Ramp up your business productivity with a chance to win a new Dell tablet Bepoz, a point of sale (POS) software for small businesses, is giving small businesses a chance to win a free Dell Venue 8 Pro 32 GB Tablet (Windows 8.1) in a new giveaway that runs through September 15, 2014. Bepoz is giving...
How social media pay to play is driving more businesses back to email marketing Businesses large and small quickly jumped on the social media bandwagon over the last few years to take advantage of so-called free marketing opportunities on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. Many businesses simply abandoned developing an email marketing strategy in...
Simple and effective ways small businesses can ease the time and cost of bookkeeping You may not have a passion for bookkeeping, but keeping well-organized business books will simplify your operations in nearly every aspect of running and growing your business. Here are some simple but effective ways to keep better business books. Ease payroll pain...
Maintain a professional image on LinkedIn by avoiding these obvious mistakes with the personal profile picture you choose One of the first rules of LinkedIn is that it is not Facebook. When it comes to individual profiles, Facebook is personal and LinkedIn is business. LinkedIn is a professional networking site that should be reserved for your...
As the formerly free social media platform turns into a paid site, businesses should reevaluate their Facebook strategy and investment When small businesses first discovered Facebook it seemed to be the answer to all their small business marketing challenges. They could reach customers and prospects directly through a Facebook business page without spending a dime....
Tips for choosing a post topic, writing your first post and promoting posts to expand the reach of your expertise on LinkedIn LinkedIn has become much more than a place to find your next job. It’s a place to showcase your expertise, network, generate sales or partnership opportunities, build your personal brand and gain exposure...
Build your LinkedIn strategy with Company Pages for more engagement, traffic and real customer opportunities When I first started out with my LinkedIn marketing strategy it was all about groups. I thought groups were the best way to reach new people and promote our small business… more so than a Company Page. And at that...
Resources, tips, guides and online software that will get your business finances ready for tax time Having the right finance tools can really help small businesses maximize their bottom line – particularly when it comes to paying taxes. Many small businesses are new at filing self-employed taxes and don’t know where to start. Some businesses...
Understanding the importance of your “talking about this” number really means and how can you improve it Small business owners with Facebook business pages have been obsessed with how many likes their page has acquired. But there is another important metric that often gets less attention by business owners – partly because they don’t quite...
Ideas to reduce your overhead, increase cash flow, maximize tax returns and get the most out of your small business budgets The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) completed a survey of small business owners, which reveals that almost 40 percent said that “economic uncertainty” was their number one concern in their business. While there...