Category: Tools and Information

 How Can Big Data Help You In Your Business | Getentrepreneurial.com

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Data is one of the most important things that your business can possess. It will tell you if your are making the most profitable choice for your company or whether you may want to think about adjusting how you complete a job for a client. What kind of data can be useful when creating and growing a profitable enterprise?

Know Where Your Customers Are

Let’s say that you want to start a grout cleaning business in your neighborhood. While there very well be a market for that, you don’t know unless you have the information that supports your hypothesis. For instance, you will want to know how many homes or housing developments are located in your area.

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Etsy Brings Together Small Designers, Big Retailers With “Open Call” | Small Biz Trends

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What if you could pitch your products to a dream retailer like Nordstrom?

Etsy, known for being an innovative online marketplace for consumers to source handmade and other items from independent designers for their homes, wardrobes and more, is set to help members of its Etsy Wholesale community do just that. The company is bringing together small designers and heavy-hitting retailers from across the country via its Open Call program.

Now in its second year running, the Etsy Open Call program brings together buyers from top retail stores in the country and fresh talent from the Etsy Wholesale community through a series of live and online events to create pathways for valuable business partnerships.

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Foreign Qualification: What It Takes to Do Business in a Different State | All Business

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Whether you’re looking to expand your company’s physical presence or intending to secure the most favorable business tax and legal environment for your company, you may be considering doing business in a different state.

It can get a little confusing as you try to make heads or tails of what requirements apply to you. I field plenty of questions on the topic from plenty of business owners!

If you’ve been considering expanding your LLC or corporation into a state beyond the one your company is incorporated in, you may likely need to register your business in that state—a process known as “foreign qualification.”

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Are ‘Hands-Free’ Phone Calls Really Safer for Drivers? | Live Science

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Talking on your phone while driving — even if you use a hands-free connection — is still dangerous, a new study from England finds.

Conversations of any kind can be distracting if they require a driver to use mental imagery, according to the study.

“A popular misconception is that using a mobile phone while driving is safe as long as the driver uses a hands-free phone,” Graham Hole, a psychology lecturer at the University of Sussex in England and an author of the study, said in a statement. “Our research shows this is not the case.”

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Notion’s Home Sensor Could Save America $8 Billion in Insurance Claims | Inc.com

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Plenty of options exist when it comes to home security systems. But at least three things are true about most of them: They are expensive, require a contract, and are limited what they can detect via movement to trip an alarm.

That’s why Denver-based startup Notion created its home sensor: a non-intrusive, cookie-sized device that can be placed on any surface to detect changes in light, sound, and a variety of other elements. A set of the devices, when combined with a Wi-Fi-connected hub, offers traditional monitoring–movement, broken windows, opened doors–as well as the ability to notice subtler aberrations like temperature changes and water leaks. The system sends all of these alerts directly to your phone.

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14 Signs You’re Not Drinking Enough Water | Life Hack

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There’s not much in this world more refreshing than a tall, ice-cold glass of water. I don’t think there’s anyone alive that can deny that sometimes, a simple glass of water can be more satisfying than a cup of coffee or a can of soda. Despite this, too many of us don’t drink enough water on a daily basis. By depriving ourselves of the world’s most natural resource, we are continuously damaging our bodies. If you experience any of the following, you can improve your situation by starting with a glass of H2O.

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Demystifying the Bitcoin | The Startup Magazine

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Bitcoin is one the most fascinating innovation since Internet, capturing the imagination of developers, entrepreneurs, investors, governments and consumers. It is still made up of several complex pieces.

If you would like to be an active actor in the growth of Bitcoin future, you need to understand each piece of the puzzle as possible as you can to find the role you will be playing in this progress. Demystifying bitcoin is not an easy exercise due to the complexity behind it but providing some basic understandings can be useful for potential learners.

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Budgeting: Can You Afford (Or Afford Not To) Add Staff? | Forbes

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Budgeting for new staff is the ultimate game of chicken and egg. Can you take on the right amount of business to justify staffing? Can you take on the right new team members to support new business? And in both cases, will the returns justify the investment?

When it comes to staffing, there are many risks to weigh—and many costs to consider—as the face of your business changes. The pay-off for adding an employee when there are 3 of you, and the pay-off for adding an employee when there are 50 are tremendously different. Continuing to stay deliberate and analyze your health as a business is always important.

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5 Common Hiring Myths Debunked | Business News Daily

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Hiring a new employee is a big decision for businesses of any size. Whether it’s your first hire or your hundredth, there are numerous factors that need to be considered before sending a job offer to a candidate.

This monumental task is made even more difficult by the conflicting advice hiring managers receive. Are job hoppers bad hires because they’re disloyal, or should they be hired for their well-roundedness? Should you ignore résumés without any direct industry experience, or give those individuals the chance to start their careers? Do you set aside a decent candidate in the hope that your perfect employee will apply for the job?

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