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Clover Credit Card Processing Review and Pricing
By Mike Berner | October 14, 2025
Clover combines flat-rate processing (2.6% + 10¢ in-person) with proprietary POS hardware, 200+ apps, and industry-specific plans for retail and dining.
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Stax Payments Review and Pricing
By Mike Berner | October 14, 2025
Stax (formerly Fattmerchant) offers subscription-based merchant services with wholesale interchange pricing, 200+ integrations, and flexible POS hardware.
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How to Make Your Direct Sales Business Explode in No Time
By Mark Fairlie | October 13, 2025
A direct sales business sells products or services outside of a retail environment. Follow these tips and strategies to build your direct sales business.
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Creating an Employee-Centric Company Culture Will Not Be the Death of Your Business
By Jennifer Post | October 13, 2025
An employee-centric company culture prioritizes employee input and helps your team feel respected. Learn how to implement an employee-centric work culture.
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What Is Dynamic Pricing and How Does It Affect E-Commerce
By Jennifer Dublino | October 13, 2025
Dynamic pricing adjusts prices in real-time based on demand, competition and market data. Amazon pioneered this to maximize revenue and stay competitive.
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Collaboration Improves Workplace Performance. Here’s How to Encourage It
By Jennifer Post | October 10, 2025
Make your workers more productive and engaged by promoting a collaborative workplace – here's how.
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Everything You Need to Know About Cash Flow Statements
By Jennifer Dublino | October 09, 2025
Learn why cash flow statements are essential for business survival, how they track liquidity and solvency, and key strategies for financial management.
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What Is Business Intelligence, and Why Do You Need It?
By Julie Thompson | October 09, 2025
Business intelligence tools can help your small business decrease costs and operate more efficiently. Learn how you can use BI for data analysis.
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What Is an Audited Financial Statement?
By Sally Herigstad | October 09, 2025
Audited financial statements are independent CPA evaluations costing thousands. They include balance sheets, cash flow, income statements, and equity changes.
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Get Camera Ready: Start Livestreaming on Social Media
By Jennifer Dublino | October 08, 2025
Livestreaming is video content in real time. Learn how to use livestreaming on social media platforms to connect with followers and boost sales.
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Best Business Courses for Entrepreneurs
By Sean Peek | October 08, 2025
Whether your business knowledge is beginner or advanced, these professional development resources will take your expertise to greater heights.
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GoDaddy POS Review and Pricing
By Skye Schooley | October 07, 2025
GoDaddy POS charges 2.5% per transaction with Smart Terminal hardware starting at $149. The system tracks sales with easy setup and payroll integration.
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Your Employees Feel Underappreciated — Here’s What You Can Do to Fix It
By Skye Schooley | October 06, 2025
Learn how to make your employees feel appreciated to improve their workplace satisfaction and performance.
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BambooHR HR Software Review: Features, Pricing and Key Benefits
By Skye Schooley | October 02, 2025
Even businesses with one employee need to run payroll and manage taxes, and our best picks make the process simple and efficient.
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Best Freelancer Websites for Finding Developers
By Mark Fairlie | October 01, 2025
Finding good help can be hard these days, especially in the development and engineering world. These sites can help you hire a freelance developer.
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15 Reasons Employees Quit (and How to Prevent It)
By Sean Peek | October 01, 2025
Are you having a hard time retaining employees? It could be due to one (or more) of these top reasons. Find out the solutions here.
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How Informal Feedback Can Improve Employee Performance
By Skye Schooley | September 30, 2025
Every business leader should give their employees informal feedback. It can improve employee performance, company morale and team communication.
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PR Nightmares: What You Can Learn From the Biggest Blunders
By Julie Thompson | September 30, 2025
Business owners can learn a lot from PR mistakes made by some of the biggest companies. Here are a few key public relations lessons.
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The Hidden Ways Gender Bias Can Sabotage Recruitment
By Skye Schooley | September 30, 2025
Learn what gender bias looks like and how to avoid it in your hiring process.
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What You Should Know About Noncompete Agreements
By Skye Schooley | September 29, 2025
Learn how a noncompete agreement works and how to include one in your company policies.
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Online Shopping Cart Abandonment: How to Reduce It
By Megan Totka | September 29, 2025
Here is how you can increase online purchases with techniques that help customers finish their checkout process.
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How to Take Away Perks Without Employees Hating You
By Skye Schooley | September 29, 2025
If you need to eliminate some employee benefits, here’s how to do it without starting a staff rebellion.
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SBA Loan Forgiveness for PPP, EIDL and 7(a) Loans
By Jamie Johnson | September 29, 2025
PPP loans are fully forgivable if requirements are met. EIDL loans advance up to $15,000 don't require repayment. Other SBA loans must be repaid in full.
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ActivTrak Review and Pricing
By Skye Schooley | September 29, 2025
ActivTrak monitors employee productivity with automatic time tracking, activity logging, and insights to optimize workforce performance and efficiency.
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Trust the Process: 13 Tips to Empower and Encourage Your Staff
By Chad Brooks | September 26, 2025
See advice for encouraging your team members, and find out the benefits of empowering your employees.
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6 Benefits of Forming an S Corporation
By Jamie Johnson | September 25, 2025
An S corporation helps you avoid double taxation and the self-employment tax. Learn the pros and cons of S corporations and other corporate structures.
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NetSuite Accounting Software Review and Pricing
By Mike Berner | September 24, 2025
Oracle NetSuite is a cloud ERP integrating finance, sales, supply chain, and HR tools. Pricing starts around $999 per month licensing plus $99 per user.
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Best Leadership Books for Small Business Owners
By Sean Peek | September 22, 2025
Building your bookshelf is an important step in building your business. These books can help you become a better leader for your company.
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How to Transition to Long-Term Work From Home
By Kiely Kuligowski | September 22, 2025
Transitioning to permanent remote work requires clear WFH guidelines, communication tools, video meeting limits, and equipment support for employees to succeed.
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Work-Life Balance: How to Set Manageable Boundaries
By Jamie Johnson | September 22, 2025
Set work-life boundaries by stopping work at designated times, avoiding weekend emails, scheduling downtime, and communicating availability to managers clearly.