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Unpaid Customer Invoices Are Piling Up, Squeezing Small Businesses
A new survey finds a majority of entrepreneurs reporting growing numbers of late payments that cost companies an average of $40,000 annually.
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When Is Inflation Good for the Economy?
Inflation is and has been a highly debated phenomenon in economics. Even the use of the word "inflation" has different meanings in different contexts. Many economists, businessmen, and politicians maintain that moderate inflation levels are needed to drive consumption, assuming that higher levels of spending are crucia
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3 Customer Retention Strategies to Avoid Like the Plague
Not all customer retention strategies are equally effective. Here are a few to avoid when building your customer base
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Cybercrimes can cost companies money, customers, and employees. Here's what types of cybersecurity protocols every business needs to keep their data and information safe.
Summary List Placement More people are working remotely these days, as businesses strive to keep their employees safe and help stop the spread of COVID-19. But with so many employees working outside the office, organizations may be opening the door to a different kind of threat: a cyberattack. The FBI's Internet Crime
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3 ways to bolster supply chain cybersecurity as attacks accelerate
A procurement manager at a mid-size company receives a text message from the CEO saying that their warehouse vendor is offering a 30% discount if they
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Covid Has Transformed How Shoppers Pay. Here’s How Small Business Can Benefit
Covid has transformed how we pay for goods and services.
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Interest Rate Forecast: Remaining Low Throughout 2020
Many of us forecasters have been expecting interest rates to rise, but we’ll have to wait another year for that to happen. The key issue is economic growth strong enough to push inflation up, or at least to make the Federal Reserve worry about inflation rising. The latest economic data have dashed hopes for strong econ
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Cybersecurity Action Plan: 7 Tips for Small Business CFOs
A data security breach is one of the CFO’s biggest nightmares. The bad actors are getting creative at their trade, causing our nightmares to become
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Check Fraud is Up: 4 Steps to Protect Yourself
Check fraud is on the rise. Learn four things you can do to protect yourself. While you may need to occasionally write a check, it’s important to understand the risks – and how to protect yourself. When you have the option between paying by check, credit card, debit card, or an ACH transfer, realize that checks are by
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Five Ways To Mitigate Risk For Your Business
Threats to your stability and bottom line are an unfortunate reality of business. As a small business owner, your goal is to mitigate that risk as