Square is ramping up its bet on small businesses by offering big company benefits. The fintech firm, run by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, announced on Wednesday it would give small businesses using its payroll platform the option to offer perks like health insurance and retirement savings to employees.


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Did you know that your business may be on a path to failure? Most businesses today can expect to last an average of 20 years, roughly the same age it takes to rear a child. Companies’ life spans, however, are shrinking.


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GettyGetty If someone asked you what Lily Tomlin and Winston Churchill have in common, you might have a hard time coming up with an answer. In many ways they seem to be polar opposites, but both were quoted in an article I read recently by Sir Richard Branson about inspirational quotes on success.


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Economists and analysts agree – it’s not a question of if another recession will happen; it’s a question of when.  And most predict the next recession will begin at the end of 2019/early 2020.  So, what should you do to prepare your business for the next recession?


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A company in Wisconsin is apparently giving each of its employees a handgun for Christmas. Buzz60 Employees at BenShot, a small business that produces glassware embedded with a bullet, show off their guns at their workshop in Hortonville, Wisconsin. Each worker was given a handgun as a Christmas gift from the company.


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