Business Insider released its State of Small Business Report for 2016 recently and there were some interesting findings. Among the Small Business Leaders surveyed for their report, 46% said that Small Business Marketing is among their top priorities for the year. Because of this high number, it makes sense that 42% of those same small business owners are seeking advice this year in the areas of marketing & advertising. In fact, it's their second highest priority (behind legal

Social Media is increasingly the way customers are finding local businesses. True, when someone moves into a neighborhood they'll likely walk or drive around to see what's local and stop in to a cute shop or a hardware store to pick up that necessary paint brush or screwdriver...but are you really ready to rely soley on foot traffic to spur your local business? It's not enough to just have a website; Small Businesses need to pay attention to thier SEO (search engine optimizat