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Jobs That Didn't Exist 20 Years Ago

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With daily changes in technology and the economy, new business ideas are popping up that no one wouldn’t have imagined 20 years ago. These days, you can find gigs on an app, get paid for posting a picture on social media or even drive strangers around in your car. If you’re thinking about starting an unconventional business and are nervous about it taking off, just look at these popular jobs and businesses that didn’t even exist when you graduated high school:

Gifts for the Entrepreneur in Your Life

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Finding a gift for someone can feel like a challenge- you want to find something that is unique while still being practical. Finding the right gift for a business owner can be even trickier as you want to find something to help them run their business. To help you with this sticky situation, we’ve compiled a list of gifts any entrepreneur we know would love to receive!

How to Secure Your Small Business

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Have you heard? Another popular and seemingly trustworthy website has just been hacked. Quora, the popular question and answer forum which allows users to ask and receive answers about anything that comes to mind, reported a major data breach on Monday, December 3rd. Originally founded by two former Facebook employees, Adam D’Angelo, and Charlie Cheever in 2009, Quora just announced that they have been hacked by an unauthorized third party and that up to 100 million user accounts (of their reported 300 million users) have been compromised. Forbes reported on this early this morning and you should really go ahead and read more about the details, especially if you have an account with Quora (and change your password!!!!).

Unique Ways to Thank Your Customers

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Three major events happen in November: the leaves changing from green to golden hues, consumers fight to the death for 20% off televisions on Black Friday and, if you’re American, you stuff your face with turkey while declaring what you’re thankful for. Of course as a business owner you are always thankful for your devoted customers no matter what nationality you are or country you’re in. In honor of Thanksgiving, we’re giving you 5 ways to give “thanks” to your customers and how to show gratitude from any latitude:

Best Cities to Live in With a Salary of $50,000

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As the cost of living continues to skyrocket across the country, the idea of finding an affordable city to live in may seem like a distant dream to some. This especially rings true to freelancers and small business owners who don’t earn a consistent salary. Luckily, Business Insider recently released a list of 19 cities where hard-working entrepreneurs can focus more on their business and less on if they can pay the rent. We’ve combed through this list to find 5 major cities from sea to shining sea where business owners can live care-free:

How to Separate Yourself from Your Business

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Your business is your baby. But that doesn’t mean that you have to stay up all night coddling it like an actual baby. It’s important for your mental health to keep a healthy work-life balance- which means keeping your work life separate from your private life. Here are four areas where you should keep your business separate from your personal life:

How to Manage Your Mental Health as a Business Owner

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According to a recent study by the University of California San Francisco, a whopping 72% of entrepreneurs report having mental health issues with 30% experiencing depression, 29% ADHD and 12% substance abuse. While rewarding, owning your own business can be more stressful than a regular 9-5 so it’s imperative to take care of your mental health alongside taking care of your business. In honor of World Mental Health day here are some tips on how to effectively manage your mental health so that you don’t become another statistic:

Books to Read Before Starting a Business

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So you want to start (or advance) your business but don’t know where to begin? Luckily, these days you don’t need a fancy MBA, a loaded trust fund or thousands of followers on Instagram to run a successful business. Instead, you can learn about business by reading books written by experts in the industry (experts with one of those fancy MBAs or even a PhD). Here are our picks for the top books you should read before (or while) starting your business:

5 Ways to Get Loyal Customers

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You’ve worked years perfecting your business: you spent days designing your website, months coming up with the perfect products and, most importantly, it took you two weeks to decide which shade of beige to paint your office. Finally it’s your grand opening but how many of the customers you see on this day will you see again and again? Here are some tips on how to get (and keep) loyal customers that will keep coming back and keep your business afloat.

Why You Should Take a Staycation

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With summer coming to an unfortunate end soon you’re probably counting down the days to two important life events: the day your kids go back to school and the day when winter vacation starts. But what if you could go on vacation over and over and over again?

This is the concept behind the staycation- taking a vacation in your own hometown lasting anywhere from a long weekend to the whole week. You can visit that museum you’ve always wanted to go to, try out that new Italian restaurant downtown that just opened up or just stay at home in your pajamas eating ice cream on the couch all day. Staycations and vacations that don’t require a long flight are taking off and it’s easy to see why:

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