Earth Day: Energy technology marches on
Earth has just so much space and you gotta figure that at some point we’ll run out of things, like petroleum. BP says proven reserves will last 53.3…
Author: The Smart Reader Staff
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Top cybersecurity threats in 2019
Data breaches, hacking, and skimming — all of it poses a threat to consumers and business during 2019. According to the Identity Theft Resource Center…
What can consumers do against security threats?
– Do not share personal information with strangers over the phone, email or text messages. – Sign up for free credit report monitoring to receive alerts…
Legal issues crucial when forming small business
Entrepreneurs are busy people. They’ve got a ton of things on their mind from marketing and advertising to customer service and phones forever ringing to…
Starting a family business has unique problems
Starting a business with a spouse, parents, siblings, children or other family members is not like the typical startup. According to the Family Firm…
Beware of ransomware: It’s alive and well
Ransomware has mostly faded from the headlines since WannaCry and NotPetya wreaked havoc across the globe in 2017. The attacks sparked so much alarm that…
Some dos and don’ts about ransomware
In recent years, ransomware has become one of the most treacherous security challenges on the web. A form of malicious software (malware), ransomware is…
How to make your business a government contractor
Owners of small businesses might not realize that Uncle Sam could become a valuable customer through government contracting. But, to bid for government…
Social media has changed buyers and salespeople
The world’s leading research and advisory company, Gartner, Inc., declared in 2011 that by 2020 customers will manage 85 percent of their buying without…
(One of) the first automobile insurance policies issued
In 1898, there were 18 million horses compared to 4,000 cars in the U.S. And sooner or later someone was going to want to insure one. Most often cited for…