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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.

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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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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

Slack helps teams of all sizes communicate effectively. Learn how you can also use the app to increase productivity.

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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

Using a tablet at your restaurant can improve the customer experience and your restaurant's efficiency.

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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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FreshBooks vs. Xero Comparison

By Tom Anziano | January 14, 2025

The right accounting software can greatly simplify a small business's finances. Here's how FreshBooks and Xero compare.

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Not All Businesses Need Influencers, Explains Business Influencer Jonathan Goodman (Full Q&A)

By Antonio Ferme | December 16, 2024

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The Best Business Advice of 2026

By Shari Weiss | December 16, 2024

We spent the year talking to executives and leaders from Whole Foods, Google and more to get the best business advice, strategies and insights.

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Silence Is Golden at Work, BRIEF Lab’s Founder (Quietly) Explains [Full Q&A]

By Tina Nazerian | December 11, 2024

An interview with Quiet Works author Joe McCormack

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7 Medical Billing Tips for Small Practices

By Danielle Fallon-O’Leary | December 06, 2024

These medical billing tips can streamline your dealings with insurers and patients, helping you receive payment for your services more quickly.

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Former FBI Spy Recruiter’s Trust-Building Tips Are Straight Outta Quantico (Full Q&A)

By Dan Ketchum | December 05, 2024

An interview with Unbreakable Alliances author Robin Dreeke

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Use These Jedi Mind Tricks to Make Customers Spend More

By Mike Berner | November 19, 2024

Music, freebies and the number 9 — learn the psychological tactics proven to turbocharge sales.

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12 Ways to Foster a More Entrepreneurial Culture

By Sean Peek | November 18, 2024

Part of being an entrepreneur is working in an environment with like-minded people. Here's how to create a more entrepreneurial culture.

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Winning Time: Turn Your Marketing and Sales Teams Into a “Magic” Duo

By Ali Saleh | November 16, 2024

With the right synergy, it’ll be “Showtime” at your business.

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6 Legal Challenges for E-Commerce Businesses

By Sean Peek | November 04, 2024

Make sure you're legally prepared when launching and running an e-commerce venture.

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TV Executive Ken Basin Explains Why Hollywood Imploded [Full Q&A]

By Antonio Ferme | October 29, 2024

The Business of Television author has a few ideas to rescue networks from their own bad decisions.

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Why You Should Develop a Relationship With a Business Lawyer

By Mark Fairlie | October 24, 2024

Running a company can be overwhelming, but a business lawyer can provide invaluable help and support.

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Craveworthy Brands CEO Takes a Bite Out of High Fast-Food Prices [Full Q&A]

By Antonio Ferme | October 18, 2024

An interview with Gregg Majewski

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A Coffee Connoisseur’s Guide to Pairing Tastes and Tasks

By Dan Ketchum | October 16, 2024

Combine your to-do list with our “to-brew” list.

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