The cost of lost data keeps increasing, and for small businesses, a breach or natural disaster can mean the threat of lost business or the potential to close their doors altogether. According to a 2016 report from the Ponemon Institute, the average cost of a data breach increased from $3.8 million in 2015 to $4 […]
We are headed full-steam ahead into the hectic holiday season. Holiday spending is expected to reach its highest point since the Great Recession, increasing 10 percent compared with the 2015 holiday season, according to PwC’s 2016 Holiday Outlook.Digital sales are expected to increase 25 percent and many of those purchases will be made on a […]
By Melanie Luff As the business world evolves at faster pace, trends sometimes come and go on a weekly or monthly basis. To keep up, businesses have to constantly reassess their game plan. These smart business moves will help you boost profits and beat the competition by exploiting the latest technology – but even, in […]
Predicting trends is always risky business. However, I’m confident the five I’m enumerating here will definitely command their share of headlines over the next 12 months and beyond. But frankly, whether I – or anyone else – publish an “X Number of 2015 Trends” article is not important by itself. Any value lies in determining […]
Q. I’m thinking of hiring an employee, but the person I have in mind only wants to work from home. I’m not real comfortable with that. How will I know she’s really working? THE Small Business Expert: When I work from home, I get an incredible amount done. Because there isn’t anyone to interrupt me […]