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Small Business Owners’ Attitudes Change Mid 2015

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Small business owners are vital to the American economy. But recent fluctuations in the economy have caused many small business owners to struggle to stay afloat, shutting down some and disheartening many. The survey was conducted in June 2015; it was sent to more than 35,000 small business owners nationwide.

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4 Reasons Small Businesses Fail

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Most entrepreneurs start a new business with dreams of success, but the unfortunate fact is that too many of them fail. Census Bureau showed the reality in hard terms – 400,000 small businesses opened and 470,000 SMBs closed their doors just last year. Small Business Administration. LendingClub Inc. ,

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Floating On A Cloud: Small Business

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Cloud computing is hot these days, and becoming increasingly popular as 2015 approaches. While large organizations leverage cloud services for long-distance collaboration, data storage and many other applications that make running a geographically dispersed business easier, there’s also room in the cloud for small business.

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Stop Thinking And Acting Local: Small Businesses Seeking Growth Should See Themselves As Global Enterprises

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If you are a small business operator, risks are something you often want to avoid. But one of the biggest mistakes that small businesses can make is behaving like a small business. Recent research shows that only 17% of small businesses engage in international trade [3].

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Small Businesses A Great Fit For The New Nimble Marketplace

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Asia Pacific alone has been seeing unparalleled m-commerce growth – in 2015, 46 percent of consumers reported making a mobile purchase in the past 3 months(7). 3 “Digital Democracy Survey”, Deloitte, 2015. 10 “Buy Buttons”, eMarketer, November 2015. 3 “Digital Democracy Survey”, Deloitte, 2015. Social Commerce.

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Small Business Revenue Is On The Rise: Are You?

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Small business owners might not hear this often enough, but you deserve a round of applause. This insight comes from a recent survey of 1,000 small business owners conducted by Constant Contact. This insight comes from a recent survey of 1,000 small business owners conducted by Constant Contact.

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How Gold Investment Saved My Small Business

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Despite gold’s function as a diversifier and hedge against inflation, most small businesses do not think about investing in bullion. If a business is in the fortunate position to invest, owners will often look to upgrading equipment, or invest in the property the business operates from.