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Cyber Shoppers Visited Small Businesses

Small businesses reaped the benefits of the 67 million people who shopped online for Cyber Monday, reports the Roanoke Times. Read more...

Office Supply Checklist for Small Business

According to Small Business Trends, there are several “must have” office supplies for every business. Of course, paper and pens are necessities, but in this day and age so is good technology like a laptop or tablet. Read more...

Rising Costs Hurt Small Business

Small businesses are struggling with inflation, rising minimum wages and a shrinking workforce, reports the Journal Gazette. While many have raised their prices accordingly, it often still doesn’t fully cover the increased expenses. Read more...

Small business customers can now purchase business critical services with ease

To simplify and streamline the purchase of business services for small business customers, CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) has launched CenturyLink SIMPLE™ for Business. The first offering available through the new service is CenturyLink SIMPLE Internet. With CenturyLink SIMPLE Internet, small business customers can get the highest available internet speed in their area with no promotional pricing or long-term contract. Read more...

Shoppers Flock to Small Business Saturday

More shoppers are intentionally shopping on Small Business Saturday, reports the Tampa Bay Times. National Retail Federation estimates 78 percent of the 67 million Small Business Saturday shoppers did so specifically to shop with local merchants and support their community. Read more...

Small Business Cashes in on Black Friday

Black Friday totals are in and small businesses are winners, reports Market Watch. Shopify reports that small to medium sized businesses rang up $573 million dollars in Black Friday sales. Read more...

Small Businesses Tap Creativity to Compete

According to the Detroit Free Press, when trying to compete with big box stores small businesses get creative. Many small businesses add special events, like wine tastings or game nights to bring in customers and set them apart from the big box stores. Read more...

Tech Companies are into Small Business Lending

Tech companies such as Paypal and Amazon are becoming the ‘go to’ option for businesses looking for a loan, reports CNBC. In fact, Paypal is now a top 5 lender for small businesses. Read more...

Virtual Assistants Ease Burden

Virtual assistants can be a huge help for small business owners, reports Go San Angelo. They can help small business owners with everyday tasks allowing the business owners to focus on core businesses development. Read more...

Small Business Saturday Expect to be Big

According to Small Business Trends, this year’s Small Business Saturday falls the day after Black Friday and according to experts is poised to be the biggest yet. Read more...

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