7 Reasons Why You Should Use Staples Print & Marketing Services

Newsletter | September 27, 2016

Staples Print and Marketing Services Put to the Test Staples recently challenged us to test out its Print & Marketing Services. They gave us a gift card. They put no restrictions on using the gift card other than asking us to do at least two projects - one involving a straight-forward quick print project and one more advanced project using in-store assistance. Here's a detailed look at our experience.

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#SmartBreak Sep 27 - Denver, Colorado, USA Join Citrix ShareFile and Ramon Ray, best-selling author and technology expert for a one-night interactive presentation on "10 Ways Growing Companies Use Technology to Stay Smart and Competitive." Read More #SmartBreak Sep 29 - Austin, Texas/USA Join Citrix ShareFile and Ramon Ray, best-selling author and technology expert for a one-night interactive presentation on "10 Ways Growing Companies Use Technology to Stay Smart and Competitive." Read More Discover more events on the Small Business Trends event calendar or Submit your small business event for Free!

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Spotlight: Organize-It Sells Everything You Need to Organize Your Closet Find out what was the watershed moment for Organize-It, the closet organizer company under the bright light of this week's Small Biz Spotlight. Get Inspired by other Spotlights!

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What Type of Leadership is Best for Your Business?

Newsletter | September 20, 2016

Which of These Leadership Personality Types are You? Business isn't supposed to be personal. But your personality can actually play a big part in how you run your business and whether or not you're able to manage your team successfully. In fact, MetLife recently created a paper that explores the idea of leadership personality types and how they can impact business.

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Leadpages' Converted 2016 Oct 18 - Minneapolis, Minnesota Converted 2016 will be an immersive experience taking place over two action-packed days in Minneapolis. We'll share data-driven, practical tactics that will make a difference in the way you grow your business. Discount Code: biztrends ($100) Read More Discover more events on the Small Business Trends event calendar or Submit your small business event for Free!

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Spotlight: Shopswell Hopes to Make Online Shopping More Social Shopswell wants to add a bit more social activity to online shopping so it created a bit of a social network for users to talk about and buy the products they like most. Get Inspired by other Spotlights!

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Reasons Why You Need Home Based Business Insurance

Newsletter | September 13, 2016

Why Home Based Businesses Need Insurance As a business owner operating out of your home, it's likely that you assume your homeowner's policy provides sufficient coverage. It doesn't. In reality, homeowner's policies carry little or no coverage for businesses and some insurance companies may even invalidate your policy if you file a business-related claim. While you should read your homeowner's insurance policy to determine what is covered and what isn't, it's smarter to consider purchasing policies expressly designed to cover small office home office businesses.

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Spotlight: UpNable is a New Startup That Provides User Testing Options Want to see you business website through the eyes of a customer or other user? This company says its focus is to help you get the feedback you need fro your target group. Get Inspired by other Spotlights!

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The Top 5 Ways Your Business Can Use Text Blast Software

Newsletter | September 6, 2016

Top 5 Text Blast Software Uses for Small Businesses There are many uses of text message software for small businesses. Most importantly, it allows you to stay in contact with your customers and provide them with valuable information, discounts and reminders. Here we will take a look at the top five uses of text blast software for small businesses.

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Spotlight: Bar-B-Clean Franchise Focuses on Cleaning and Maintenance of Barbecue Grills Read about how Bar-B-Clean came to be in this week's Small Biz Spotlight. Get Inspired by other Spotlights!

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Outsource or Else: How Smart Outsourcing Saved One Company From Going Bust Outsourcing help is a matter of survival for a lot of small businesses. Here's one such story. Read More Check out more books!

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