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Microsoft’s voting software is getting its first test in a small Wisconsin town

People in the small Wisconsin town of Fulton are the first to try out software Microsoft designed to confirm that votes are being properly counted. On Tuesday, Fulton residents are using the technology while choosing who will join the local school board and hold a seat on Wisconsin’s state

Best small business software of 2019: for your office and phone on the go

Starting up a small business can seem a scary proposition, and it’s often difficult at first to know what software you will need. While there are obvious basics, such as productivity suites and accounting platforms, it’s always possible that something can take you by surprise. That’s why it’s good to

3 Reasons Why Small Businesses Still Need a Social Media Presence

Considering pausing your social presence? Here’s why it still counts for small business. No matter what happens, it seems like the world is never short on small business optimism. The Q3 2018 Small Business Indexinfographic released by Wells Fargo and Gallup revealed that small business optimism is at

Building Your Small Business Website: DIY Builder Vs. Web Designer

If you are launching your business on a shoestring budget, you may think the cost of a web designer doesn’t fit into your plan. Even if HTML and CSS look like alphabet soup to you, drag and drop website-building interfaces make it possible for non-coders to build

5 Useful Social Media and Content Marketing Tools for Small Businesses

Social Media is moving at a faster pace than ever before. Facebook now has well over 60 million business Pages, accumulating some 2.5 billion comments each month. Amidst increasing competition, commanding your social audience’s attention has become even harder – and while larger businesses can afford to proportionally raise their investments to

Google’s Project Shield defends small websites from DDoS bombardment

Google’s Project Shield is aiming to protect news reporting and free expression on the web, and has opened itself up to applications for free protection from DDoS attacks. DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks, as you’re likely aware, involve the flooding of the victim with huge amounts