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Fundbox Business Loan Review and Rates
By Mike Berner | August 01, 2025
Fundbox offers business lines of credit up to $150,000 with 12-24 week terms, 4.66% starting rates, and tech features like cash flow insights and mobile app.
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8×8 Phone System Review and Pricing
By Jessica Elliott | July 31, 2025
8x8 is a great cloud-based phone system for growing businesses, with valuable features, affordable pricing and excellent customer support. See full review.
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MassMutual Review
By Kimberlee Leonard | July 29, 2025
MassMutual offers transparent 401k pricing at $500/year plus $20 per participant monthly. Includes 15,000 investment options and fiduciary services.
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Textedly Review and Pricing
By Mark Fairlie | July 28, 2025
Textedly SMS marketing starts at $19/month with low per-message rates, text-to-pay features, review management, and omnichannel inboxes for businesses.
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ShareBuilder 401k Review and Pricing
By Kimberlee Leonard | July 28, 2025
ShareBuilder 401k offers flat-rate pricing starting at $95 monthly with investment fees under 1%. Plans include advisors but lack a mobile app for participants.
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North Payments Review
By Mike Berner | July 25, 2025
North Payments offers fast approval and easy setup for high-risk businesses, with free equipment, next-day funding and a user-friendly portal.
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Why You Need to Develop Your Own Unique Product
By Jared Haw | July 25, 2025
If you sell products that anyone can get from other merchants, you'll never become a leader in your market. Here's how to develop unique products instead.
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Zoho Assist Review and Pricing
By Nadia Reckmann | July 25, 2025
Zoho Assist is cloud-based remote desktop software with no installation required, TLS 1.2 and AES 256-bit encryption and affordable pay-as-you-go pricing plans.
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Know Your Customers: How Different Generations Prefer to Pay
By Sean Peek | July 23, 2025
Each generation has unique payment preferences, from Gen Z’s mobile payments to boomers’ credit cards. Top POS systems support these preferences.
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Viasat Business Internet Review and Pricing
By Jeff Hale | July 22, 2025
Viasat satellite internet covers 96 percent of the U.S. with speeds up to 100 Mbps, persistent IP addresses, and prioritized traffic for rural businesses.
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Toast POS Review and Pricing
By Skye Schooley | July 21, 2025
Toast is a top POS system with extensive restaurant features. Learn why Toast's online ordering functionality stands out in the restaurant POS system area.
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Sage 50 Review and Pricing
By Mike Berner | July 18, 2025
Sage Business Cloud Accounting is a cloud-based accounting solution ideal for customizations. Learn how businesses can use Sage to customize integrations.
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Employee Development: How the Best Companies Develop Better Employees
By Melissa Powell | July 18, 2025
Developing great employees starts with addressing their needs as professionals. Here's how to support their goals and keep them at your company.
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M-Files Review and Pricing
By Sean Peek | July 18, 2025
M-Files offers intuitive document management with metadata search, OCR, workflow automation, and M-Files Aino AI. Pricing ranges $39-$59 per user monthly.
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Biz2Credit Review and Rates
By Mike Berner | July 17, 2025
Biz2Credit connects businesses to term loans up to $1 million and revenue financing to $2 million with 24-hour approvals and transparent, simple interest rates.
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CareCloud EHR Software Review and Pricing
By Leah Zitter | July 15, 2025
CareCloud offers cloud-based EHR with intuitive charting, Breeze patient portal, cirrusAI automation, and CareCloud Central practice management integration.
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CRM Switch: 5 Tips for CRM Change Management
By Alex Haimann | July 14, 2025
Switching CRM requires identifying current problems, researching alternatives, data migration, team training and customization. Costs include time and effort.
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How Much Does Customer Service Training Cost?
By Jennifer Dublino | July 10, 2025
Customer service can make or break a company's success. Learn the costs and types of customer service training and how training can benefit your business.
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What is business.com+? Everything You Need to Know About Our Exclusive Membership Program
By Shari Weiss | June 26, 2025
The business.com+ membership program takes the pain out of choosing new business services by providing dedicated advisors and unbeatable deals. Learn more.
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Job-seekers With Nonbinary Gender Pronouns on Their Resumes Are Less Likely To Be Contacted by Employers
By Ryan McGonagill | June 26, 2025
Nonbinary job seekers face bias as resumes with they/them pronouns get less interest from employers, despite most being Equal Opportunity Employers.
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Despite Increasing Demand, Amazon Drivers Say They’re Happier Than Other Gig Workers
By Chad Brooks | June 26, 2025
Amazon drivers are the happiest among gig workers, with 76% satisfied with pay and 59% with workload, while Grubhub drivers are least satisfied.
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The State of Workplace Theft in 2025
By Chad Brooks | June 26, 2025
67% of employees admit to workplace theft, with time theft being the most common. Managers are twice as likely to steal money compared to non-managers.
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Rippling vs. Gusto Comparison
By Skye Schooley | June 26, 2025
Rippling offers customizable HR, payroll, and IT tools for scaling businesses, while Gusto provides straightforward payroll for small teams under 50 employees.
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Does Corporate Gift-Giving Produce The Desired Outcome?
By Ryan McGonagill | June 26, 2025
Nearly half of professionals are influenced to keep working with vendors who send holiday gifts. Recipients expect $100 values but median spend is only $30.
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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
Business.com research shows 56% of companies underrepresent women and 47% underrepresent people of color, with senior leadership gaps even more pronounced.
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TriNet vs. Justworks Comparison
By Skye Schooley | June 26, 2025
TriNet offers industry-specific HR tools with comprehensive features, while Justworks provides transparent pricing and 24/7 support for small businesses.
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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
Small business leaders spend more time on email and admin than strategy. Learn how to reclaim time through delegation, focus and technology.