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Jonathan Farrington
Did you know that one unhappy customer tells 10 to 15 others about their experience? If it’s really bad they’ll tell the whole world.
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Marco Carbajo
Are you planning on leasing equipment for your business? Learn how to determine which equipment leasing company is best suited to meet your company's needs.
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Enid Burns
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More professionals now use text messaging when they need fast answers to their questions.
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Mike Kraus
By  | Filed In: Retail and Industries
Clean up your inefficiencies before jumping into the new year.
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Enid Burns
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The Ultrabook enters the small computing market as the next challenge to hot-selling tablets.
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Glen Ross
If you're collecting customer data, you need a strategy that addresses these three factors.
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Ken Walker
More business travelers say that getting a good night's sleep on the road is harder to deal with than airport security.
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Marco Carbajo
Why should building business credit be on the top of your list? Learn why separating your personal and business finances should be a top priority.
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By  | Filed In: Hospitality and Industries
New Year's resolutions are great, but it may take more than one resolution to keep your business on track and your staff focused on success.
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Tim Devaney - Tom Stein
Killing time at the airport? Here’s where to find the best food, whatever city you’re in.
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Harry Mccraken
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Harry McCracken shares his predictions about the products, technologies, and trends that will impact how small businesses use technology in 2012.
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Ken Walker
According to BusinessInsider.com, 25% of people on vacation check their work emails hourly. In the U.S. the average worker will only use 57% of his vacation days. That means that over half of...
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AllBusiness News Staff
The decision should be a wake-up call for small retailers that haven't embraced fast-changing consumer expectations.
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All it takes is one good story to sell a client. But that's one story more than many small-business owners have to tell.
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There's just ONE thing to remember about effective bookkeeping: Don't make it complicated. Here are five examples to illustrate my point.
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Given the fallout from the housing crisis, getting approved for a mortgage can be a tricky business. These 10 steps will help you prepare for the process.
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With plenty of tools at your disposal, these 10 tactics make it easier than ever to harness the power of the Web and get your business noticed online.
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Enid Burns
By  | Filed In: Mobility and Technology
Here are my picks for a few handy apps to keep your small business organized and productive as we head into 2012.
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By  | Filed In: Hospitality and Industries
Great books about being in the kitchen come along every few years. Gabrielle Hamilton's best selling chronicle is one of them.
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Mike Kraus
There's only one thing worse than marking down excess inventory -- getting stuck with it. Here's how to make the most of a difficult retail situation.
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Definitions for: smokestack industries
smokestack industries

basic manufacturing industries, such as autos, chemicals, steel, paper, and rubber, which typically have smokestacks on their plants. The fate of these industries, when viewed by Wall Street analysts, is closely tied to the ups and downs of the economy-they are therefore called cyclical stocks. Many smokestack industries are located in what is known as the rust belt.

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