You probably know by now that one of the best ways to make money is to make your customers happy. Not only do happy customers purchase things from your business, they suggest others do the same. Loyal customers are not only advertisers, but they’re testimonials, buyers, and brand ambassadors.

Naming a new business isn’t easy. In fact, when you’re shooting for something creative, interesting, and not yet copyrighted, it can be downright difficult. Even Google started out with the less appealing name “Backrub” before the website began to pick up in popularity.

The small choices you make for your business, no matter how insignificant they may seem, are often the decisions that make or break a small company. The technology you use can give you that small advantage that keeps you ahead of the other small companies and gives you a chance to compete with the slightly larger ones.

Facebook is planning on retiring their in-house email address system after a rather unexpected flop in the use of it, the company announced last week. Four years after the program was introduced, it is now becoming one more expensive mistake for Facebook.

In a world of constant distractions and interruptions, efficiency and focus are a great challenge. Mutli-tasking has long been considered a great asset. The ability to answer a phone, draft a report, and maintain a schedule is a desirable skill-set in a busy office.

You probably know what you complain about the most in your business. Maybe it’s that you don’t make enough money, or that you spend so much time working with your company that you forget to eat. Sometimes our problems are social media management, or how to handle customers that don’t appreciate our efforts and are cranky no matter what we do.

Windows 8 device sales haven’t been very good, but if anything has kept them in the running against popular Apple and Android devices, it’s been the reasonable prices. Microsoft has decided that it’s time to take advantage of that particular market and is planning on significantly slicing the prices of Windows 8.1 licenses for OEMs.

Currently, the plan is to slash the prices of licenses significantly for devices under the $250 mark.

Business essentials in 2014 include a phone, website, and mobile app. Sixty years ago businesses were struggling with the necessity of a phone line, and twenty years ago it was a website. This change in the business standard was necessary because it was a way to connect with customers.

Is your website underperforming, even after you’ve poured time and effort into it? Sometimes you don’t need to do a new redesign, especially if you are a fairly new small business. In fact, small tweaks can make a huge difference, and they cost a lot less than a full website change would.

It’s true: having an internet presence is of the utmost importance, and making sure your website is flawless is an important consideration. However, there’s more to running a small business than just making your website a piece of art. In fact, a lot of small businesses need a combination of a web presence and local presence in the community they’re located in.