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American Businesses Brace Themselves for Higher Shipping Costs
Copyright: tomas1111 / 123RF Stock Photo If you’ve been watching shipping costs lately, or are a professional in a business which regularly ships goods, you might have noticed that major carriers FedEx, USPS, and UPS all raised their shipping rates across the board in January of this year. And the USPS wasn’t slow to do the same, [...]
Top Tips to Jump on the Business Ladder
Copyright: bowie15 / 123RF Stock Photo There are few ways to be effective in business without the necessary qualifications, especially nowadays. Only a few decades ago, the idea of a self-starter was a mainstay in the field of entrepreneurialism, with the likes of Alan Sugar moving from the rank of wheeler and dealer to high-flying CEO [...]
Getting into Catering: What You Need to Know
Copyright: limonzest / 123RF Stock Photo A career in catering is a fast paced, exciting path to take. But, it’s important you seek out the experience and necessary training before applying for catering jobs (bookmark this post, because once you’re ready to apply for roles they can be found here). So what do you need to know before [...]
6 Key Elements in Google Analytics for eCommerce Sites
Analytic data can be key to understanding customers and how people use your eCommerce site. While this information is gathered for you from tools such as Google Analytics, interpreting the numbers can be confusing at times. However, it’s in your best interest to know how visitors are interacting with the online store. It can be [...]
Small Business Security: The Problems and the Remedies
Of the five million people listed as self-employed by the UK, more than 60% are based at home, according to the Office for National Statistics. Dubbed “homepreneurs”, almost 30% of these upstarts are first-timers in the small business world which means many are feeling their way through what can be a relatively tricky [...]
Advocates for Individuals with Disabilities Fight Against Disability Discrimination
Organization Provides Immediate Charitable Assistance to Those in Need Discrimination by organizations against individuals with disabilities is all too common in the U.S. It is important for people with disabilities to seek support in standing up against businesses that create barriers preventing or violating their civil rights. It is [...]
Elizabeth Vargas: Revolutionizing the Digital Music Experience
For well over a decade, music has been an easy commodity to download, copy and pass along to friends for free—and artists as well as record labels have paid a high price. Yet despite attempts—or rather promises—to level the playing field for all stakeholders, no sharing platform has changed that backward momentum, until now. Edge Music [...]
Home Business Breakdown: How to Start an Online Store
Operating an online store presents an excellent opportunity for a source of passive income, but many people don’t know where to start. Just a few easy steps can get you off the ground and turning a profit. Read on to find out just how to break into online sales and gain financial freedom. 1. Choose an Awesome Product There are a lot of [...]
Car Website Built by Passionate Female Entrepreneur to Help Women Better Steer Car Buying Experience
Men, time to move over! Women are taking over the driver’s seat — 80 percent of car buying decisions today are up to females. With that buying power, it’s important for women to stop being taken for rides in the car-shopping experience. That’s why Ruby Davis founded, and self-funded ChickDriven.com dubbed America’s #1 car website for [...]
U.S Bank Offers $50k Prize for Best Small-Business Video
Small business owners are invited to submit a video about what makes them special and enter for a chance to win the $50,000 grand prize from U.S. Bank and MasterCard®. “We want to hear from small business owners across the country about how they are building their businesses, and finding that added Edge to be successful,” said Cathi [...]