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Your customer retention strategies can define your business success. Dive in to learn how to retain customers using seven effective strategies.

Want to improve cash flow or look good in the eyes of the bank or investors? Here's how to strengthen your balance sheet.

Blockchain opens up a world of possibilities for digital marketers.

Blockchain can create new opportunities for funding while helping existing institutions make better small business lending decisions.

A bill of materials (BOM) keeps quality, procurement and manufacturing teams on the same page. Here's how to create a BOM.

Only if a customer is happy with the company will he or she stick with a business, and Big Data can help improve the overall customer experience.

Many small businesses need funding to get started. Learn about the different financing options to decide which would work best for your small business.

Our team has compared the best online payroll services for 2022. See up-to-date reviews and costs for the top services.

See our expert and unbiased reviews of the top 10 merchant services. Compare 2022's top-ranked merchant account services for free at business.com.

Human resource outsourcing services can simplify your human resource responsibilities. Learn about the best HROs available for your small business.

Our team has compared the best accounting software for 2022. See up-to-date comparisons, reviews and costs for the top-rated accounting programs.

Big data helps marketing teams understand their customers, competition and industry, which in turn will allow them to create better campaigns.

Many meetings are unproductive and simply waste everyone's time. If you have to have meetings, here's how to make the most of them.

This guide offers 12 tips on how to use business texting to communicate with customers and partners.

If you have hourly employees, you need an accurate count of their hours. Learn how to choose the best timeclock for your small business.

Tablets can increase a restaurant's efficiency and flow. Here’s how to use them in your restaurant.

Modern spreadsheet software goes beyond tracking budgets. Here's how to find and use the best spreadsheet software for your business.

Learn what features to look for when choosing the best POS software for your business.

POS systems do more than capture sales at the point of sale. They can run detailed reports on everything from inventory to sales, giving you deeper insight

Zoom's feature set and functionality made the widespread shift to remote work easier to handle for millions of Americans dealing with the pandemic.

Constant Contact is the winner for the 2020 Best of the Best Marketing Bizzy award.

Out of the many HR products and services available in 2020, we chose Hubstaff as the best of the best for its employee monitoring software.

See business.com's best picks for the essential tools that kept small businesses buzzing in 2020.

These career paths are ideal if you love data, technology and computers.

It can be difficult for a woman-owned business to get funding. Here are some of the best small business grants for women in 2021.

Your Android smartphone or tablet can be an invaluable tool to have on a construction site, assuming you have the right apps. Here are six construction app

Learn about bereavement leave laws and best practices so you can create a comprehensive bereavement policy for your company.

The Small Business Administration provides a bevy of services beyond loans. Here's a look at all of them.

Read about all of the benefits a VoIP phone system provides for business, including some of the service's downsides.

Learn how outsourcing your e-commerce business's order fulfillment needs can streamline operations, save time and conserve resources.