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Entrepreneurs Share 7 Smart Reasons They Use Business Credit Cards
A business credit card can be much more than a convenient way to pay for purchases. These cards can also provide lucrative rewards, superior fraud protection, and smooth out cash flow. According to the Federal Reserve’s 2019 Small Business Credit Survey, 52% of firms with 1 to 499 employees use credit cards on a regula
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Customer Retention Optimization Strategies to Keep Customers Long-Term
Your customers are your enterprise’s life’s blood. When you get a new customer, work to retain them and grow customer lifetime value. While the sales team will always be looking for new customers, retaining a current customer is far cheaper than finding a new customer to replace them. When you retain a customer, you’ve
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Fed’s ‘Wake-Up Call’: Investors ‘Losing Confidence’ After Latest Inflation Surge—How Aggressive Could Rate Hikes Be?
Topline As markets grapple with concerns about how quickly the Federal Reserve will reverse its pandemic-era policy, investment banks are warning
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How Small Businesses Can Attract In-Person Visitors Once More
Research by McKinsey revealed that customers still crave a return to out-of-home activities, but online retail will continue to be their comfort zone. With vaccination availability increasing countrywide, owners—specifically small business owners—need to refocus their efforts on bringing shoppers back into stores. And
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Small Business: Ways to Avoid Fraud This Holiday Season
holidays can make or break the year for small business. Be aware and put systems in place to combat fraud. Old National bank shares ways to protect
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says higher interest rates may be needed so economy doesn't 'overheat'
It might be necessary to lift interest rates to keep the economy from overheating, Janet Yellen said. The Treasury Secretary's comments contrast with the Fed's plans to hold rates near zero through 2023. Some experts fear Biden's latest spending plans risk dangerously strong inflation. See more stories on Insider's bus
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Roth Option Will Improve Your Company 401K
Many of your plan participants would greatly benefit from a Roth 401(K) provision. From the perspective of the plan sponsor, it’s a no brainer. It should be available on every plan. And you can enhance your plan benefits without one single penny of additional cost to the company. Roth 401(k) provisions are grossly und
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Tax-smart charitable giving before you retire
You’ve had a successful career and you’re almost ready to retire. While still in your peak earning years, is there a tax efficient way to give back?
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Build Skills to Keep the Talent You Have and Attract and Grow the Talent You Need
Empowering people to reach their full potential in the workplace is the key to building a thriving organization. Workers are enduring a slew of
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Imports and Exports: 5 Things Your Small Business Needs to Know
Inflation is serving as a drag on the retail economy, but ecommerce is still flowing. In the US, ecommerce sales broke the $1 trillion barrier for the