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Small Business Optimism Rises

December saw the largest jump in small business optimism since 1980, reports CNN Money. In December the National Federation of Independent Businesses index rose to 105.8, up from 98.4 in November.
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Twitter Ends Business Dashboard Tools

According to Engadget, Twitter has ditched its small business dashboard tool. It rolled out in June of 2016, but has decided to eliminate it after February 2017. Read more...

Manage Your Customers Better

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, normally thought of as something only large businesses use can help small businesses, reports Business to Community. Read more...

Use Periscope to Market Your Brand

Periscope can be an effective marketing tool for small business, reports Small Business Trends. Including using it to humanize your brand and show live product demos. Read more...

Business Confidence Jumps After Election

According to Bloomberg, after the election small business confidence had its largest surge since 2009. The National Federation of Independent Businesses' small business optimism index jumped to 98.4 from 94.9. Read more...

SMB Recruiting Solutions

 JazzHR, the leading recruiting solution for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced it has been awarded two industry honors for top SMB recruiting services. The honors include the 2016 Brandon Hall Group Gold award for "Best Advance in Talent Acquisition Technology for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses," as well as the 2016 Best in Biz Gold award for "Small and Medium Business Service of the Year." Read more...

Color production series delivers versatility and power

Ricoh USA, Inc. announced the RICOH Pro C5200s series, a digital color production printer series designed to help reduce print costs for in-house print centers, corporate reprographics departments, print-for-pay and commercial printers. Today's production print environments must adapt to many customer needs without breaking the bank. The RICOH Pro C5200s and RICOH Pro C5210s achieve this goal by maintaining high print speeds and quality across a wide range of media with a variety of finishing options, helping improve turnaround times and broaden capabilities. These devices boast an affordable price point and require less space, helping them fit easily into these varied environments. Read more...

Small Businesses Are at Risk of Collapse Amid Data Security Concerns

 "In today's digital economy, we realized small businesses, because of their nature, are inherently at a greater risk for business collapse due to data loss, natural disasters, or data theft" said Jerry Kaner, Ciphertex Data Security President and CEO. Read more...

Do Facebook Ads Work for Small Business?

Small businesses often find themselves disappointed by Facebook ads, reports Small Business Trends. A new survey by Weebly (a website building platform) finds 62 percent of small businesses surveyed believe that Facebook’s ads miss their target market, despite being billed as targeted marketing. Read more...

Hawaii Ditches the ACA for Small Business

Small businesses in Hawaii no longer have to participate in the Affordable Care Act’s Small Business Health Options Program, reports Pacific Business News. The Department of Health and Human Services granted the state a waiver. Hawaii’s small businesses health care rules have now reverted to  the 1974 Prepaid Health Care Act. Read more...

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