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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the United States: An Examination of 680 DEI Statements in 2022

By Ryan McGonagill | June 26, 2025

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TriNet vs. Justworks Comparison

By Skye Schooley | June 26, 2025

The right HR solution can simplify your small business's HR processes. Here's how TriNet and Justworks compare.

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Twilio Flex Review and Pricing

By Mark Fairlie | June 26, 2025

Twilio Flex is a programmable cloud contact center at $1/hour per active user or $150/month per named user. Requires developers but offers deep customization.

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Salesforce Agentforce Service (formerly Service Cloud) Review and Pricing

By Mark Fairlie | June 26, 2025

Salesforce Agentforce Service (formerly Service Cloud) helps businesses deliver better customer service with AI-powered case management, omnichannel support and deep CRM integration. Add Agentforce...

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Five9 Review and Pricing

By Mark Fairlie | June 26, 2025

Five9 combines AI-powered automation, omnichannel communications and enterprise-grade security to help highly regulated businesses deliver better customer service. See pricing, features, pros, cons...

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Time Trapped: The Productivity Crisis Facing Small Business Leaders

By Chad Brooks | June 23, 2025

A new study of small business leaders shows they spend more time wrestling with operational inefficiencies than pursuing growth opportunities each week.

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Stripe vs. Square Credit Card Processing Comparison

By Jennifer Dublino | June 10, 2025

Stripe and Square are excellent payment processing options for small businesses. Here's how they compare.

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Square vs. PayPal

By Jennifer Dublino | June 09, 2025

Square and PayPal are popular credit card processing options. See how they compare.

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Stripe vs Stax Comparison

By Mike Berner | June 09, 2025

Stripe and Stax are two of the best credit card processors for small businesses. Here is how they compare and contrast.

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Merchant One vs. Square Comparison

By Jennifer Dublino | June 09, 2025

Which payment processor should you choose for your business: Merchant One or Square?

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Merchant One Review and Pricing

By Mike Berner | June 09, 2025

MerchantOne offers custom interchange-plus pricing, 98% approval rate, Clover POS integration, and 175+ shopping cart connections for all business sizes.

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monday.com Email Marketing Review and Pricing

By Sean Peek | May 20, 2025

Monday.com is a visual project management platform starting at $13 per user per month with customizable dashboards, 250+ integrations and automation.

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Human Interest 401k Review and Pricing

By Kimberlee Leonard | March 27, 2025

This in-depth review and pricing guide of Human Interest 401k details its features and services, pros and cons, and onboarding and customer service information.

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She’s Got a Blank Check, and She’ll Write Your Name: Taylor Swift’s Billion-Dollar Business Playbook

By Tess Barker | March 26, 2025

Our full Q&A with There’s Nothing Like This author Kevin Evers

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Constant Contact Email Marketing Review and Pricing

By Sean Peek | March 24, 2025

Constant Contact is an affordable and easy-to-use email marketing service. It has all the tools businesses need to create great email campaigns.

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Nextiva Review and Pricing

By Jessica Elliott | March 11, 2025

Nextiva stands out for customer support, offering 24/7 phone assistance, multichannel tools and strong call routing. See our full review of features, pricing and limitations.

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PowerPoint Presentation: 12 Things to Include in Your Next Slide Deck

By Sean Peek | March 05, 2025

Maximize the impact of your visual presentations with these expert-backed tips.

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Will Shoppers Return to ‘Made in USA’ Fashion? It’s Working for Haley Solar

By Tess Barker | February 26, 2025

Our full Q&A with the acclaimed Los Angeles designer

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Crystal Knows All: You’re Being Profiled

By Mark Fairlie | February 26, 2025

Crystal combs through online resources and compiles personality profiles that help businesses improve selling and hiring.

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Bloomfire CMO: Outpace Your Competitors With Customer Insights (Full Q&A)

By Antonio Ferme | February 14, 2025

Dan Stradtman explains the importance of knowing your customers with the data to prove it.

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Exit Stage: The Complete Guide to Selling Your Business

By Jane Meggitt | February 12, 2025

When? Why? How much? Here are all the basics for cashing out.

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Paychex Retirement Services Review and Pricing

By Kimberlee Leonard | February 07, 2025

Paychex integrates 401k plans with payroll and HR services on one platform. Employees enroll with automated contributions and dedicated retirement specialists.