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Advice For Small Business Owners: Legal, Marketing, Financial, Hiring & More

When it comes to running a business, it is easy to get bogged down in the daily grind and forget to think more strategically about goals and how to run more efficiently. But sometimes a few small changes (marketing, equipment, productivity, etc.) can go a long way in helping your company succeed and grow. Read on to learn more from the top experts in tech as they share some ways to build and maintain successful businesses.

Best Business Intelligence Tools: Qlik vs Tableau vs Sisense vs Birst vs IBM Watson Campaign Automation

Want to get an edge on your competition, grow your customer base, or improve the internal workings of your small business? Nearly endless sources of ripe data are out there to help you achieve your goals. But how do you cherry pick the most relevant data and analyze it in a cost-effective way that grows your business? That’s where the best business intelligence tools come in handy.

Interview With Micah Cooksey, Treehouse Marketing Rock Star

Since launching in 2011, Treehouse has created nearly 500 hours of original course content which has helped nearly 200,000 students to learn invaluable skills including coding, web design, app building, starting a business and more. Their 200+ courses led by expert instructors help people of all ages and skill levels around the world advance their careers so they can stay ahead of the trends and have a leg up on their competition in the workforce. And Micah Cooksey, one of their brightest up and coming team members, is no exception. Micah received his Bachelor’s degree at the young age of 16 and is finishing his masters degree at 19! He’s currently doing sales and marketing at Treehouse. We were honored to have the chance to interview Mr. Cooksey and learn more about Treehouse, one of our top picks for best online learning site. We also learned more from Micah’s insights into the online learning market.

Best Time Tracking Apps (2023): TSheets vs Harvest vs Timecamp vs Toggl vs Paymo & More

Whether you’re a sole proprietor or you manage a small business team, tracking work time can be a huge, time-consuming drag — especially if you’re managing multiple clients, projects and tasks. A cloud-based time tracking software solution could be the answer to your problems at your small businesses, freelancing career, ad agency, legal practice and more. You might be surprised at how affordable and efficient these solutions can be.

How Do Background Checks Work? Our Security Expert Chimes In

Our security expert Greg Leimone, the North America Security Manager for a large agriculture company, provides insight into background checks, how they work, and how reliable service providers are. Background check websites have continued to pop up all over, and there is no sign of their popularity slowing down. We live in an ever-increasing digital age where it seems that there is more time spent in the virtual world than in the physical one. Read on to learn more about online background check companies and what to expect and look out for.

Basecamp vs Teamwork: Which Is The Better Project Management Tool?

Need to better manage your team’s projects, tasks, hours and more? There are some extremely user-friendly tools on the market to help you streamline these cumbersome management issues and not break your budget. Basecamp and Teamwork Projects are two of the best project and task management tools on the market. Which one is best for your team? Check out our Basecamp vs Teamwork comparison to find out which software tool comes out on top.

Buildium Reviews (2023): The Best Value For Property Managers?

Do you need tenant background checks, seamless rent payments, online maintenance requests, accounting and reporting — all on one platform? Buildium is a hugely popular property management software that offers all of these features and much more. But is it the best option for your specific needs.

Udemy Review 2023: Courses For Business, Certifications, & More

If you want to learn a variety of skills, Udemy may be the site for you. From cooking to coding, Udemy can help teach you more than you could imagine. You pay for the Udemy courses you want to take and then your learning begins. If you’re an expert in a subject, you can create your own course and make money through Udemy. Learn more about this online learning site and how it stacks up to the competition in our review.

Basecamp Review: How Does This Simple Project Management Platform Compare?

Find yourself struggling to stay on top of the never-ending to-do list? Or maybe you’re having a difficult time tackling projects? Thanks to Basecamp you can delegate, manage and never miss another deadline. In 1999, a software development company called 37Signals created Basecamp for internal project management for their programmers, including co-founder Jason Fried—they found it so useful themselves, they offered the service to others. After its rapid success and several products later, in 2014 they officially re-named the company “Basecamp” and have been solely focused on it ever since. Learn more about the basics of Basecamp, why people love it so much and how you can get started (for free).

LinkedIn Learning Reviews (2023): Courses, Premium, Pricing & More

When you get back from vacation are you disappointed in the photos you took? Sure, the picture never does the scenery justice but the framing just looks odd, and the focus is a bit off. With the help of Lynda training, you can learn how to take better photos that you won’t be embarrassed to share with others. Not only does Lynda offer courses over photography but it also has many other subjects to help you learn a new skill without going into debt.

Team Treehouse Review (2023): Learn WordPress, HTML, CSS, Java & More

If you or your team want to learn coding or programming, Team Treehouse could be the website for you. Does monthly based pricing, no contracts, an online community, mobile access and more sound good to you? All of that and more is offered by Treehouse. Read our review for pros, cons, key features, pricing and more to see if this website can teach you a thing or two.

Best HRIS Systems 2023: Namely vs Zenefits vs Gusto vs BambooHR vs Kin & More

As a small business, are you struggling with how to handle HR management? And don’t have the budget to hire a dedicated HR administrator? Fortunately, there are several online human resources information systems (HRIS) that can take these issues off your plate for a reasonable cost. Many online HRIS systems market to enterprise-level businesses, and it’s hard to find ones that cater to small businesses. But we’ve done our homework to find ones that fit your small biz and your budget. Read our HRIS systems reviews to see our recommendations for the best HR software for small businesses…