NFIB Smart Brief

While next year could bring improvements for small businesses, problems -- such as Europe's financial troubles -- could put a -More- 

NFIB research found that a quarter of small businesses rank poor sales as their primary concern.  -More- 

Small companies are more often the target of hackers than are their larger cousins, so it's important for them to focus on cy -More- 

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Before slashing your prices in response to a competitor's decision to cut its prices, think about three factors, Mark Stiving -More- 

It's possible to decrease your bounce rate -- the percentage of visitors who quickly leave your website -- by examining which -More- 

Bad business-development deals can cause significant problems, and small companies, which might have inexperienced people in  -More- 

Research suggests employees' emotional issues can affect their health and how often they are absent.  -More- 

Many companies, struggling to continue to offer health insurance, are turning to high-deductible plans to reduce costs.  -More- 

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Feedback from prospective customers can help you test new ideas, but how do you find them?  -More- 

Louisa May Alcott,American writer -More- 

A host of new policies could affect how small companies do business in 2012.  -More- 

While sons are often eager to get involved in family businesses, daughters are sometimes more reluctant and want to go their  -More- 

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Getting referrals from current customers is a powerful way to build your business, Mary Rosenbaum writes.  -More- 

To make your mobile marketing efforts more successful, figure out the correct target audience of your messages, Mandira Sriva -More-