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SOCIAL MEDIA STATISTICS 2016
97 percent of online adults aged 16-64 say they have visited or used a social network within the last month. Internet users have average of 7 social accounts, up from 3 in 2012. More than half of online adults 56 percent use more than one of the five social media...
A Whimsical Look at the Comical War That Is Black Friday Sales
Every year, the day after Thanksgiving is celebrated as the "official American shopping holiday" also termed Black Friday. This day marks the beginning of an unending war in which the retail companies try to sell as many products as possible by offering early bird...
Gold Rises on Weaker Dollar
Gold prices rose Monday as a weaker dollar lifted the metal from recent lows. Gold for December closed up 0.1% at $1,209.80 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Gun dealers prepare to process private sales
ELKO – Local gun store owners are grappling with the impending changes in the background check law that go into effect Jan. 1. According to Ruby Mountain Pawn owner Jeni-Lei Powell, the new law will be a nightmare. “I will have to hire a new person just to handle the...
Riders on The Storm: Small Business Owners Must Learn to Deal with Disaster
When you’re setting up a business, coping with a flood, fire, hurricane or break-in is one of the last things you want to think about. After all, the probability is small, right? And if you operate, say, a consultancy, how much damage could a big storm cause? Like it...
eBay revamps iOS app ahead of holiday shopping with improved browsing, product pages, more
After releasing major updates to its apps on both Android and iOS back in May, eBay has just updated its apps yet again to introduce brand new features. For iPhone and iPad users, that includes long-awaited supported for Touch ID as well as the addition of eBay’s new...
Pawn shop returns purple heart to Vietnam veteran
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Just in time for Veterans Day, a pawn shop gave one vet a surprise he’ll likely never forget. He shared this surprise with ABC 57’s Jess Arnold.
6 Things Your Small Business Must Do to Get Ready for New Overtime Rule
The Department of Labor’s new overtime rule, which raises the annual salary threshold for exempt employees from $23,660 to $47,476, goes into effect Thursday, December 1, 2016.
Myth for Small Business Owners: You Should Guard Your Ideas So Someone Doesn’t Steal Them!
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Gold price surges on Trump victory
On Wednesday gold surged past the $1,300 an ounce level with December futures trading on the Comex market in New York jumping more than $60 or nearly 5% to exchange hands for a high $1,338.30 an ounce before paring much of the gains.
7 Things That Influence Every Sales Email Strategy
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Clever Holiday Gift Ideas for Employees
If you need to buy some holiday gifts for your team, you don’t have to settle for standard items. There are plenty of clever and unique options out there that can really appeal to your team members. Here are 20 clever employee gift ideas to consider.
What is Machine Learning and How is it Changing Business?
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Requirement for background checks when lending guns used to target Question 3
The debate over Question 3 is increasingly focused on language that would require background checks before Mainers could loan guns to each other, an issue that has allowed opponents to rally hunters and other gun owners against the ballot measure.
The Surprising Holiday Marketing Tactic Retailers Should Try
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SMS helps retailers with sales and customer engagement
Ninety-seven percent of United States smartphone users are texting at least once a day. On top of that, 75 percent of millennials – that elusive age group whose attention all retailers are vying for – choose to text over taking a call. These numbers are not just a...
Gold heading for best year in four in 2017: poll
Gold is expected to post its highest average annual price in four years in 2017, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, after bottoming out this year following three straight years of decline. The poll of 35 analysts and traders conducted over the last two weeks returned an...
Northern Utah duo opens private party gun transfer business in Morgan
MORGAN — Stephen Anderson and Randall Gorham are firm believers in the Second Amendment, but they also acknowledge gun violence is a problem in the United States. So the duo has started a business they hope will protect the former and help curb the latter.