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Mobile Technologies Saving U.S. Small Businesses More Than $65 Billion a Year
For businesses of all sizes, saving time means saving money, but perhaps for none does that ring more true than for small businesses. In fact, millions of them are tapping into technology to save time and, ultimately, money as well - to the tune of a staggering $67.5 billion a year - by using mobile apps, tablets, and smartphones in their day-to-day business activities.¹
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Your Smartphone isn't Wiped
According to Top Tech News simple using the factory reset or “delete all” command is not enough to completely wipe the data off your phone. Avast Software, a security firm, conducted an experiment on 20 used smartphones, that the owners believed to be wiped of data, and found that all contained data that was easily recoverable with commercially available tools.
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Small Businesses Raise Wages
A survey by the National Federation of Independent Businesses shows an increase in small business wages, reports Fortune. Of those surveyed 21 percent report giving their employees a raise.
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Lack of Skilled Employees Preventing Expansion
A survey performed by the Wall Street Journal and Vistage International shows that 33 percent of those companies surveyed indicate they have unfilled job openings, reports the Wall Street Journal. According to the companies the positions remain open because of a lack of qualified applicants and the open positions are preventing the companies from growing.
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D-Link Offering 30-Day Evaluation on Business-Class Products
D-Link, the networking solutions provider for small- and medium-sized businesses, today announced an expanded evaluation program designed to give customers access to D-Link(®) managed switches, WLAN and storage solutions prior to purchase. The new program enables qualified customers to apply online to receive products for integrating into their network environments for testing.
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Free Trials of Its Analytic Tools in the FICO Analytic Cloud
FICO a predictive analytics and decision management software company, has announced it is providing free 30-day trials of its best-in-class analytic tools in the FICO Analytic Cloud, a new web-based infrastructure for creating, customizing and deploying powerful, analytics-driven applications and services. Users are able to conduct hands-on testing and experimentation with the FICO(®) Solution Stack, FICO's groundbreaking platform for Big Data analytics and decision management. They can also explore the FICO Analytic Cloud Community, where they can collaborate with peers and the FICO Analytic Cloud Marketplace to buy and sell analytic components, add-ons or complete turnkey decision management solutions.
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Understanding Liens
According to the Wall Street Journal, many small business do not understand how a lien works. Legally a lien is a claim attached to a loan that acts as a security interest for a debt owed, if the loan defaults the lender can use the lien to sell the borrower’s collateral to satisfy the debt. If your home is collateral for your loan and you default you could lose your home.
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Instagram as a Sales Tool
Instagram is proving to be a useful sales tool for some small businesses, reports USA Today. Businesses like bakeries, salons and restaurants-with items that photograph well-are increasingly turning to Instagram to highlight their products.
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Microlender Steps in Where Banks Fear to Tread
Accion, a non-profit microlender, offers loans to small businesses when the banks say no, reports PBS News Hour. In addition to serving international clients, the microlender serves 49 states, which makes it the largest microlender in the US. Accion can help small businesses with less than perfect credit get funding.
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New Color Multifunction Products for Mobility, Sustainability and Security
Ricoh Americas Corporation has announced color multifunction products (MFPs), offering all the capabilities of Ricoh's new intelligent MFP platform in a compact footprint. The devices help companies more efficiently capture, transform and manage information to support the growing necessity for information mobility - enabling employees to access information from anywhere and at any time to make critical business decisions in today's rapidly evolving workplaces.
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