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Cancel Culture And Small Businesses: Are You Ready For A PR Nightmare?

YoungUpstarts

by Edward Segal, author of “ Crisis Ahead: 101 Ways to Prepare for and Bounce Back from Disasters, Scandals and Other Emergencies “ Small businesses must often confront and deal with controversial issues that can threaten their image, reputation, profits, and relations with customers and the public. Don’t wait. Have a plan.

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Does Your Small Business Need Workers’ Compensation Insurance?

YoungUpstarts

a busy Philadelphia workers’ compensation lawyer. The post Does Your Small Business Need Workers’ Compensation Insurance? Most states provide an exception for household and domestic employees , such as Alabama, Arizona, Colorado (when part-time), D.C She frequently works with Larry Pitt, Esq.,

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Small Businesses Need To Look Into These Social Media Strategies

YoungUpstarts

As a small business, these people are more than just customers. But as a small business operating in a very specific area, these are not the types of goals you should be setting for yourself. Those people are never going to walk into your store one day and take a look around. You know who will?

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270+ Tools for Running a Business Online

mashable.com

Mumboe – Online contract and business agreement management app. FinanciFY – Easy to use online financial management tools for small businesses and individuals. Pulse – Cash flow management app for small businesses. NetBooks – Marketing, sales, inventory and financial control in one place.

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Differences Between Small Business Owners and High-Growth Entrepreneurs

Up and Running

I’m fascinated by data Steve King of Small Business Labs published a couple of weeks ago in Comparing Small Business Owners and High-Growth Entrepreneurs. Slightly less than half (47%) of small business owners have graduated from college and only around 5% have advanced degrees.

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6 Ways User Interface and User Experience Design Can Help Your Business

crowdSPRING Blog

A smooth, visually appealing experience with your business’s website or mobile app is an important element in creating happy, loyal customers. Big businesses may have an advantage because of their existing brand awareness and their larger marketing budgets, but that doesn’t mean small businesses and startups can’t compete with them.

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Doubling Down On a Good Thing: The National Science Foundation’s I-Corps Lite

Steve Blank

I’ve known Edmund Pendleton from the University of Maryland as the Director of the D.C. National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps Node (a collaboration among the University of Maryland, Virginia Tech, George Washington, and Johns Hopkins). small businesses to turn Government-funded research into commercial businesses.

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