COUPONS 
December 7, 2016 5 Trends in Coupon Marketing for 2013
0The first time I heard about Groupon was from a small business owner — Surfy Rahman, co-owner of Indique Heights in Washington DC. in 2009. He mentioned it as a user and not as a business owner. Since then the coupon offers or Group-buying space has evolved a lot. The companies in this space that […]
COUPONS 
December 7, 2016 How To Keep Customers Loyal With Coupons
In yesterday’s post about how small business owners can learn social media, I noted that webinars gave business owners a great way to learn from experts without forcing them to jet across country to do so. Coincidentally, Anita Campbell was part of a great webinar yesterday afternoon put on by the Verizon Small Business Center […]
COUPONS December 7, 2016 Best Places to Find Coupons and Discounts for Your Small Business
You’ve just loaded up your shopping cart with must-haves for your business. And you’re about to complete an online order that you believe is saving your company a bundle if you’d gone to a brick-and-mortar store (or stores) for everything. The total looks good and you’re about to hit the button to send a payment. […]
NEWS 
December 6, 2016 Top Five Small Business Internet Security Threats
Editor’s Note: A key trend coloring the world of small business is how our computers have transformed into critical business systems that we cannot function without. But don’t think your computer systems are safe from attack because it “won’t happen to my business.” In fact, it could. Ron Teixeira, Executive Director of the National Cyber […]
ELECTRONICS December 6, 2016 Desktop Suffers Drastic Decline While Mobile-Only Soars
A recent report by digital analytics company comScore shows a continued decline in desktop use as mobile use continues to rise. In a post on the official comScore blog, Senior Marketing Insights Analyst Adam Lella explains: “Just a year ago, there was still nearly twice the percentage of desktop-only internet users (19.1 percent) as mobile-only […]
COMPUTERS December 6, 2016 Sticky Note Personal Computers
Here’s a cartoon I did a few years ago, and with the launch of the iPad I thought it was a good time to dust it off. I remember I was getting ready to buy a new computer and I could’t decide between a notebook computer (the word “netbook” hadn’t yet emerged) and a tablet. […]
COMPUTERS December 6, 2016 Tablets Are Displacing Personal Computers with Consumers
Customer interaction and payments to your website are more and more likely to be taking place from a tablet or other mobile device. A continued decline in the number of PCs being shipped and presumably bought worldwide shows that tablets are displacing them with consumers, especially in emerging markets. What the Numbers Say A recent […]
COMPUTERS December 6, 2016 Cell Phones on Steroids — The New Computers
Not long ago the Wall Street Journal ran a trend-spotting article about technology and gadgets of the future (requires subscription). The article interviewed one person who suggested that cell phones have the potential to become the personal computers of the future — but only if telecommunications companies give up control over the hardware: “The personal […]
COMPUTERS 
December 6, 2016 Wade Foster of Zapier: When Computers Do More, Humans Create New Businesses
Small Business Trends: Can you tell us a little bit about your personal background? Wade Foster: I had an engineering degree. I have a marketing degree as well. I started helping a lot of small business do a better job at online marketing and also just running their businesses more efficiently. I spent a lot of time […]
COMPUTERS December 6, 2016 50 Small Business Ideas for Computer Experts
If you have experience with computers and related technology, you’re well on your way to becoming a successful startup founder. There are so many potential small business opportunities out there for computer experts. So if you have the relevant experience, here are 50 potential small business ideas for tech entrepreneurs. Startup Business Ideas for Computer […]
COMPUTERS December 6, 2016 HP Reinventing Traditional Computers With Mini Desktop PC
What you know about the traditional desktop computer, at least on the surface — forget it. HP’s latest entries on the market aim to change what a desktop computer looks like. The company recently introduced the HP Pavilion Mini Desktop and the HP Stream Mini Desktop. Both take the idea of a desktop tower and shrink it down […]
COMPUTERS December 6, 2016 12 Tips for Increasing Computer Speed
Nothing slows business down more than a sluggish computer. Of course, Apple fans will be pleased to note that there are not many tools for them here because. . .well, their machines are often invincible. I use many of these ideas to keep my machines running lean and mean in the fast lane. If your […]
