Sage North America announced the results of its Reinvention of Small Business Study, a survey focused on how small businesses are changing the way they conduct business in an unpredictable economy. The study found that a many small business owners are putting in more hours, extending their work week, and taking less vacation compared to five years ago. In order to stay more connected after hours and weekends, many small business owners indicated that they are utilizing more mobile solutions and tools. Sage conducted the study among 258 small businesses in the U.S.

Small businesses building their brand should avoid these 10 common mistakes, reports Fox Small Business.

Lingering doubts about the pace of the economic recovery, reports the Daily Record, has small business owners and their employees doing more with less.

A new survey reports that 69% of respondents trust an online review as much as they trust a friend’s recommendation, reports The Huffington Post. That means small businesses need to a have a strategy in place to handle negative online reviews.