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3 Business Trends for Small Business

ReadWriteStart

The business environment began to change dramatically after the 2019 pandemic. PNAS surveyed 5,800 small businesses and found that 43% were temporarily closed. Now small businesses and startups have to compete with large corporations that have weathered the crisis of 2019 and know the secrets of attracting buyers.

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7 Steps to Driving Impact in Community Banking

Board Effect

As businesses that often support underserved communities, community banks can be instrumental in creating long-term positive changes for individuals and businesses. Local banks promote social and economic development by providing loans, savings vehicles, and non-financial services to individuals and businesses.

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10 Proven Ways to Grow Your Small Business

Up and Running

It can be as simple as opening a business profile and beginning to grow a community of customers. Having a vast range of employees that differ in experience, background, beliefs, and specialties bring new perspectives to the table that would be nonexistent without them. Support your community. Showcase your expertise.

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What Do You Think About Community? The Power of Community at Work: Fueling Small Business

Mike Michalowicz

Let me ask in a different way: Does your office or company feel like a community? That’s not a community. A sense of community is an often-overlooked ingredient that can transform not just your workplace, but your bottom line. Building community in your company works, and creates the foundation for success for everyone.

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15 Ways A Brand New Small Business Can Look Established

YoungUpstarts

Stat that matters : According to a 2016 Vendasta study about online reputation , 61% of consumers are more likely to contact a local business if they have a mobile optimized site. This should come as no surprise: If you’re a small business, make sure your listings are claimed. Keep it clean.

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28 Surprising Facts to Guide Your Small Business Marketing Strategy

crowdSPRING Blog

Without marketing, your business may as well exist in an unlit locked vault – no customers are coming in and no sales are going out. But, with so many avenues to choose from, how does a small business know where to start? There is no one-size-fits-all marketing solution for any business. Close, But No Cigar.

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Are You a Giver? How Reciprocity Results in Employee Retention

Mike Michalowicz

When I started my first business I think I was pretty focused on the numbers end of things – the cash flow, sales, marketing, more marketing, quarterly goals, budgeting – you get the gist. The way you and your employees interact, collaborate, and support each other can significantly impact an organization’s ability to thrive.

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