Lifestyle & Trends - Business & Career

How your business can make the most of the holidays

At the end of the year, you might be thinking about how the quarter is going to end, but the rest of the world is thinking about the holidays. Getting in the spirit shouldn't just apply to your personal life - it should also be a natural part of your business initiatives.

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Simple ways small businesses can protect their data from disaster

Small or large, domestic or international, modern businesses run (or fail) on data. If you're a small-business owner, data - from customer email addresses to your bank account numbers - is vital to your company's success. Protecting data is as important as generating sales.

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How small businesses can protect their floors and technology this winter

Snow, ice, wind and cold temperatures bring a host of problems that facility and IT managers must plan and prepare for ahead of the winter season. Not only do they need to consider the damaging effects that salt and sand have on flooring, but they should prepare for potential power outages that could impact their technology infrastructure.

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When starting a business, remember that time is money

This challenging economy and stagnant job market have left plenty of qualified and capable Americans without work. And when qualified and capable people suddenly have time on their hands, many of them will think about starting their own business.

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How SEO brings ROI to business websites

Many people doubt search-engine optimization, or "SEO" for short. Some have a bad impression of it from watching the TV show "The Good Wife" or reading about the "dirty tricks" of a certain department store in The New York Times. They say it's nothing more than "black- hat" tactics that can get you in trouble with Google. These people want to cut back their marketing spending in a slow and uncertain economy. Some of this thinking may even be correct.

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