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Podcasts
How You Can Make Podcasts Your Secret Weapon for Promoting Your Business
Podcasts have emerged as a serious marketing tool. What are you doing to take advantage?
Ecommerce
4 Ecommerce Trends to Watch Carefully for in 2019
As the online retail space grows ever more competitive, entrepreneurs will need to adapt.
How Tech Conferences Are (Finally) Injecting Gender Balance Into Their Speaker Line-ups
At tech conferences, women speakers are becoming the new normal. Now, that's refreshing, right?
IPO
Going Public: 4 Tech IPOs to Look out for in 2019
Tech companies had a turbulent 2018, but in 2019, keep an 'eye'-P-O on Uber, Slack, Airbnb and a lesser-known outfit called Palantir.
SaaS
10 SaaS Companies That Shone in 2018
There were winners and losers in the world of SaaS last year. Here are the companies that outperformed.
Holiday Stress
4 Tips for How Entrepreneurs Can Unplug and Recharge During the Holidays
Unplug, exercise, plan ahead and take some time out to breathe. Oh, and step away from that extra glass of eggnog.
Money Savers
10 Ways To Cut Marketing Costs Before the End of the Year
Example? You'll want to narrow your focus and ruthlessly market to the types of customers that convert and stay with you over the long term.
Artificial Intelligence
Is 'Smart Compose' Taking the Words Right out of Your Mouth? How AI is Changing the Way We Communicate.
From chatbots to rideshares, AI's influence is inescapable. But what's the impact on our communication?
Apps
3 Lesser Known App Marketplaces for Entrepreneurs Seeking to Build an App Business
Think that Google Play and the App Store are your only options? Think again.
Amazon
5 Reasons Why New York and Arlington Were Amazon's Choice for HQ2
'Location, location, location' is all very well, but for Amazon, 'access to talent' takes all.
Apps
The Best Apps to Help Your HR Department in 2019
Despite HR's new emphasis on technology, these professionals shouldn't forget what else is important: the human touch
Customer Retention
Retain the Shopify Customers You Attract this Peak Shopping Season
The coming weeks will be full of parties, gifts and friends. But don't let another 'gift' slip through your fingers: a customer who's here to stay.
Cloud Computing
4 Reasons Why You Should Care That IBM Just Made the Biggest Software Acquisition Ever
Entrepreneurs building applications that solve problems in the cloud computing sphere should take very careful note.
Jeff Bezos
5 Lessons from Jeff Bezos's 21 Years of Shareholder Letters
Their messages remind us how Bezos cautioned shareholders to wake up 'terrified' of their customers and to stay focused on 'Day 1.'
Ecommerce Strategies
4 Apps to Supercharge Your Ecommerce Site for the Holiday Season
Look out for those abandoned online shopping carts! These tools will help you do that -- and more.