10 Tips to Plan and Build a Better Business

Running a business requires a lot of planning ahead.

Whether you’re writing out your schedule for next week or preparing legal documents for the coming year, it’s always a good idea to think ahead to the future.

This week, members of our small business community shared some tips for planning ahead to the upcoming holiday season and the year beyond, along with other helpful tidbits.

Read on for a full list of tips in this week’s Small Business Trends community news and information roundup.

10 Killer Tips For a More Competitive Business

If your business isn’t looking for ways to be more competitive, it may be losing ground. Markets and customer preferences are changing fast. So the key is to look at your competitors, your business and your industry and always be thinking about the next step. While you’re thinking, here are some tips for a more competitive business in this week’s Small Business Trends Community Roundup.

Instagram, Twitter Make Headlines of Interest to Small Businesses

In the world of social media, there are so many different sites, apps and other platforms to choose from. But there are just a handful of really major players. Instagram is arguably one such platform. So reports of a new short video app from Instagram called Boomerang topped headlines.

So did other social media news like the merging of Twitter and Vine accounts. Read about these updates and more in this week’s Small Business Trends News and Information Roundup.