Small Business

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November 26, 2014 

10 Ways to Handle Customer Complaints During the Holidays

For the customer service sector, the holiday season is crunch time. With more shoppers, more sales, more shipping, more advertisements, and more product demand, there's (so much) more potential for something to go wrong. At the same time, shoppers' expect

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November 19, 2014 

How to Build a Brand in 2015

For the past seventy years, business branding has been largely guided by principles developed in the 1950s and 1960s, when there were only three television networks, messaging through advertising was easy to control, and information flowed from a few “tru

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November 19, 2014 

5 Tips for Selling a Business in 2015

The majority of business owners are planning on the proceeds from the sale of their business to fund their retirement. However, the 2013 State of Owner Readiness Survey revealed that over 80% of business owners have no formal transition plan.

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November 18, 2014 

Business Group Urges GOP to Reconsider Marketplace Fairness Act

The Alliance for Main Street Fairness has released a new video showcasing testimonials from national conservative organizations making the case for the need to pass e-fairness legislation this year. Featured in the video are various conservative thought l

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November 14, 2014 

Many Retailers Opening Earlier this Thanksgiving Day

The holiday shopping season starts earlier every year, and this year will be no exception. Retailers are again inching back their opening times, with many stores now opening around 5 or 6 p.m. Thanksgiving.