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‘Pandemic Founders’ are Launching Businesses Amidst Coronavirus

For most entrepreneurs, COVID-19 has been a catalyst for challenges, changes, and the new birth of small businesses. According to JustBusiness’ new survey of small business owners, many entrepreneurs are changing their business plans due to the pandemic and about 20% have actually decided to start a new business due to the pandemic’s circumstances.  The

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Online Shopping After COVID-19: What Can We Expect?

COVID-19 may have done the unthinkable: it has effectively killed brick and mortar retail stores. With all physical locations closed for months on end because they were deemed unsafe, customers have had to quickly become accustomed to shopping exclusively online.  And even once physical retail opened to the public once again, the safety restrictions kind

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The Frozen Middle: The Plight of Middle Management

Day-to-day middle management responsibilities vary from company to company but at the core, their role involves carrying out direction from upper management and managing junior and associate-level employees. In this position, effective internal communication is integral to company-wide progress. If internal communication stops in middle management, progress can come to a halt, causing an organization

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Business Software Directory Recognizes GrowSurf With 2 Marketing Software Distinctions

After a thorough examination from FinancesOnline’s B2B software experts, GrowSurf, a free referral software tool, received two prestigious recognitions: the Great User Experience and Rising Star award. Generally, FinancesOnline’s experts praised GrowSurf’s ease of use. “GrowSurf makes it easy even for novice digital markets, agencies, enterprises and organizations of all types to create and launch

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Why We Built GrowSurf When There Are Already 50+ Other Referral Marketing Software Solutions Out There

There are already 50+ referral marketing solutions out there, so why did we build another one? The year was 2015, and we needed to implement referrals for our own SaaS businesses. We really admired freemium tools HotJar, Mailchimp, Zapier, Firebase, and Heroku] that democratized core services for startups and small businesses. We were looking for

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How to Plan for Retirement When You’re Self Employed

The self-employed don’t have access to traditional 401Ks or pensions. They may also deal with irregular income while focusing on growing their business instead of saving for the future. However, as a self-employed person, you must take the initiative to plan for your retirement. This is true whether you’re an independent contractor, sole proprietor, or

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