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2021 tax deduction checklist: 10 expenses small business owners can write off

Ruby

Although it may sound like a ton of paperwork (which, to be clear, it is), this time of year also presents tons of savings opportunities for small businesses like yours. With January in the bag, most small business owners have sent out tax forms to their employees and independent contractors. Sent out advertising mailers?

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Peter Shankman, the original creator of “Help a Reporter Out” is on a mission to restore truth in media

Success

A few years later, it was acquired by his largest advertiser, Vocus (which would later be acquired by Cision). For years, HARO was a go-to source for thousands of users, which included businesses and journalists on tight deadlines. His consulting work focuses on helping companies attract, hire and retain neurodiverse team members.

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

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An online survey conducted by Forrester Consulting in 2019 found that 49% of respondents saw revenue boosted by partnerships and 77% of respondents saw “partnership development as central to their 2019 sales and marketing strategy.” . The formula for a successful strategic partnership may seem easy: 1 + 1 = 3. Win-win-win.

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How to Cultivate A Learning Environment In The Workplace

Vantage Circle

A small business may not have the same resources as Google or Amazon, but it can still build a culture of continuous learning. For example, McDonald's iconic Happy Meal was created by Dick Brams, a regional advertising manager based in St. What does it take to make learning and development a part of your organizational DNA?

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Does your business really need a website? 6 myths about your online presence

Ruby

That means people are constantly searching for businesses in particular areas that meet their needs: local lawyers, local plumbers, local financial planners, local dentists and doctors and pet-sitters and consultants and personal chefs… Companies with websites will show up in those searches—simple as that.

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Coopetition: how to grow your business by partnering with a competitor

Ruby

What’s more, this kind of all-out competitive mindset tends to keep small businesses small. They focus on competing with other small companies—frequently over price, because it’s the easiest thing to change—creating a race to the bottom that hurts everyone. Substantive reasons. Valid reasons.

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new boss monitors our LinkedIn profiles, I prepared for a video interview and didn’t need to, and more

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Your recent post about students assigned to go find free work with small businesses really struck a chord with me. I’m in a profession that is very common, but my job is a niche role consulting about that profession. One job advertised on LinkedIn is a near perfect fit for me.