Protecting Small Businesses from Cyberattacks This Holiday Season
(Family Features) There’s no shortage of concerns that keep small business owners up at night and the holiday season doesn’t offer any reprieve between supply chain issues, labor challenges and COVID-19 variants. Add another worry to that list: cyberattacks. Cyber criminals take advantage of the holidays to attack both businesses and consumers while cybersecurity is […]
Support Small Business: 6 ways to help businesses in your community thrive
(Family Features) Small business owners faced the challenges of the past couple of years head-on. Nearly all re-evaluated their operations to accommodate new ways of doing business amid changing safety standards and local protocols, and many plan to make these changes permanent. Over the past year, pandemic-related operational challenges, combined with a surge in physical […]
How Small Businesses Can Attract and Retain Employees
(Family Features) Small business administrators are typically among the most competent multi-taskers, but even the most talented jugglers occasionally end up with too many balls in the air. Attracting and retaining employees doesn’t have to be part of your juggling act; in fact, having the right team can make the rest of your business run […]
5 Prep Steps to Protect and Power Your Business
(Family Features) An unexpected event such as a seasonal storm can wreak havoc on your business. While you may not be able to manage Mother Nature, you can take steps to protect your business against the impact of a natural disaster. In honor of National Preparedness Month, consider these tips to help prepare your business […]
Tips for Organizing Your Home Office
(Family Features) When temperatures creep up again, it signals time for an annual tradition: spring cleaning. While big projects like windows are hard to overlook, don’t forget smaller areas that need attention, too, such as your home office. Making sense of a year’s worth of paperwork and clutter can take some serious time, especially […]
15 Best Practices to Protect Your Website From Malware & Cyber-Hacking
15 Best Practices to Protect Your Website From Malware & Cyber-Hacking By Emily Verbeck As hackers grow faster, more numerous, and more effective, many companies are struggling to protect their websites from cyber-threats. The statistics don’t lie: • Over 360,000 new malicious files are detected every day • There were 1,188,728,338 known attacks on […]
Pittsburgh Company Supports Six Minority Business Owners With Launch Of Fellowship
Pittsburgh based consulting company, CASTUS, announces inaugural cohort of the Fellowship for Minority Business Owners. “I speak for the entire team when I say, we are thrilled with the level of talent among this year’s Fellowship applicants,” says CASTUS Founder, Damon Claus. “I wish to extend a heartfelt “congratulations” to those selected for the Fellowship and a sincere “thank you” […]
Illinois’ First Black Owned Entrepreneurial Academy Gives Inner-City Youth an Opportunity to Succeed
Kikifers K-12 Academy is a new program in Illinois designed to prepare students for success. Created by two entrepreneurs who desired to help more people have access to quality education and opportunity. The school offers comprehensive curricula that work towards developing entrepreneurship, leadership, social development, teamwork, and physical wellness. With programs designed so all students can achieve […]
Celebrate National Small Business Day (video)
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New Book Teaches Business Owners How to Gain Successful Online Visibility
By Tyler Tichelaar Tom Teague’s new book Online Business Success for Thought Leaders: Create Visibility for Positive Impact is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand exploration of what is needed for a business to have an online presence that includes but extends beyond a website. Teague has written this book after seven years of building his own […]