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Re-Invented Mail in the Cloud with Amazon Web Services
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) and Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI) today announced an interactive digital communications exchange that will make it easier for businesses to communicate with consumers about their most important transactions. This new platform, powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), will enable consumers to securely receive and store documents and manage payments on any participating online channel they choose. The companies made this announcement at the AWS re:Invent Conference in Las Vegas.
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Small Businesses Pinning Hopes on Small Business Saturday
Many small business owners are counting on Small Business Saturday to boost their holiday sales, reports the Washington Post. This year’s Small Business Saturday falls on November 30and small businesses everywhere are gearing up to make the most of the shopping day.
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SBA Makes it Easier for Veterans to Borrow
According to KDH News, the Small Business Administration is making it easier for veterans to get business loans. The SBA announced that veterans who use its Express Loan program in 2014 will no longer have to pay borrower fees. Currently, the SBA charges up to 3% of the value of the loan in fees.
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Small Businesses Fail to Back up Data
A majority of small businesses fail to place significant value on their data, reports eWeek. A new survey by AVG shows that 53 percent of those surveyed spend more time changing passwords than backing up data.
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Small Business Owners, Advisors Convene at Summit to Improve Cyber Security
More than 80 regional small business owners, accounting professionals, and other advisors convened yesterday at the second annual Small Business Summit on Security, Privacy, and Trust, co-hosted by ADP(®). Attendees learned from cyber security experts about ways they can better safeguard data relating to their business, employees, and clients.
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Sharp Introduces Cloud Portal Office
Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, introduces Cloud Portal Office, a first-of-its-kind software solution designed for an increasingly mobile workforce where companies need to share information while maintaining control and security over critical documents.
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Fast-Track Audits Available for Small Businesses
The Internal Revenue Service will now offer small businesses the ability to file for a fast-track settlement,reports CNN. Fast-track settlements have long been available to mid-size and large companies, but now they will also be available to small firms. By filing for a fast-track settlement a business can shorten the audit process so that it's resolved within 60 days instead of years.
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Facebook Tweaks Business Rating System
According to Fox Small Business News, Facebook is expanding its star rating system. The updated rating system will display an aggregate score near the top of business pages.
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Omaha Small Businesses Have Health Insurance Exchange
An Omaha company is launching a private health insurance exchange for small businesses, reports Omaha.com. The online exchange called benefitbay is for companies with 50 or fewer employees and will begin enrolling people at the beginning of December for coverage to start January 2014.
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Small Business Optimistic Going into Holiday Season
According to the Boston Globe, a survey conducted by American Express in September showed overall 56 percent of small businesses have positive view of the economy. Of those surveyed, 43 percent of all businesses expect their revenue to rise over the next six months.
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