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Building a Business

Need Help Retaining Employees? Some Apps for That

Social media-style programs give workers public kudos when they go above and beyond. Consider these employee rewards-and-recognition apps.

By Michelle V. Rafter

Business News

10 Tech Gadgets to Help Manage Your Business

When it comes to technology, it pays to think small. Here are several tools to give you everything you need to run your business, even if you had to do it out of your backpack.

By Jonathan Blum

Online Presence

Facebook’s Marketing Tools You Might Not Know About

Facebook insider Sarah Smith talks about pages in your admin panel with market-research treasure.

By Jason Fell

Online Presence

A New Tool for Adding Facebook Features to Your Website

Four reasons you might consider trying the new Facebook plug-in for Wordpress.

By Jonathan Blum and Anthony Mowl

Tech

How Google’s ‘Content Experiments’ Can Simplify Website Testing

The new tool lets users experiment with web designs to determine which ones work best. Here's a look.

By Jonathan Blum and Anthony Mowl

Business News

Grow Your Business with a Break from American Express OPEN and Facebook

Contest alert: A new promotion from American Express OPEN and Facebook offers $50 in advertising on the social network and an opportunity to win a $25,000 makeover.

Building a Business

Tech Tools for Keeping a Digital Eye on Employees

These apps and services can help you monitor your staff -- and do it legally.

By Riva Richmond

Building a Business

5 Ways to Master Social Media Multitasking

These tips and inexpensive tools can help streamline your efforts across multiple social media sites.

By Jonathan Blum

Tech

Tech Tools That Make Doing Business Internationally Easy

From shipping to electronic payments to navigating confusing regulations, these services can help companies do business overseas.

By Jonathan Blum

Business News

How Cloud Computing Saved My Business

Cloud technology helped these small companies coordinate operations, manage paperwork and control phone expenses.

By Stewart Wolpin

Tech

Five Ways to Turn Your Website into a Sales Machine

Consider these easy options for making your website a sales powerhouse.

By Jonathan Blum

Tech

Mobile Gamers: If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join ‘Em

A look at three tools that can help you harness the power of gamification for your business.

By Brian Patrick Eha

Building a Business

Seven Must-Have Tools for Your Home Office

These tech accessories can increase your efficiency and productivity when you do business from home.

By Jonathan Blum

Building a Business

Five Low-Cost Tools for Fast Cash Transfers

Give the heave-ho to services that charge big bucks to move your money around.

By Jonathan Blum

Building a Business

Four Online Apps That Can Be Handy Come Tax Time

Frustrated or tired of using your current accounting tool? You might want to give one of these a try.

By Jonathan Blum

Business News

Four Tools for Improving Office Collaboration

These new high-tech displays can get your team working together in new, more productive ways.

By Jonathan Blum

Building a Business

Why Next-Gen Displays Might Be Your Next Point-of-Sale Marketing Tool

While still pricey, these displays can offer an exciting element to your check-out experience.

By Jonathan Blum

Online Presence

Startup Aims to Make Social Media Easier for Superstars

WhoSay, an insider's social-media management tool, attracts millions in financing, even without a revenue model.

By Gwen Moran

Building a Business

Obama Elevates Head of the SBA

The president raised the head of the Small Business Administration to a Cabinet-level position, and proposed streamlining the agency with five others.

By Catherine Clifford

Business News

What I Learned at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show

Among the glitzy gadgets at CES 2012, here are the three small-business tech trends to keep an eye on this year.

By Jonathan Blum

Tech

How to Secure Your Company’s Valuable Devices

A look at six tools to help keep your offices, and the equipment inside them, safe.

By Ramon Ray