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Career Forward: These Former Pepsi and Nike Execs Want You to Look Out for No. 1
By Rachel Brodsky | October 16, 2024
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Why The Cure for Burnout Takes Self-Work, Not Only Less Work
By Antonio Ferme | October 16, 2024
A Q&A with Emily Ballesteros
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How Stuckey’s Chair Rebuilt an American Snack Empire (Full Q&A)
By Dawn Allcot | October 16, 2024
A Q&A with Stephanie Stuckey
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The Dangers of Scaling Your Startup Too Fast (Full Q&A)
By Antonio Ferme | October 16, 2024
An interview with Sail to Scale co-author Mona Sabet
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Salesforce Marketing Cloud Review and Pricing
By Sean Peek | October 16, 2024
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Email Studio starts at $400/month with enterprise automation, AI personalization, and seamless CRM integration for large businesses.
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SurePayroll Review and Pricing
By Matt D’Angelo | October 14, 2024
SurePayroll handles payroll tax management automatically for $29.99 per month plus $4 per employee, backed by Paychex with unlimited payroll run capability.
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StretchLab President on Franchise’s Flexible Model [Full Q&A]
By Tess Barker | October 10, 2024
An interview with fitness exec Verdine Baker
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Regret Selling Your Company? Buy It Back Like BroBible’s Founders [Full Q&A]
By Antonio Ferme | October 04, 2024
BroBible publisher Brandon Wenerd explains how the male millennial lifestyle brand grew by staying true to itself.
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Clover vs. Toast POS & Payment Processing Comparison
By Jennifer Dublino | September 30, 2024
Clover and Toast are payment processors that can provide POS functionality and hardware. Learn how their features, service and costs compare.
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CAKE Review
By Quinn Springett | September 30, 2024
Cake by Mad Mobile is an efficient POS system ideal for restaurants. Learn about Cake's ease of use, features, pricing, inventory management and support.
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RingCentral vs. Zoom Comparison
By Jessica Elliott | September 30, 2024
Decide which phone system is right for your business. Learn how features and pricing stack up in our RingCentral vs. Zoom comparison.
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RingCentral vs. Dialpad Comparison
By Nicole Fallon | September 30, 2024
RingCentral and Dialpad are robust, scalable business phone systems. Compare their features and pricing to determine the best one for your small business.
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Shopify vs. Square: Which POS Is Best for Your Business?
By Jamie Johnson | September 30, 2024
Shopify and Square are two popular POS systems for e-commerce. Learn how Shopify vs. Square compares and where each one stands out or falls short.
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Shopify POS Review and Pricing
By Lori Fairbanks | September 30, 2024
Shopify Payments charges 2.25% to 2.9% plus 30 cents per transaction. The platform integrates directly with Shopify stores and includes fraud analysis.
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RingCentral vs. 8×8: How Do They Compare?
By Nicole Fallon | September 27, 2024
RingCentral and 8x8 are robust business phone systems. Learn how their features and pricing compare so you can choose the best option for your business.
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Stranger Things: A Strong Company Culture Bakes In Employee Trust, Dude
By Ali Saleh | September 16, 2024
Even though Argyle is spacey, his strong sense of camaraderie with another Surfer Boy Pizza worker saves the world.
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Hustle: Why Every Hiring Team Needs a Stanley Sugarman
By Ali Saleh | September 16, 2024
Netflix’s summer basketball flick Hustle was an instant favorite among viewers and critics — and offers a business lesson.
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Brilliant POS Review
By Quinn Springett | September 12, 2024
Brilliant is a cloud-based POS system with excellent employee management features. Learn how Brilliant can track wages, hours, payroll and schedules.
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Obama Speechwriter Terry Szuplat Wants to Change Your Next All-Hands Presentation [Full Q&A]
By Antonio Ferme | September 09, 2024
The author of Say It Well breaks down the art of persuasion for business leaders.
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Salary.com CEO Kent Plunkett’s Fair Pay Playbook [Full Q&A]
By Dawn Allcot | September 09, 2024
An interview with the author of Get Pay Right: How to Achieve Pay Equity That Works
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Why Real Authenticity (Not the LinkedIn Version) Is “Messy” [Full Q&A]
By Antonio Ferme | August 22, 2024
Our interview with leadership coach and author Valerie Garcia
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5 Email Marketing Tips to Grow Your Small Business
By Jennifer Dublino | August 16, 2024
Email marketing is inexpensive and effective. Follow these tips to make the most of your email marketing campaigns and strategy for your business.
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10 Reasons Email Marketing Is a Must for Small Businesses
By Skye Schooley | August 16, 2024
Find out why you should use email marketing services, see dos and dont's and get recommendations for top software tools.
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Email Marketing Best Practices and Predictions for 2026
By Jennifer Dublino | August 16, 2024
Your email marketing strategy may need an update. Follow these best practices for successful email campaigns, and see what's ahead for the rest of the year.
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Smart Rivals: How to Compete Against Tech Giants [Full Q&A]
By Tina Nazerian | August 16, 2024
An interview with Harvard Business School’s Feng Zhu and Bonnie Cao
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Advice for Choosing a Small Business Document Management System
By Skye Schooley | August 13, 2024
A document management system can enhance security, streamline workflows and increase productivity. Learn how to choose the best DMS for your business.
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Communicating Your Compensation Plan to Your Employees
By Kent Plunkett | August 12, 2024
An excerpt from Get Pay Right: How to Achieve Pay Equity That Works
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Social Media Marketing for Small Businesses
By Kiely Kuligowski | August 12, 2024
Social media marketing connects businesses with billions of users through platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn to drive engagement and sales.
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Hyperefficient: Dr. Mithu Storoni Shares Productivity Brain Hacks
By Jane Meggitt | August 05, 2024
Our full Q&A with the author and neuroscience researcher.
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Cybercrime to Reach $23 Trillion By 2027: What Can We Do?
By Mark Fairlie | August 01, 2024
Cybercriminals won't ignore you because your business is small. Learn 20 ways to protect a company from a damaging data breach and how to respond to one.