Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Globalization and international trade was once driven almost exclusively by large multinational corporations. No longer. Propelled by global online markets and platforms and a growing global middle class, small businesses and even freelancers and individuals are exporting goods and services in growing numbers. In fact, according to the U.S. SBA  small business goods exports have grown from 29% of total U.S. goods exports in in 2004 to 34% percent in 2014.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

I think we’ve all been there. You’ve been working in your role for a few years, you know everything there is to know about the job and you’re settled into a fairly easy routine that doesn’t come with too much pressure. Life is good right? Well, yes, it sounds like it. But then comes the […].

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Small Business CEO

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Whatever your business is, the more you individualize, customize, and personalize your output, the more competitive you’ll be in an industry that is otherwise mostly homogenous. Though some aspects of a business are better taken care of by consultants, contractors, and outside professionals, there are many DIY projects that you can accomplish just fine.

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Small Business CEO

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

The public often makes the mistake of assuming car dealers make their money on the sale of a new car. It makes sense; they’re big ticket items and it’s easy to assume that someone is profiting when you pay a few tens of thousands of dollars. But as you know, selling cars has a very thin profit margin, and only about 30 percent of a dealership’s gross profits come from the sale of new cars.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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