Customer experience (CX) has become a major priority for businesses in the past few years, and 2022 will be no exception. The thing is, customers are no longer loyal to a brand based on the business offering or its pricing. Instead, they prefer returning to companies that can keep up with their increasing demands without…
It may sound crazy, but it is possible to make money listening to music. A growing number of people are in fact getting paid to listen to their favorite music. Curious? Keep reading to know more about this emerging opportunity. Can You Earn Money by Listening to Music? As unbelievable as it may sound, you…
Small businesses gained 115,000 jobs during October, mirroring their growth in September, according to the latest ADP Small Business jobs report released this week. Franchise businesses gained 35,000 jobs during the same time, nearly identical to the gain in the previous month. Nationally overall, businesses gained 534,000 jobs during October, compared to a gain of…
Google My Business has become Google Business Profile. This will allow small businesses to better manage their profile and engage with their customers by bringing Google Search, Google Maps, and their respective apps directly from Google My Business apps. Google My Business is Now Google Business Profile The renaming is part of Google’s effort to…
Photography can be so much more than a hobby. Those who enjoy photography often are inclined to turn their passions into successful small businesses. With some talent, a camera and a computer, any photo enthusiast has the potential to make money in the photography industry. There are so many ways to make money with photography,…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has launched the 2021 State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) portal. The portal will provide access to $10 billion, which is made possible by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This is a considerable increase from the first SSBCI and the $1.5 billion it offered in 2010. 2021…
Sponsored Post Using augmented reality to provide remote assistance was a fascinating concept just starting to take hold when the global pandemic gave it new meaning. As businesses struggled to maintain operations while so many of their vital employees were relegated to their homes, tools like Zoho Lens, a Zoho One application, allowed them to…
Competition is getting stronger. Regulations are getting stricter and more complex. Margins are getting tighter. The legacy systems are getting obsolete. And customers are demanding more. In between all this, financial institutions and banks are finding their way, their version of digitalization to turn this chaos into opportunities. A version of digitalization that will not…
Sponsored Post The turbulent economic market and challenges onset from the pandemic has required small businesses to adapt and become more resilient. And while some obstacles have subsided new ones have arisen, such as labor shortages and hiring challenges. “Nearly half (49%) of small businesses that are actively hiring say it is hard to find…
Influencer marketing continues to grow in the United States, with 2021 witnessing a 26.7% increase in sponsored Instagram posts. Meanwhile, sponsored stories increased by 33.5%, with influencers creating an average 16 sponsored stories a week. The growing demand for this type of endorsement advertising was unveiled by the ‘2022 The State of Influencer Marketing’ report.…