Tag Archives: Business

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) is constantly rolling out new features and updates, many which enhance user experience while also facilitating advertising and e-commerce activity. As the platform continues to enhance the intersection of recreational communication and business interactions, the latest available features provide outlets for improved communication and challenges in creativity for the 50 million-ish active businesses on Facebook. The latest of ... Read More »

Social media is an essential tool for many different businesses. But for some, knowledge of social media is an absolutely integral part of running a business. If you really GET social media, here are some potential small business ideas you can use to build a business around your social media expertise. Social Media Business Ideas Social Media Consultant Use your ... Read More »

Since the late 1990s, virtual phone services have enabled small businesses to obtain robust business phone services for less money by shouldering all the hardware, management and maintenance costs and spreading them across a number of businesses. While enhanced phone system functionality for less is a big win for small businesses, one could argue that the most valuable piece in ... Read More »

Yodle is an all-in-one digital marketing platform that offers everything a small business needs to build a presence online. It is to marketing what an all-you-can-eat buffet is to meal time. There’s plenty to consume, and then some. Yodle is primarily designed to assist local small businesses: realtors, plumbers, doctors and retailers, to name a few. Currently, the company serves ... Read More »

Your business sign is one of the most important aspects of your company branding. There are far more details to consider when it comes to an organization’s signage than most people realize. The design and quality of construction are, of course, high on the list of what makes a good sign. However, many additional issues must be addressed in order ... Read More »

Business credit scores are one of the key factors determining whether or not an enterprise qualifies for a loan. Yet surprisingly enough, most businesses don’t even know what their scores are. This astonishing revelation has come from a new survey by Manta, an online community for small business owners. The survey has found a majority (72 percent) of small business ... Read More »

If you are a business owner, it is most likely that you are leveraging online marketing. Well, the numbers are alluring with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) reporting there are about 3.3 billion internet users today. But then again, you also appreciate the importance of high ranking on social engines. In fact, marketers agree that if a business website is ... Read More »

In a letter addressed to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, 46 global business groups spanning finance, information technology, insurance and manufacturing urged Beijing to revise its draft cyber rules which they said would hamper trade. The signatories include industry associations from Asia, Australia, the United States, Mexico and Europe, according to a copy of the letter seen by Reuters. Foreign industry ... Read More »

Sony announced Tuesday it is moving its PlayStation business to Silicon Valley and consolidating its game console offerings under one roof. The Japanese entertainment and consumer electronics giant said that as of April, its PlayStation hardware, software and online businesses will be unified in a new company called Sony Interactive Entertainment. The freshly formed company will bring together Sony Computer ... Read More »

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, which houses former Hewlett-Packard Co’s corporate hardware and services division, reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit, helped by strength in its hardware business. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) shares were up 6.4 percent at $14.47 (roughly Rs. 970) in extended trading on Thursday. Revenue in HPE’s enterprise group business, from which it derives more than half of ... Read More »