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CO— Start. Run. Grow. Navigating Shifting Business Trends

In today's remote-first world, digitizing your business is no longer optional. Here's how to shift your operations into the digital realm and leveraging technology to grow your business.

Optimize Your Business for Digital Success

Today's most successful businesses have already "gone digital" and done away with many manual processes. Follow these tips to successfully digitize your business and effectively connect and engage with both customers and employees.

Tech Solutions

Technology

5 Apps to Improve Employee Communications

Are you looking for a better way to communicate with your employees? This article will outline five apps that can improve employee communications.

Technology

10 Online Collaboration Tools That Will Boost Your Team’s Productivity

Collaborating with your team is always a challenge, but it’s even harder when you’re working remotely.

Technology 8 Small Business Tech Tools You Don’t Need to Pay For

Technology 9 Free Team Communication Tools for Startups

Human Resources 10 Apps for Managing Remote Teams

Digital Marketing Tactics

Marketing

How to Find the Best Online Marketing Services for Your Business

Online marketing services run the gamut from specialized SEO to do-everything digital marketing agencies. Here’s how to find one that’s right for your business.

Marketing

The Best Metrics for Measuring Digital Marketing Success

Not sure how to measure your digital marketing efforts? Here are some of the best metrics to track and why they matter.

Hosting Hybrid Events

Marketing

How to Host a Hybrid Event

Hybrid events offer the best of both worlds, but can be a mammoth undertaking to plan. Make sure you find the right platform and plan ahead of time.

Marketing

5 Smart Ideas For Hosting a Hybrid Event

Find inspiration for your next hybrid event from these conferences that have really stood out from the crowd.

Social Media Marketing

Marketing

10 Social Media Trends Small Businesses Should Know in 2023

Prepare your social media plan and budget for the upcoming year with these top predictions for 2023. Be on top of the trends before they happen.

Marketing Top 5 Instagram Features to Help Boost Engagement

Marketing 5 Interactive TikTok Features That Boost Engagement

Marketing 4 Best Practices for Creating Engaging Social Media Videos

Automation and AI

Technology

How AI Is Transforming HR With More Sophisticated, Less Biased Recruiting

Intensifying competition for talent has employers turning to technology that finds answers humans can’t.

Strategy

10 Work Trends Your Company Should Be Ready For

A list of trends rapidly evolving the business environment and actionable tips on how to navigate them.

Customer Service Tech

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How Bombas Built a $100 Million-Plus Sock Brand With the Help of Smart Technology

Chief technology officer Adam Weinstock explains how software is helping the startup manage risk and scale up.

Launch Pad

Office Depot’s New Tech Aims to Boost In-Store Service and Omnichannel Access

Mobile tools facilitate curbside pickup and contactless delivery during COVID-19 pandemic.

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Technology 6 Document Collaboration Tools For Working Remotely

Finance 6 Document Collaboration Tools For Working Remotely

Technology 6 Document Collaboration Tools For Working Remotely

Virtual Business

Human Resources

Virtual Businesses Take Off: How to Start a Fully Remote Business

Looking to run a fully virtual company in today’s remote business world? Here are some tips for doing it right.

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The Pros and Cons of Transforming Into a Virtual Company—Permanently

As reopening plans across the U.S. get pushed back, many business owners are considering pivoting to becoming a virtual business—permanently—to save their companies.

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4 New Ways Businesses Are Using YouTube

From getting verified to going live, here are a few ways to use YouTube to improve your outreach.

By: Emily Heaslip

Manifestation: This Entrepreneur’s Secret Power

In this edition of “Ask the Board,” we feature Lisa Rizzo, Founder & CEO of Limitless Slides, to share how she used the power of manifestation to build several successful businesses.

By: Anna Baluch

Executive Job Titles: What Do They Mean?

Job titles often differ depending on the company's size and the industry, but here are some of the most common executive job titles and what they do.

By: Emily Heaslip

What's the Difference Between PR and Marketing?

Public relations and marketing have similar tactics but focus on different goals. Here’s why both are crucial for your company.

By: Jamie Johnson

Night of 100 Stars: CO—100 Gala Celebrates America’s Best Small Businesses

The CO—100 Small Business Forum closed with the "Night of 100 Stars" gala, where we announced the CO— 100, the top 100 SMBs in America, and the Top Business 2024 winner, Confero Inc.

By: Nicole Fallon

CO—100 Forum: The A.I. Factor: Real Takeaways for SMBs

Kristen DelGuzzi, VP and Editor-in-Chief at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce discusses ways small businesses can leverage AI with Shruti Patel, EVP, Chief Product Officer, U.S. Bank, and Sandeep Singh, Director, Head of AI Product Management, Iron Mountain.

By: Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

CO—100 Forum: Embracing Excellence: Finding and Leveraging Your Business

Jeanette Mulvey, VP and Editor-In-Chief, CO—, discusses business strategies and ways to find and leverage your unique business strengths with Olivia Cleary, Founder and Head of Design, The Clearly Collective, and Marquita Carter, Founder and CEO, Blanket Pancakes & Syrup.

By: Kaytlyn Smith

CO—100 Forum: Fireside Chat, Presented by T-Mobile

At the 2024 CO— 100 Small Business Forum, U.S. Chamber of Commerce VP and Editor-in-Chief Kristen DelGuzzi sat down for a “fireside chat” with Bill Brittingham, Director of SMB Sales at T-Mobile.

By: Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

CO—100 Forum: Executive Insights: From Strategy to Delivery

Barbara Thau, Editorial Director, Features at CO— sits down with Nick Marsh, CEO of Founders Table Restaurant Group, Farooq Kathwari, CEO of Ethan Allen, and Simone Jordan, Global Head of Purpose and Partnerships at SheaMoisture, to discuss business strategies and insights.

By: Kaytlyn Smith

CO—100 Forum: Small Business Update Q&A With Neil Bradley

In this Small Business Update, Neil Bradley, Executive VP, Chief Policy Officer, and and Head of Strategic Advocacy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce discusses the latest issues impacting small businesses with Jeanette Mulvey, VP and Editor-in-Chief of CO—.

By: Miranda Fraraccio

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