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5 Things I Learned At National Small Business Week

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Sage, Small Business Administration, National Small Business Week, Survey Says, Brandify, Small Business Week, Small Business News and Trends, Sba, SBA Small Business Week, RoseBud Technologies, Karen Mills, Small Business News

Every year since 1963, when President John F. Kennedy first made it official, the Small Business Administration has saluted the nation’s top busines...

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Small-Business Owners Most Stressed By Running Business

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Bank of America Small Business Survey, Work Life Balance, Survey Says, Small Business News and Trends, Small Business Owners Stress, Small Business Stress, Small Business News

Running a small business is more stressful than anything else in a small-business owner's life -- including raising children -- according to a new sur...

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Report: Your Mobile Strategy Stinks

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Mobile Strategy, Survey Says, Web.com, Mobile Payments, Mobile Search, Small Business News and Trends, Mobile Site, Small Business Mobile, Small Business News

Small businesses are starting to recognize the importance of mobile marketing and m-commerce, but they still have a long way to go. According to the W...

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Is Your Company's Data At Risk?

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Data Backup, Survey Says, Computer Crash, Computer Backup, Company Data, Small Business News and Trends, Stolen Computer, Mozy, Lost Data, Compass Partners, Small Business News

The growing trend toward BYOD (bring your own device) in the workplace is putting company data at risk, according to a survey by Mozy and Compass Part...

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What My Dad Taught Me About Business

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Business Tips, Small Business Tips, Survey Says, Small Business Lessons, Retail Tips, Customer Service, Small Business News

I’ve met some of the most renowned entrepreneurs and business experts of our day. Some were disappointing in person, while others lived up to their ...

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Your Inbox May Be Killing You

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Email Management, Survey Says, Email Overload, Email Tips, Email, Small Business News and Trends, Inbox Management, Small Business News

Email overload may be doing more than driving you crazy -- it could be sending you to an early grave. Research from the University of California at Ir...

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What's The Best Way To Target Moms?

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Women Shoppers, Mom Consumers, Survey Says, Mom Shoppers, Small Business News and Trends, Moms, Women Consumers, Mom Survey, Small Business News

How much do moms love their smartphones? Let's put it this way: Their husbands have good reason to be jealous. According to a new study about how moms...

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What's The Most Annoying Part Of Business Travel?

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Travel Tips, Survey Says, Travel Survey, Business Travel, Business Travel Survey, Travel Complaints, Small Business News and Trends, Priority Pass, Air Travel, Video, Small Business News

If you dread business travel, you're not alone. A survey of frequent international travelers by Priority Pass found that trips typically get off to a ...

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What Does It Take To Build A Great Team?

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Hiring Tricks, Building a Staff, Promotions, Survey Says, Building a Team, Small Business News and Trends, Hiring, How to Hire, Employee Training, Video, Small Business News

You’d be nuts to pay more for something that performs worse, right? Then maybe the next time you need to hire, consider promoting from within. Exter...

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Should You Expect An Audit?

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Survey Says, Irs, IRS Audit, Small Business Tax Deductions, Audits, Small Business News and Trends, Business Expenses, Small Business Taxes, Tax Breaks, Tax Deductions, Small Business News

It may be a little late to dispensing tax advice, but often the best time to start preparing for next tax season is while the IRS is still fresh on yo...

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Employees To Bosses: Hands Off Our Facebook Passwords!

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Survey Says, Facebook Employers, Small Business News and Trends, Facebook Trends, Facebook Passwords, Facebook, Facebook Interview, Small Business News

Googling job candidates and checking out their social networks has become a standard part of many companies' hiring process. This is especially import...

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Is Your Site Tablet-Friendly?

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Best Tablets, Survey Says, Mobile Sites, Best Tablet Sites, Tablet Friendly Sites, Small Business News and Trends, Tablet Sites, Tablet Optimized, Tablets, Small Business News

Is your business website optimized for tablet use -- or do you just think it is? Consumers have high expectations about how websites should perform on...

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Perk Employees Would Choose Over Spouses, Texting And Chocolate

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Small Business News and Trends, Employee, Employee Perks, Survey Says, Employees Telecommute, Small Business News

How much do American employees want to telecommute? So much that 5 percent of them would get a divorce in exchange for being able to work from home (w...

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Is Spam A Threat To Your Business?

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Email Virus, Email Threat, Spam Filter, Survey Says, Spam Email, Spam Problems, Small Business News and Trends, Spam, Spam Threat, Small Business News

Is spam a fact of your daily life? You're not alone. A survey of small and midsize companies by GFI Software found the spam problem isn't going away. ...

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Is It OK To Date At The Office? Depends How Old You Are

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Office Romances, Office Dating, Workplace Options, Survey Says, Dating a Co-Worker, Sexual Harassment, Millennials, Dating at the Office, Dating an Employee, Office Romances Statistics, Small Business News

Attitudes toward workplace romance are changing -- at least for Millennial employees. A whopping 84 percent of workers ages 18-29 say they would have ...

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Should You Ditch Facebook And Head To A Bar?

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Linkedin, Networking Tips, Survey Says, Facebook Networking, Small Business News and Trends, Facebook Tips, Linkedin Tips, Linkedin Networking, Small Business News

Relationships that lead to new business can happen just about anywhere -- even in bars and bathrooms, according to a new survey from Manta. In fact, s...

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Are Shoppers Scared To Use Mobile Wallets?

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Mobile Wallets, Survey Says, Mobile Payments, Mobile Trends, Mobile Shopping, Small Business News and Trends, Online Shopping, Google Wallet, Video, Small Business News

The marriage of shopping and smartphones is a hot topic among business owners right now. But while Americans may love browsing and shopping for deals ...

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Have Facebook Profiles Become The New Resume?

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Facebook Hiring, Facebook Profiles, Survey Says, Facebook Jobs, Small Business News and Trends, Facebook, Facebook Job Interview, Facebook Business, Facebook Resume, Video, Small Business News

We all know posting photos of your weekend keg party on Facebook can cause problems at the office, but now there's evidence that it can hurt your chan...

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What's Most Likely To Get You Fired?

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Stealing Data, Office Sex, Sex at Work, Survey Says, Sexual Harassment, Small Business News and Trends, Office Stealing, Stealing Company Information, Small Business News

What's worse: taking company information or having sex with one of your employees? According to a recent survey by FileTrek, 79 percent of people say ...

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Should Bosses And Employees Be Facebook Friends?

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Facebook for Business, Survey Says, HR Tips, Facebook Friends Boss, Small Business News and Trends, Hr, Facebook Friends, Human Resources, Facebook Trends, HR Issues, Facebook, Small Business News

Should bosses and employees be friends on Facebook? With rules about personal and professional behavior blurring, it's a bit surprising that only 21 p...

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Study: We Literally Can't Live Without Our Phones

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: Nomophobia Study, Survey Says, Mobile Phones, Mobile Shopping, Mobile Trends, Small Business News and Trends, Fear of Phones, Fear of Being Without a Phone, Nomophobia, Small Business News

Nomophobia is on the rise. In a recent study by SecurEnvoy, 67 percent of respondents are afraid of losing or being without their mobile phones, up fr...

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Do You Really Want Your Customers To "Like" You?

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Facebook Like, Facebook Like Button, Survey Says, Facebook for Business, Twitter Tweet This Button, Small Business News and Trends, Twitter, Facebook Tools, Facebook, Twitter for Business, Small Business News

Including Facebook "like" and Twitter "tweet this" buttons on your website is widely considered a no-brainer -- a great way to encourage interaction w...

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What Do Workers Really Want?

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Survey Says, Workplace Statistics, u.s. Workers, US Workers, Small Business News and Trends, u.s. Workers Survey, Workers Survey, Intelligent Office, Small Business News

U.S. workers still want to be successful, and some even want to be the boss one day. What they overwhelmingly don't want to be are corporate executive...

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Are Millennial Employees Flakes?

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Millennial Employees, Millennial Workers, Small Business News and Trends, Workplace Options, Young Employees Work Ethic, Survey Says, Small Business News

Do you think millennial employees' work ethic falls short of other generations? If so, you're not alone. In a recent poll for Workplace Options, 68 pe...

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Customers Turn Off When You Make Them Log In

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: Online Customer Registration, Survey Says, Blue Research, Small Business News and Trends, Janrain, Online Customer Turnoff, Customer Login, Small Business News

Do you make customers register an account in order to leave comments on your blog, access information or shop? You could be driving them away. A study...

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