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Small Business Trends News - September 18, 2012

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September 18, 2012

The Good and Bad News About Small-Business Salaries

What's going on with salaries at the nation's small businesses? Will small-business owners' employees be able to look forward to pay raises next year? The answer is a qualified "maybe."

According to an Aon Hewitt study of more than 1,300 U.S. companies, reported by LifeHealthPro, pay has been slowly creeping upward since 2009, when average annual pay raises hit an all-time low of 1.8 percent, Aon Hewitt reports.


What's New

Small Businesses Get Nearly Half of Traffic from Social Media

Lisa Barone - September 18, 2012

A study conducted by Northwestern professor Rich Gordon and Syndio Social CEO Zachary Johnson sought out to understand how sites, large and small, are connected on the Web. To get…

Small Businesses Get Nearly Half of Traffic from Social Media

Yelp Lets Local Businesses Offer Gift Certificates

Annie Pilon - September 17, 2012

Small businesses now have the option to sell gift certificates directly from their business profile page on Yelp. The local reviews site, which also gives businesses to the opportunity to…

Ileane Smith Argues That Content Isn’t King

Susan Payton - September 17, 2012

If you’re like me, you’re getting tired of hearing “content is king” everywhere you go. Ileane Smith, founder of Basic Blog Tips , goes as far as saying that content,…

Small Business Satisfaction Partially Rebounds, Says Gallup

Anita Campbell - September 17, 2012

A recent Gallup poll shows small business satisfaction levels have gone up. However, it’s a case of good news / bad news. It’s good news to see an uptick…

Let the Self Employed Deduct Health Insurance Premiums from Payroll Taxes

Scott Shane - September 17, 2012

Suppose Congress passed a law exempting Americans from a tax on health insurance premiums as long as they worked for someone else, but required them to pay $1,800 if they…


What the Smartest Voices Have to Say

Chris Ogburn of Hewlett Packard: Consumerization of IT

Brent Leary - September 14, 2012

Technology seems to be moving at the speed of light nowadays. As it evolves, lines are being crossed, it’s continually morphing, blending and becoming a different beast – and the…

Chris Ogburn of Hewlett Packard: Consumerization of IT

Blast From The Past: What Was Hot One Year Ago?

The 25 Questions Your Site Must Answer

Lisa Barone - September 4, 2012

How long will a user stay on your site before leaving? Unless you can prove, quickly, that your site is trustworthy and relevant to their needs, we're talking seconds. May


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