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Time-Saving Integration for Small Business Accounting Solutions
At CES, Neat®, the leader in Digital Filing Systems for the small business and consumer markets, announced that it has enabled direct integration between its cloud-based Digital Filing System, NeatCloud®, and popular small business accounting systems.
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Value-Priced High-Speed Ethernet Services for Businesses
DSL Extreme, a leading broadband Internet access provider nationwide, announced the expansion of its high-speed Business Ethernet service portfolio, in partnership with MegaPath Wholesale, the carrier division of MegaPath that provides facilities-based, wholesale telecommunications services in North America. In addition to DSL Extreme's symmetric Business Ethernet services, the company now offers asymmetric speeds ranging from 8x1 Mbps up to 50x10 Mbps, giving small, medium and large business customers affordable bandwidth options backed by business-class service level agreements (SLAs). The new Ethernet services are all value priced, starting at only $115.00 per month.
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Low Tech Crimes on Rise Among Small Businesses
According to Bloomber Businessweek, while the focus is on high tech cyber crimes, like the data theft from Target, small businesses remain vulnerable to low tech crimes. The low tech crimes vary from thieves using aluminum foil to block the credit card processing, allowing purchases with phony cards to fraudsters posing as the local utility company demanding payment or the business will lose power.
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Facebook Still Holds Potential for Small Businesses
A new survey conducted by the Pew Center’s Internet Project shows Facebook remains the most popular social networking platform, reports Fox Small Business. 70 percent of all adults who are online use Facebook. In addition, Facebook has the highest engagement rate of all social media sites, which shows the platform still holds potential for small businesses to use as a marketing tool.
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Uncertainty Over Affordable Care Act Lingers
A survey conducted in November 2013 shows that many small businesses are remain unsure about the Affordable Care Act, reports Inc. The survey conducted by Merchant Cash and Capital, an alternative financing company for small businesses, polled small businesses with under $10 million in annual revenue. Of the 542 businesses that responded 40 percent reported that they still didn’t know how the Affordable Care Act would affect their business.
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PayPal Launches Merchant Loan Program
According to the San Jose Mercury News, PayPal is now offering a pilot loan program. The Working Capital program is available to 90,000 U.S. merchants and it gives PayPal Merchants the ability to borrow up to 8 percent of their yearly PayPal revenue.
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SBA Presents Webinar Series on How Small Businesses Can Navigate
The U.S. Small Business Administration will present Not Just Contracts: The SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program, the first of a free, two-part webinar series on Jan.15 at 2 p.m. EST. The second webinar will be held Jan. 22 at 2 p.m. EST.
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AntiVirus for Mac Offers Triple Protection
AVG Technologies N.V. (NYSE: AVG), the provider of Internet and mobile security, privacy and optimization to 172 million active users, today announces the availability of AVG AntiVirus for Mac® to help protect MacBook®, iMac® and Mac Pro® users running OS X Mavericks (10.9) and Mountain Lion (10.8) from malware.
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Giving Small Business Access to FICO
Small businesses are finally able to see their FICO score, reports CNN Money. Until recently, small businesses, unlike consumers, didn’t have access to their FICO scores which often meant businesses would have no idea why they were turned down for a loan or what to do to fix it so they could get credit.
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Is the Government Stealing from Small Business?
According to Fox Small Business, several small businesses are accusing the government of stealing from them. The businesses believe the government purposely entered into contracts with them to gain information about their products or ideas. After which, the government would take the information and produce their own versions.
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