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10 Ways to use an iPad or Android tablet in retail

By Becky McCray

  I run a retail store in a small town, and I love technology. That’s why I came up with these ten ways you can put an Android tablet or iPad to work in your rural retail business. 1. Take payments at the Point of Sale Throw away your old cash register. A tablet makes […]

March 23, 2015 Filed Under: entrepreneurship, Small Biz 100, tools Tagged With: retail

Need small business accounting? I like Wave

By Becky McCray

I realize that no one likes accounting, but I like WaveApps. I like that they focus on businesses with 9 or fewer employees, or no employees at all. I know that there are a lot of specialty apps out there, one for invoicing, one for receipts, something else for payroll. I don’t need the job […]

April 14, 2014 Filed Under: entrepreneurship, tools

Use TalkWalker alerts to keep up online

By Becky McCray

How do you keep up with the tons of new content created everyday online? How do you know who is mentioning you in blog posts, who is talking about competitors, and what news stories affect your business? You don’t. Instead, you have an assistant perform daily searches, then present you with the most relevant items. […]

March 31, 2014 Filed Under: social media, tools

Pay Attention to Small Visual Marketing Details

By Glenn Muske

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Marketing covers a wide range of activities and tools. If you ask a small-business owner about his or her marketing, you probably will get a list of traditional media campaigns and maybe his or her social media efforts. You also may hear about the person’s efforts to target customers and ensure that those customers become […]

November 7, 2013 Filed Under: marketing, rural, success, tools

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