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Stopping New Sales Tax Requirements
eBay is joining forces with local small business to encourage legislators to shoot down two proposed internet tax bills. The Marketplace Fairness Act and the Remote Transactions Parity Act would allow state governments to collect sales tax on transactions by companies with no physical presence in the state. The 25 small business owners will meet with local legislators in Washington D.C. in hopes of convincing them to veto the bills.
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Social Media Key to Small Business Success
According to SILIVE.com, the key to a successful small business is having a social media presence. The results of Time Warner Cable Business Class’ Small Business Technology Impact Study finds that 36 percent of shoppers will not visit a business that doesn’t have a website. Additionally, 1 out of 5 respondents won’t visit a business that fails to respond to online reviews.
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Best City for Small Business
San Jose is once again Biz2Credit’s best city for small business, reports CNBC.com. The California city had slipped to 18th in last year’s survey due to the high costs associated with the city, but this year it once again entered the top spot.
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National Small Business Week
Endurance International Group kicked off its #SMBSuperStars campaign in celebration of National Small Business Week. The campaign highlights exceptional Endurance small business customers and profiles them through a series of blog posts.
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iPostal1 Virtual Office
Now any size company can afford to establish a virtual business address with phone and fax in locations across the U.S. iPostal1 Virtual Office features the first virtual mailbox that lets customers manage postal mail & packages plus phone communications & electronic fax, all in one place, with a free smartphone app or online, 24/7 from anywhere. Proprietary Digital Mailbox technology allows iPostal1 to offer a fully-functional virtual office address at a low, unmatched price.
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Coffee Company Wins Super Bowl Ad
Intuit announced the winner of its Super Bowl commercial contest, reports the Denver Post. Death Wish Coffee, a small coffee roaster, won the 30 second spot.
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Predicting Small Business Success
The Bureau of Labor and Statistics reports that 50 percent of all small businesses fail within the first four years, reports the Huffington Post. Successful businesses share some of the same benchmarks including data driven, customer centered decisions.
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Improving Small Business Cash Flow
According to Forbes, small businesses often find themselves with cash flow problems, but there are a few things they can do to improve their cash position. One thing they can do is make sure to issue contracts for all work that you do.
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Color Duplex Desktop Scanner
Offering technology to turn towering piles of paper into searchable, editable and sharable digital documents, Visioneer® has introduced the Patriot(TM) D40, a color duplex desktop scanner and software package designed for scanning, storing and organizing up to 6,000 double-sided pages daily.
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CRM Offering Six Months Free for New Businesses
ProsperWorks (www.prosperworks.com), the cloud-based, zero-input CRM solution recommended by Google Apps for Work, announced today that it will be offering businesses six months of free access when they switch from their current enterprise agreements to Google Apps this year. As part of the Recommended for Google Apps for Work Program, ProsperWorks' CRM solution seamlessly integrates with the entire Google Apps ecosystem and provides a unified user experience right from Gmail.
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