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Podcaster Jannese Torres Wants to “Level Up Your Dinero”
By Antonio Ferme | April 19, 2024
Our full Q&A with the author of Financially Lit!
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15 Essential POS System Features for Your Retail Business
By Jennifer Dublino | April 10, 2024
POS systems come with numerous features, but your retail business may not need them all. Learn the top 15 POS system features for your retail business.
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Small Business Statistics: The Most Interesting Data of 2026
By Mike Berner | April 10, 2024
This list of small business statistics provides a snapshot of the most important business trends
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Hello Alice CEO Carolyn Rodz On 2024’s Biggest Challenges for Small Businesses (Full Q&A)
By Maya Afilalo | February 14, 2024
Plus her reasons for optimism — and how small businesses benefit whole communities
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Rockefeller Foundation President Rajiv Shah Wants You to Make Big Bets (Full Q&A)
By Tess Barker | February 14, 2024
How to turn ambitious plans into measurable results
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In-N-Out Burger President Lynsi Snyder Serves Up ‘Slow-Growth Philosophy’ (Full Q&A)
By Rob Gabriele | February 14, 2024
She took over the company at 27 and “Double-Doubled” its success.
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Big Profits, Big Layoffs: Tracking Earnings Per Laid off Employee
By Chad Brooks | February 01, 2024
Meta earned $3.9M per laid-off employee, Microsoft earned $9.8M per layoff, and Amazon earned $2.8M, while WeWork and Spotify had negative EBITDAs in 2022.
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Is the U.S. Home to the World’s Most Remote Workforce?
By Elizabeth Barton | January 03, 2024
America lags behind other countries in return-to-office rates. Instead, employees are still working from home. See the data.
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More Lows Than Highs: Let’s Get Blunt About Starting a Cannabis Brand
By Daniel Thomas | January 03, 2024
Learn more about some key steps you must take in order to start a successful cannabis brand.
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From Content Manager to Stay-at-Home Voiceover Actor
By Dan Ketchum | January 03, 2024
Forget a 9-to-5 in a traditional office. Former content manager Alice Everdeen shares how an old school bus became her new place of work – and her home.
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New Jersey Restaurant Bans Kids and Gets 40,000 Likes
By Antonio Ferme | December 18, 2023
The business case for peace and quiet.
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What Is a Loss Payee on an Insurance Claim?
By Nicole Urbanowicz | November 07, 2023
The loss payee has the first-in-line legal rights to an insurance claim payout. Here's what you need to know.
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Strange Business Patents of the Year
By Dan Ketchum | October 04, 2023
Are these products destined for revolutionary glory or just too far ahead of their time?
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Where Did All the Truck Drivers Go?
By Carolyn Neuhausen | October 03, 2023
Is the profession running out of gas?
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Eat Up: Supper Clubs Get 21st Century Makeover
By Elizabeth Barton | October 03, 2023
Businesses are turning to an old staple: supper clubs. Learn more about why.
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It’s Fashionable to Skip the Business Plan — How Reckless Is That?
By Mike Berner | October 03, 2023
More and more entrepreneurs are winging it. Are they setting themselves up for failure or smartly trusting their gut?
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Big Business Lessons From the Big Diesel
By Ali Saleh | October 03, 2023
Shaq-size business tips
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The Post-Unicorn World: What Comes After Tech’s Burst Bubble?
By Dan Ketchum | October 03, 2023
How unicorns lost their magic.
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Can Small Video Game Studios Compete With Microsoft-Activision Mega Merger? (Full Q&A)
By Dan Ketchum | October 03, 2023
Independent developers are concerned about how the controversial acquisition will play out.
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New DC Studios CEO’s Bold Strategy: Destroy the Universe
By Antonio Ferme | October 03, 2023
James Gunn is rebooting the previous messy take on Superman, Batman, and the rest. Can your business wipe away its mistakes too?
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Business Lessons From 2023’s Oscar-Nominated Films
By Marty Beckerman | October 03, 2023
Introducing the b. Movie Awards.
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How to Choose a Commercial Smoker for Your Restaurant
By Matt D’Angelo | July 31, 2023
This guide will help you find the right commercial smoker for your restaurant or catering company.
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Business Accommodations for Customers/Clients with Hearing Impairments, Vision Impairments, or Other Disabilities
By Chad Brooks | July 31, 2023
Provide customer accommodations with accessible entrances, wheelchair ramps, service animal policies, assistive listening devices and ADA-compliant facilities.
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Severance: Keep Your Departments From Going to War
By Ali Saleh | July 10, 2023
Season 1 leaves a lot to the imagination, but one thing is very clear: Lumon Industries does not want its departments collaborating.
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Is PaddleSmash the Next Pickleball?
By Lauren Vino | July 10, 2023
Pickleball is a billion-dollar industry. Now two entrepreneurs, Scott Brown and Tim Swindle, hope their creation will be next.
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BCG Supply Chain Expert on How to Overcome New Challenges (Full Q&A)
By Antonio Ferme | July 10, 2023
Daniel Weise explains how the supply chain has changed and how to face its current obstacles.
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Anna David Explains How to Write Your Business Book (Full Q&A)
By Dawn Allcot | July 10, 2023
The bestselling author and Legacy Launch Pad Publishing founder knows the book world — and how to make your mark in print.