If you don’t plan your business because you don’t need a formal business plan document for a loan application or investors, you’re missing out. Planning is a tool for steering and managing your business – something that benefits all businesses, …
How to Encourage Customer Loyalty in Your Small Business and Why It’s Critical to Your Success!
You’ve probably heard the adage that “keeping an old customer is cheaper than converting a new one.” But just how much cheaper is it? According to survey data presented in the new SCORE Infographicout this month, securing a new …
10 Mass. companies at the forefront of the ‘Internet of Things’ revolution (slide show)
Next year, the number of devices connected to the Internet worldwide will surpass the number of people in the world by a factor of two, according to industry analysts.
By 2020, analysts predict there will be at least 50 billion …
A New Strategy to “Drive” Small Business Growth
Three years ago, entrepreneur Maurice Brewster made one of the best business decisions of his life: He signed his limousine company, Mosaic Transportation, up for IBM’s Supplier Connection – a collaboration between small businesses and the supply chains of Fortune …
5 Reasons Your Business Credit Scores Don’t Get You the Credit You Need
When you apply for a new credit line or request a credit limit increase for your business, suppliers, creditors and lenders want to see how your company has handled its existing credit obligations in the past. This enables them to …