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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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TouchBistro Review and Pricing

By Jamie Johnson | March 20, 2025

TouchBistro is a customizable POS system for restaurants of all sizes. Learn how TouchBistro works and the different features it offers.

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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

Our PowerPoint guide outlines everything you should include in your slide deck, with tips on preparing effective presentations and advice from TEDx speakers.

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TimeClock Plus Review

By Skye Schooley | March 05, 2025

TimeClock Plus provides customizable time tracking with biometric clocks, job costing, and 800+ payroll integrations for scaling businesses of all sizes.

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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 claims it can give you accurate personality insights on customers, prospects, candidates and co-workers to help you sell more and manage better.

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Learn by Example: 7 Great Mobile-Friendly E-Commerce Websites

By Mark Fairlie | February 20, 2025

Boost your mobile website conversion rates by emulating excellent mobile-friendly e-commerce websites. Learn how to create a great mobile user experience.

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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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Connecteam Review and Pricing

By Skye Schooley | February 13, 2025

Connecteam is one of the best time and attendance systems. See features, pricing, plans and more details.

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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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SentryPC Review and Pricing

By Skye Schooley | February 12, 2025

SentryPC's employee monitoring software blends a competitive price and effective features to produce a great solution for very small businesses.

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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.

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Agree to Disagree: Conflict Resilience Authors Reveal the Power of Productive Tension

By Tina Nazerian | February 05, 2025

Our full Q&A with Bob Bordone and Dr. Joel Salinas

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Salesforce vs. Zendesk Sell Comparison

By Mark Fairlie | February 05, 2025

The right CRM system can generate more leads, drive sales and improve customer service. Here's how two top CRM solutions, Salesforce and Zendesk, compare.

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Salesforce vs. Pipedrive Comparison

By Mark Fairlie | February 05, 2025

Salesforce and Pipedrive are two of the leading CRM platforms for small businesses. See our comparison of pricing, features and more.

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AdvancedMD Medical Billing Service Review and Pricing

By Leah Zitter | February 05, 2025

See why AdvancedMD might be the right medical billing service for your business.

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Make Your LinkedIn Comments Sound Human (Even If They Aren’t)

By Antonio Ferme | February 04, 2025

Our full Q&A with LinkedIn influencer Craig Davis

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Ruff and Tumble: How Zoom Room’s CEO Created a Planet Fitness for Dogs

By Tess Barker | February 04, 2025

Our full Q&A with Mark Van Wye

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12 Ways to Maximize Your Productivity With Slack

By Mark Fairlie | January 31, 2025

Boost productivity with Slack by using reminders, keyboard shortcuts, custom notifications, and channels to reduce meetings and improve team communication.

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It’s a Big World After All: Should American Businesses Say Goodbye Globalization?

By Jane Meggitt | January 30, 2025

An interview with author Elisabeth Braw

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Best Uses for Tablets at Your Restaurant

By Sean Peek | January 30, 2025

Tablets make it easier for customers to order tableside and pay their bills quickly. Learn more about how your restaurant can use tablets.

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Ping Author Andrew Brodsky on Digital Communication Manners in 2025 (Full Q&A)

By Taylor Friedman | January 23, 2025

The University of Texas at Austin management professor shares his “Secrets of Successful Virtual Communication.”

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Mother Untitled CEO Neha Ruch On “How to Plan a Career Break After Kids” (Full Q&A)

By Ali Saleh | January 16, 2025

An interview with the author of The Power Pause

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Salesforce vs. HubSpot Comparison

By Mark Fairlie | January 15, 2025

The right CRM system can generate more leads, drive sales and improve customer service. Here's how two top CRM solutions, Salesforce and HubSpot, compare.