News (2421)
Small Business Held Back by Lack of Funds
A new survey co-sponsored by Pepperdine University & Dun & Bradstreet found that small business owners want to expand but are often held back by lack of funding, reports USA Today. A lack of workforce is also a factor that holds small business back from expanding.
Read more...
Small Businesses Fall Prey to Cyber Attacks
According to Small Business Trends, a new report by Nationwide Insurance finds that 45 percent of small business owners have fallen victim to a cyber attack. Even more alarming only 13 percent of those knew they had been victimized.
Read more...
Right Industry Can Help Your Business Succeed
Although there are many factors to a businesses success, it does help to choose a good industry, reports Entrepreneur. There are some sectors that are just more profitable than others. Service companies like Accounting, Tax & Real Estate usually perform well.
Read more...
The Future of Executive Databases Has Arrived
Not Actively Looking (www.notactivelylooking.com), the platform for executives to self-manage their profiles with executive search firms, has significantly enhanced its product suite and has launched its free Client and Assignment Manager modules for retained executive search firms. The module includes the option for search firms of adding Executive Private Profiles alongside the Self-Managed Profiles.
Read more...
New App Helps Business Owners Get a Second Line
GoDaddy has launched a new application geared towards small business owners, reports Tech Crunch. The SmartLine app lets small business owners create a primary business number that will ring through on their android phones.
Read more...
Key Spending Areas for Small Business
To be successful small businesses need to invest more money in several key components of their business, reports Entrepreneur. The first most important area is design. A well-designed logo is the first thing your customers see about your brand.
Read more...
Small Business Owners Optimistic
According to Small Business Trends, July’s small business optimism index shows business owners are feeling fine. The July index rose to 105.2, topping June’s high of 103.6
Read more...
SBA Awards Grants to 21 State and Local Economic Development Entities
The U.S. Small Business Administration has granted up to $125,000 awards in FY 2017 to 16 Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program recipients including state and local economic development entities, small business development centers, colleges and universities and up to $200,000 awards to five Small Business Technology Development Centers (SBTDCs) that provide support to innovative, technology-driven small businesses.
Read more...
Workforce Management Platform for Small Businesses
Snagajob, America's #1 network for hourly work, today announced the release of its new recruiting, scheduling and communication tool for small businesses. The comprehensive technology platform helps business owners and operators in the restaurant, retail and hospitality industries by streamlining administrative duties on a single platform, from managing shifts to removing complicated workflows and difficult user experiences.
Read more...
Free Phishing Simulation Solution for Small Businesses
PhishMe announced the availability of PhishMe Free™ – a no-cost phishing simulation solution for small businesses under 500 employees to condition employees and fortify their defenses against today's advanced cyberattacks, such as ransomware, business email compromise and spear-phishing.
Read more...
Most Read
-
-
Feb 08 2012
-
Written by SBN Editors
If you own a business, you should get fleet vehicles.…
-
-
-
Sep 08 2011
-
Written by Editor
ADP®, a leading provider of human resource outsourcing, payroll services,…
-
-
-
Jun 18 2013
-
Written by News
NETGEAR®, Inc. has shipped the NETGEARProSAFE(TM) Single-Band Wireless-N Access Point…
-
-
-
Nov 14 2012
-
Written by SBN Editors
Today we are going to focus on a few of…
-