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Small businesses are the number 1 target for cyberattacks. What are the 6 most dangerous ones? CNN Money lists them in this article with descriptions. 1. CryptoLocker 2. Spear Phishing 3. Timthumb Attack 4. Manipulating BeEf Toolkit 5. SEO Poisoning 6. Phishing + social attack Arm yourself with knowledge and protect your business! Alex Pitt Founder & CEO Lucrazon ..

Do you agree with Black Friday starting earlier and earlier each year? Retailers are keeping their doors open even on Thanksgiving Day, a day for family and friends. CNN Money recently published an article discussing this very topic and describes how Black Friday ate Thanksgiving. Even with all the criticism, customers are still showing up to the earlier hours to score the best deals. And as consumers continue to do so, retailers will continue to open on Thanksgiving Day. Alex Pit..

Are you looking to be more productive with your Ecommerce business? There are always steps a business owner can take to streamline and scale the business faster so Practical Ecommerce's recent article discusses the 5 steps to take. 1. Eat your frog early 2. Have a meeting policy 3. Optimize your relationships with vendors 4. Follow the 80-20 rule 5. De-clutter Which step do you agree with?  Alex Pitt Founder & CEO Lucrazon ..

To all military and their families, we salute you! Here's a great infographic from CreditDonkey.com on the Entrepreneur site showing U.S. Veteran-Owned Business statistics.  78% of veteran-owned business register sales of $100,000+ and more than 38% have sales of half a million or more. California, Texas, and Florida have the most veteran-owned businesses. Alex Pitt Founder & CEO Lucrazon ..

Some of my favorite quotes. 1. Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. - Albert Einstein  2. If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten. - Tony Robbins 3. Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, "What's in it for me?" - Brian Tracy 4. First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wis..

Entrepreneurs should empower themselves with knowledge from different industries to help stir up ideas. What if you can be an expert in a subject matter in one hour? All you need is to concentrate your efforts.  Entrepreneur has the full article and it's as simple as studying the past and present of an industry. By doing this, it should inspire you to come up with new ideas. Alex Pitt Founder & CEO Lucrazon ..

“Out there in some garage is an entrepreneur who’s forging a bullet with your company’s name on it.” - Gary Hamel, Business Writer   “Fight fair, but avoid fair fights.” - John Czepiel   “Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.” - Stan Smith   “I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure, which is: Try to please everybody.” - Herbert B. Swope, American Journalist   “New opini..

In this digital age, strategies are constantly changing and presenting new challenges and opportunies. Business owners need to reevaluate their understanding of tools, and learn what it takes to manage a business in the digital world. Entpreneur presents an infographic from Hyper Island on 7 tips for managers to set them on the path of digital domination. Alex Pitt Founder & CEO Lucrazon ..