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SmallBizClub.com is dedicated to providing small businesses and entrepreneurs the information and resources they need to start, run, and grow their businesses. The publication was founded by successful entrepreneur and NFL Hall of Fame QB Fran Tarkenton. We bring you the most insightful thinking from industry leaders, veteran business owners, and fellow entrepreneurs. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

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Thinking of Opening a Restaurant? Map Out Your Vision

Opening a new restaurant is a peculiar mix of exciting and daunting. The industry is not exactly the birthplace of many get-rich-quick success stories: a lot of restaurants fail within the first year of doing…

5 Unfailing Cross-Selling and Upselling Strategies to Boost Online Sales

If you’re like most people, you likely have gone shopping with a grocery list a few times in your life. But how many times have you gone home with only those items in your cart?…

Cold Calling or Email Prospecting? The Choice Depends on Your Audience

Business media is overflowing with advice about new marketing and sales strategies that result in a satisfactory ROI. There has been a lot of talk lately about the power of Big Data and complex analytics,…

Beware These Pitfalls of Being a Young Entrepreneur

How old were you when you started your first business? Warren Buffett started off with pinball machines in barber shops as a young man. Great entrepreneurs often have lofty ideas and goals at a very…

How to Solve Your Business Lending Problems

Asset-based finance is big business these days. Since the financial crash of 2008, banks have significantly tightened their lending criteria and become much more risk-averse – with the result that SMEs are looking to other…

Understanding Small Business Web Hosting for New Biz Owners

If you’ve just started a new business, or are planning to, your list of tasks to complete is probably already pretty long. I really don’t want to stress you out by giving you something else…

Should You Employ the Internet of Things in Your Business?

The Internet of Things (IoT) has been around for a few years, and companies have been integrating one-stop systems to have a collection of IoT devices together to make life more convenient. You can see…

5 Simple Ways to Make Your Security System Work Better for You

If you’re like most small business owners, you may not give your company’s security much thought. What with the day-to-day challenges of running a business, it’s easy to go years without reevaluating your security setup….

Use Network Segmentation to Make Security Manageable

Hackers are trying to destroy your business. According to a recent study by Cybersecurity Ventures, “global annual cybercrime costs will grow from $3 trillion in 2015 to $6 trillion annually by 2021, which includes damage…

Build a Referral Network for Your Business in 4 Easy Steps

In order to succeed, a business leader should establish a connection based on trust with other business persons within his/her industry. While running a marketing campaign for small business can seem like a challenging endeavor,…