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Businesses Fear Drop in Sales This Season

Even though the government has reopened small businesses fear the shutdown will have lingering affects on holiday spending, reports the Washington Post. According to a recent poll only 13 percent of the business owners polled were more optimistic about sales this season, while 43 percent said they expected sales to drop this year. Read more...

Online Security Course Available to Small Business Owners

Small businesses can help keep their business information safe and protect their online information with a new free course from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Read more...

Small Business Customer Satisfaction

TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, is the Northeast's highest ranked bank in small business customer satisfaction according to the 2013 J.D. Power Small Business Banking Satisfaction StudySM. The study, in its eighth year, measures small business customer satisfaction with the overall banking experience by examining eight factors: product offerings, account manager, facility, account information, problem resolution, credit services, fees, and account activities. Read more...

Small Business Thinking at the Margin

According to Small Business Trends, more small business owners need to think at the margin more often. This means comparing the cost and benefit of an additional action. Read more...

Yahoo Hopes to Get Small Business

In an effort to resuscitate its businesses Yahoo is revamping its small-business Web hosting unit, reports Computerworld. Hoping to draw more small business customers, Yahoo recently acquired Rondee, a conference-calling service provider; and Lexity, an e-commerce app platform. Read more...

American Businesses Tops in Confidence

A recent survey by Sage reveals that U.S. small businesses are tops in self-reliance, reports Fox Small Business. The survey shows that American small businesses believe that their source of success is through hard work themselves, as opposed to the government helping them out. Read more...

Low Optimism for Small Business

According to the Wall Street Journal, a new survey by Vistage International Inc shows small business confidence in the economy fell to a nine-month low in October. Many small businesses are opting to hold off on spending until Washington resolves the budget issues. Read more...

Extended Mobility with Sage Payroll Card by FlexWage

FlexWage Solutions, a leader in the mobile pay card industry, has been named the new payroll card provider to Sage North America, a leading supplier of accounting and business management software to start-up, small and midsized businesses. The Sage Payroll Paycard platform was introduced earlier this summer at Sage Summit, the company's annual conference for business partners and customers.  Read more...

TriNet Launches Marketplace for Small Businesses

The small business economy in the United States has extensive purchasing power. With estimated revenues of over $7 trillion[1] a year, small businesses have been cited as one of the driving factors in the nation's economic recovery. Read more...

Making Collections Easier

Chasing after clients for payment often creates friction for the business, reports the Commercial-Appeal. There are steps a company can take to make collecting payment easier. Read more...

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