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Why and How to Build Customer Relationships with Website Comments
Tap into the social nature of your website's visitors to boost relationships with customers and your company's reach.
Jargon: Debtcade
The period directly following the noughties, it refers to 2010 to 2019, a decade of extreme consumer and governmental debt. Coined by Adam Roberts, an editor for <em>The Economist</em>.
How to Get Better Hosted VoIP Services
Many small-business owners want the flexibility of hosted voice-over-IP but not the lack of reliability and call quality. We asked a tech geek: Is there a way to get both?
How Angry Birds Set Up Its Online Store with Shopify
How digital commerce platform Shopify helped Angry Birds creator Rovio Mobile spread its wings into licensed merchandise sales.
HP Offers a More Rugged Portable Printer
The Officejet 100 is a printer that you can check into your luggage and can either plug into a wall outlet or run off a battery.
Franchise Pros Fill a Niche in Flip-Flops
After conquering gourmet ice cream and Southwestern cuisine, three franchise veterans kick off their shoes and get into sandals.
How Do Your Sales Leads Measure Up?
Here are a few ways to check the effectiveness of online business generation by developing a lead-scoring model.
How an Art Gallery Created an Online Store for Social Shopping
Moontoast's digital platform helps affinity brands like Nashville's Arts Company translate Facebook fan fervor into online revenue.
How a Family-Owned Franchise Makes It Work
Two sisters and their retired mom team up to nurture a neglected franchise that sells used clothing for kids.
Groupon Now and the Rise of the Real-Time Deal
What do you get when you combine the daily discount model with the urge of the impulse purchase? Merchants hope the answer is instant customers.
Money, Happiness and the Secret to a Rich Life
You don't want to be rich. You want to be happy. The question is, can money buy happiness? Turns out it can--to an extent.
How Gamesalad Can Help You Create Your Own Video Game
This Austin company can turn almost anyone into a game developer.
Go Union: How I Got My Funding
Gary Hicks, president and CEO of SkillSniper.com, describes how he secured financing from a credit union to launch his job-hunting site.
inDinero: A Real-Time Financial Dashboard for Your Business
Following $3 billion in transactions for 20,000 companies can take 3 billion keystrokes across 20,000 spreadsheets--or, with inDinero, just a few clicks
How to Open a Coffee Bar
Consider these essentials to help make your caffeinated dreams come true. Plus, a list of the leading coffee franchises.