood banker could end up robbing you blind! The following are four common banking mistakes made by busy small business owners. 1. Only Banking at One Bank: As a small business owner with 100 things to do, …continue reading