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Business Scams 101: Common Schemes and How to Avoid Them
By Chad Brooks | June 26, 2025
Scams like phishing and business identity theft are rising fast, with businesses losing billions. Protect your company by training staff and securing data.
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Time Doctor Review and Pricing
By Skye Schooley | June 26, 2025
Time Doctor boosts productivity by 22% with features like task tracking, distraction alerts, and screen recording but lacks phone support and GPS tracking.
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Plooto Review
By Mike Berner | June 26, 2025
Plooto excels in payment automation with a 150,000-vendor network, but lacks full accounting features, a mobile app, and has limited integrations.
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BusinessLoans.com Review
By Mike Berner | June 26, 2025
BusinessLoans.com is a marketplace, not a lender, offering loans from $10K to $3M. Rates start at 9%, but funding can be slower than competitors.
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The Best HR Software for Restaurants
By Skye Schooley | June 26, 2025
Top HR software for restaurants: Gusto excels in payroll, TriNet is ideal for new eateries, BambooHR shines in onboarding, Paycor offers great analytics, Rippling is user-friendly.
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Job-seekers With Nonbinary Gender Pronouns on Their Resumes Are Less Likely To Be Contacted by Employers
By Ryan McGonagill | June 26, 2025
Nonbinary job seekers face bias as resumes with they/them pronouns get less interest from employers, despite most being Equal Opportunity Employers.
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Despite Increasing Demand, Amazon Drivers Say They’re Happier Than Other Gig Workers
By Chad Brooks | June 26, 2025
Amazon drivers are the happiest among gig workers, with 76% satisfied with pay and 59% with workload, while Grubhub drivers are least satisfied.
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The State of Workplace Theft in 2025
By Chad Brooks | June 26, 2025
67% of employees admit to workplace theft, with time theft being the most common. Managers are twice as likely to steal money compared to non-managers.
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TriNet vs. ADP Comparison
By Skye Schooley | June 26, 2025
TriNet is best for industry-specific HR support, while ADP excels with comprehensive features and flexible add-ons, offering robust payroll and benefits.
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Rippling vs. Gusto Comparison
By Skye Schooley | June 26, 2025
Rippling offers customizable HR, payroll, and IT tools for scaling businesses, while Gusto provides straightforward payroll for small teams under 50 employees.
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DocuPhase Review and Pricing
By Sean Peek | June 26, 2025
DocuPhase streamlines document management with AI-powered indexing, 90% OCR accuracy, and ERP integrations. Pricing starts around $11,000 yearly for 5 users.
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the United States: An Examination of 680 DEI Statements in 2022
By Ryan McGonagill | June 26, 2025
Business.com research shows 56% of companies underrepresent women and 47% underrepresent people of color, with senior leadership gaps even more pronounced.
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Does Corporate Gift-Giving Produce The Desired Outcome?
By Ryan McGonagill | June 26, 2025
Nearly half of professionals are influenced to keep working with vendors who send holiday gifts. Recipients expect $100 values but median spend is only $30.
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Twilio Flex Review and Pricing
By Mark Fairlie | June 26, 2025
Twilio Flex is a programmable cloud contact center at $1/hour per active user or $150/month per named user. Requires developers but offers deep customization.
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TriNet vs. Justworks Comparison
By Skye Schooley | June 26, 2025
TriNet offers industry-specific HR tools with comprehensive features, while Justworks provides transparent pricing and 24/7 support for small businesses.
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Salesforce Service Cloud Review and Pricing
By Mark Fairlie | June 26, 2025
Salesforce Service Cloud provides omnichannel support, Einstein AI, and customizable workflows starting at $25/user/month for enterprise service teams.
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Wix Review
By Elizabeth Crumbly | June 26, 2025
Wix provides 900+ templates, AI website building tools, and drag-and-drop design for small businesses, portfolios, and online stores starting at $17/month.
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RingCentral Omnichannel CX Review and Pricing
By Mark Fairlie | June 26, 2025
RingCentral RingCX is top call center software for inbound teams, with excellent analytics, training tools, and omnichannel routing. AI features cost extra.
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Five9 Review and Pricing
By Mark Fairlie | June 26, 2025
Five9 offers cloud contact center software with AI routing, compliance features for HIPAA and PCI DSS, and gamification. Plans range from $149-$299/user/month.
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Revver Review and Pricing
By Mark Fairlie | June 24, 2025
Revver, formerly Rubex by eFileCabinet, has excellent document storage capacity and workflow management tools. See features and pricing.
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Best CRM for Real Estate Businesses
By Nadia Reckmann | June 23, 2025
Salesforce, Pipedrive and Zoho offer CRM solutions tailored for real estate professionals with lead management and automation tools.
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Time Trapped: The Productivity Crisis Facing Small Business Leaders
By Chad Brooks | June 23, 2025
Small business leaders spend more time on email and admin than strategy. Learn how to reclaim time through delegation, focus and technology.
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Helcim Review and Pricing
By Mike Berner | June 18, 2025
Helcim offers transparent interchange-plus pricing, no monthly fees, free POS tools and strong support, making it a great all-in-one credit card platform.
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Best Business Phone Systems for Restaurants
By Jessica Elliott | June 12, 2025
Ooma, RingCentral, and Dialpad offer restaurant business phone systems with call routing, mobile apps and reservation integration.
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The Best Mobile Credit Card Processing Solutions of 2026
By Lori Fairbanks | June 10, 2025
PayPal, Shopify, Square and SumUp offer the best mobile credit card processing for small businesses, with limited fees and competitive flat rates.
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Stax vs. Square: Credit Card Processor Comparison
By Jennifer Dublino | June 10, 2025
Stax and Square give merchants an easy and convenient way to accept credit cards. Learn how their features, plans, pricing and integrations compare.
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Stripe vs. Square Credit Card Processing Comparison
By Jennifer Dublino | June 10, 2025
Stripe is ideal for online businesses needing customization, while Square suits in-person sellers with free POS tools, transparent pricing and fast setup.
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Stripe Payment Processing Review and Pricing
By Lori Fairbanks | June 10, 2025
Stripe charges 2.9% plus 30¢ for online payments and 2.7% plus 5¢ in-person, with no monthly fees or contracts. Supports 135+ currencies and extensive APIs.
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Payment Depot Review and Pricing
By Mike Berner | June 09, 2025
Payment Depot offers low, membership-based pricing with no markup and is ideal for high-volume businesses using Clover terminals or existing equipment.
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Square vs. PayPal
By Jennifer Dublino | June 09, 2025
Square suits high-volume businesses with lower online fees and robust POS tools at 2.6% + $0.10. PayPal works for low-volume merchants needing flexibility.