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Many businesses are utilizing traditional customer relationship management (CRM) processes to manage business contacts and clients in an organized way. According to a 2011 Computer Economics study of North American companies (produced in June of 2012), 51% have invested in CRM tools. It’s great that companies are interested and investing in these systems, but not many are […]
Small Businesses have always formed the backbone of the American economy. These entrepreneurial pioneers embody the spirit of possibility, the tireless work ethic, and the simple hope for something better that lies at the heart of the American ideal. The problem is, our small businesses have been some of the hardest hit by this recession. […]
Your website needs to be mobile-friendly. Preferably yesterday, if not years ago. Here’s why: Teens, that coveted, impressionable market, are increasingly going mobile. Your target market isn’t teens? Remember that the habits and styles they establish are often carried with them into adulthood; this includes using mobile to access the internet. It’s imperative to make […]
If you watched or listened to our president’s State of the Union, you heard him mention raising the minimum wage to something “you can live on” – $9.00/hr, up from $7.25, an increase of 24%. His statement has raised quite a hullabaloo of late, with staunch and persuasive supporters on either side. So – what impact […]
The most recent Private Capital Access Index report produced by Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management, in partnership with Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp., revealed that 55% of owners are less confident in their business growth prospects than one year ago (pdf). While this number may seem similar to the millions of other vague statistics […]
Sequestration. It’s a buzz word worthy of “Fiscal Cliff” status, meaning we all wish Congress would get their act together so we could stop hearing and reading about it every day. Still, it’s important to remain current of the latest news, because the “across the board cuts” (sick of that phrase yet?) could impact small […]
The web is full of big changes you can make to your online marketing strategies that can make a difference to your business’s bottom line. But sometimes small changes can make a huge difference. Today, we thought we’d highlight four easy-to-implement changes you can make to your business: Declutter Your Inbox. Becky McCray offers some great tips […]
41 days. 41 Days until the Los Angeles City Primary Nominating Election. Mark it, Dude. Last night we all reconvened in Silicon Beach’s town hall, aka Docstoc’s first Startups Uncensored of 2013, #33. Jason Nazar got political on us this month – and we liked it. Councilman Eric Garcetti took a road trip from home in Silverlake […]
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In the wake of our successful, first-ever Access to Capital event, and just in time for Small Business Saturday, we combed through the hours and hours of video recorded at the event to provide you these 54 nuggets of financial wisdom! Want to dive deeper than just great quotes? Watch the presentation in full here: Let […]
