More women are starting small businesses
Starting and running a small business takes a lot of passion and determination, and recently the number of women taking the plunge has been rising….
Author: The Smart Reader Staff
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Wasting the time of email scammers
The average person deals with an incredible amount of email throughout their workday and having to deal with email spam and scammers can add further…
Google gave internet to 100,000 people in Puerto Rico
The recent devastation caused by the hurricanes in Puerto Rico unveiled a massive problem with modern society’s dependence on instant, long-distance…
Bill Gates’ smart city
As innovation continues its march into the future, many wealthy individuals and professional investors are looking for ways to build a city from the…
Sales tips: Creating an effective email campaign
Small businesses can use email to drive sales, but competing for customer time and getting past spam requires five basic strategies. 1 Marketers must…
Book Review: Ben Stein says someone is lying to you
In his latest book on finances, Ben Stein has a simple message for young people: You’ve been lied to and those lies are keeping you from being financially…
Selling tech door to door
Best Buy and Amazon plan to find business that’s percolating just under the surface by doing what brush salesmen used to do: Go house to house. With…
The reality of same-day deliveries
The days — plural — of waiting for packages ordered online are quickly coming to a close as several of the most prominent online retailers are leading…
Coin-operated parking meters are dying
Parking meters have joined the digital age thanks to app support and online payments. According to USA Today, major cities like Portland, Oregon have…
Studies: Smart phones drain the brain
As phones get smarter, people get dumber; at least that is what recent studies conclude. Smart phones make people less capable of focusing, learning, and…