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A Glossary of Basic Business Terms

Understanding business jargon is always helpful, whether you’re brand new to the world of entrepreneurship or you’ve been in business for decades and want to keep up with the slang your fellow business owners are using.

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Business Basics: Keyboarding Games and Lessons

Keyboarding, or the skill of typing on a keyboard, is an important thing to know how to do in today’s business world. Because of our reliance on computers and other technology, keyboarding can be as important as basic math skills.

Tracker Apps

Best Expense Tracker Apps of 2022

One of the things you need to do as a business owner is to keep your finances in order.

Everything Owned by Amazon

Everything Owned by Amazon

Amazon is one of the most well-known and influential companies in the world.

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Payroll Loan: A Guide for Small Business Owners

Your employees expect to get paid on time. But when a pandemic, natural disaster, or even late-paying customers …

Referral Marketing

Referral Marketing: How to Get Sales Referrals from Your Existing Customers

Did you know that 92% of consumers trust referrals from people they know?

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Worldwide Ecommerce Companies that Make the Most Money Per Second

In 2017, over 1.66 billion shoppers spent a whopping $2.3 trillion online. When the pandemic hit…

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An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Overhead Costs for Small Businesses

Running a business costs money. The various expenses required to keep a company operating are known as overhead costs…

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Factoring Vs. Forfaiting: What’s the Difference?

Factoring and forfaiting differ in nature, scope, and concept, and each has different sets …