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Category: Briefs

Briefs

Ideas for retaining customers

Retaining a customer is just as important as getting a new customer when it comes to improving your financial top and bottom lines. According to…

byThe Smart Reader StaffApril 1, 2017July 19, 2026
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Regulatory authority actions could impact small business loans

One of the chief ways small business owners raise money is through loans. One of the chief complaints of small business owners is regulations. The two…

byThe Smart Reader StaffApril 1, 2017July 19, 2026
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Survey: Small business owners register optimism

Small business owners, like their peers in larger companies, have complained for years about the myriad of challenges that handicap their ability to grow…

byThe Smart Reader StaffMarch 1, 2017July 19, 2026
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Small business wonders: Will the fiduciary regulation be dead on arrival?

One of the investment industry’s most dreaded regulatory actions set to take effect in April might be dead on arrival. This regulatory action is the…

byThe Smart Reader StaffMarch 1, 2017July 19, 2026
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How to set up a legally, taxably sound small business

You’ve come up with what you think is an excellent service or product, and now you want to turn your idea into a small business. There are a host of steps…

byThe Smart Reader StaffFebruary 1, 2017July 19, 2026
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Why regulations are bad for business

As the stock market took a leap up in November and December 2016, there was a lot of talk about optimism that the new administration would cut…

byThe Smart Reader StaffFebruary 1, 2017July 19, 2026
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Four Issues that could be killing your business’ profitability

A business can stay in business only if it has one thing: Profit. After paying all the costs doing business and paying all the people working in the…

byThe Smart Reader StaffJanuary 1, 2017July 19, 2026
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FREE SHIPPING SELLS

According to a survey by Radial and CFI Group, 91 percent of consumers will spend more money to get free shipping. 042.txt

byThe Smart Reader StaffJanuary 1, 2017July 19, 2026
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Sick leave laws become problem for small business

For small businesses, paid sick leave is about to become an issue if it isn’t already. President Barack Obama, following a trend established by 36 cities…

byThe Smart Reader StaffDecember 1, 2016July 19, 2026
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Guilty pleasure can rule buying choices

Guilt and pleasure are oddly intertwined, says Yale Professor Ravi Dhar. In fact, in his experiments with researchers from Northwestern and Penn State…

byThe Smart Reader StaffDecember 1, 2016July 19, 2026

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