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Gifts versus Cash: Which is More Effective as a Corporate Giveaway?

Certain corporate gifts have a greater effect than cash. A recent study demonstrated that that travel and merchandise incentives are more attractive to employees and investors than financial incentives. In the merchandise category we have…

6 Ways Alternate Lending is Quicker Than a Bank Loan

What’s the difference between a bank and an alternative lender? One of the most significant is the different requirements banks place on small businesses before offering business finance. Here are just six of the things…

6 Important Elements of Social Media Landing Pages

You already know that social media marketing is essential to reach your target audience and bring them to your website. Qualified leads that already follow your brand on social media platforms just need a little…

How to Fire the Right Way

According to a recent Human Capitalist article, over 30 percent of new hires quit within the first six months. However, many unsatisfied employees choose to remain and poorly perform at their job. Terminating an employee…

10 Tips for Successful Small Business Mergers and Acquisitions

As a successful small business owner, you may wish to further grow your firm at some point. One of the ways to do this is via a merger, whereby your firm and another one that is relatively equal to yours will combine and become a single legal entity.
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Setting Up a Social Employee Marketing Strategy

To maximize the effectiveness of social campaigns, businesses can turn their employees into what Rutgers business professor Mark Burgess calls social employees.
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Consumer Debt vs. Business Debt

No matter where you go or what you are doing in America, debt seems to be a part of the world we live in. America is a debtor nation and that refers to a lot more than the national debt.
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5 Easy Ways to “Green” Your Business

Experts estimate that almost three-fourths of American waste is recyclable, but only one-fourth is recycled. However, more and more consumers are concerned about corporate responsibility
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The Licensing Downfalls for a Business Model

When it comes to choosing between licensing and franchising, proceed with caution. Licensing works better for products or intellectual property. A perfect example is software.
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Do You Make Receivables Harder to Collect?

I frequently see situations where our clients make it harder to collect their receivables. Here are six of the more common issues.