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First, talk to your banker about your company’s financial status Making predictions is never easy, especially for small-business owners and managers. Unlike their larger counterparts, small firms rarely have the resources to monitor and take corrective action for every new trend and issue. Even entrepreneurs who’ve experienced numerous business cycles face new circumstances that confound […]

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Democratically owned and operated businesses are still a relatively little understood segment of the economy in Central New York. But with initiatives underway statewide, the potential for employee-owned enterprises (EOEs) to bloom shows promise. This is considered an approach that can help control the “widening wealth gap, and displacement of people from neighborhoods,” according to

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We hear much talk these days about companies becoming “customer-centric.” It means putting customers at the center of the business.  The idea is to build a positive consumer experience both before and after the sale, with customer retention and repeat business as the goal. In a highly competitive age — when attracting and retaining customers has

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1. Try something new. In their “Habits Across the Lifespan” study, Duke University researchers found that nearly half of human behaviors are habit-based, regardless of age. For example, we not only have favorite restaurants, but we also tend to choose the same menu items over-and-over again. It’s the same in business. After receiving a promotion, Carrie’s boss

Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various New Year’s, small business, marketing, career, and web/SEO tips. SBA @SBAgov#HappyNewYear from all of us at the SBA! If you’re thinking about starting a business in 2018, follow these 10 steps — http://owl.li/amv130huCrd NFIB‏ @NFIBFinance experts share what #smallbiz owners should

It’s not a matter of if, but when. Today, every organizations operates in a complicated world, and the chances of something going wrong, and needing a carefully worded and positioned response at some point, is inevitable.  To help prepare for this eventuality, communications professionals and organization leaders should consider five key factors to successfully navigate