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How Liens Can Affect Your Small Business

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By Ami Kassar Chances are, you've heard the word lien a few times, but do you really know what it means and the effect it can have on your business?A lien is a legal claim attached to a loan that acts as a security interest for a debt owed. The lender files a lien for the debt so that in the event the borrower cannot meet the obligations of the loan, the lender has the ability to sell the borrower's collateral, or assets, in order to recoup the loan funds.

A Company Without Email? Not So Fast

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By Rachel Feintzeig A wave of new startups is taking aim at corporate email, promising to disrupt the mode of communication that office dwellers love to hate. But the old inbox is putting up a fight.Slack, which lets employees keep track of projects or topics via open, searchable feeds, was released to the public in February and recently raised $42.75 million in fresh funding. It counts more than 96,000 active daily users, including some at companies like Airbnb Inc.Asana, led by former engineers at Facebook Inc.

Ad-Tech Entrepreneurs Build Cancer Database

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By Timothy Hay Nat Turner was working as a Google Inc. product manager when he learned that his seven-year-old cousin, Brennan, had been diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia.He observed the boy's dad traveling all over the country interviewing different cancer specialists about his son's case, all the while carrying stacks of DVDs and medical files, because medical specialists couldn't easily share information with one another.Brennan's treatment entailed initial misdiagnoses, and eventually four bone-marrow transplants that drove the disease into remission. Mr.

Optimism Grows for Startups

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By Sarah E. Needleman Americans were more optimistic about starting a business in 2013 than in any year since 2001, according to an entrepreneurship survey released Wednesday.Forty-seven percent of 5,698 U.S. adults polled between April and June of last year said that there were "good opportunities" for launching a new venture.

Secure More Revenue this Holiday Season by Creating Your Mobile Email Marketing Strategy Now

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With mobile commerce sales forecasted to reach $100 billion this year according to Forrester, Campaigner® Email Marketing is urging marketers to establish mobile email marketing strategies early to ensure optimal revenue during the upcoming holiday shopping season. According to Campaigner’s annual Mobile Trends Survey of nationwide consumers, promotional emails incite purchases made on mobile devices. The data reveals a 22 percent increase in 2013 from 2012.

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