If you’re ever searched Google for a restaurant or dry cleaner “near me,” you’re probably familiar with the local three-pack – the three listings that appear under a map on the first page of results. So, how does a business use organic SEO to get one of those coveted spots?

Taking steps to optimize how shoppers engage with your products online can set your business up for higher ecommerce sales. Start with these easy-to-implement tactics.

Gone are the days when there was only one place to turn for a business loan, your brick and mortar bank where you held your business checking account. Now, new online lending options have cropped up that use technology to speed up the application and underwriting process to provide business funding much faster.

It wasn’t long ago that choosing online payment options for small businesses meant deciding which credit cards to accept. And while many people still whip out their credit card to make a purchase, digital payments are becoming more and more popular.

As your nonprofit begins ramping up for the busiest giving season, take a moment to consider how communities and technology can help you connect with more donors—and raise more funds.

You can’t magically add hours to your day, although you might wish you could when you have to ship orders and update your website and it’s pushing 10 PM. But you can make better use of the hours you have, especially when you’re losing time to last-minute tasks.

Keeping customers happy can be your secret weapon for sustaining and building your small business. But unless you have a dedicated customer-service staff, it can be easy to forget day-to-day customer cultivation when you already have a lot on your plate.

Use these tips to help your business stand out and sell more during the biggest shopping season of the year.

Not everyone is cut out for the entrepreneurial life – many people are satisfied to work for an employer, and leave the long hours and big decisions to someone else. If you’re reading this article, you may already have the entrepreneurial mindset.