Weekly Roundup: Vacation Time, Social Media Tips and Protect Against Hackers

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Happy Friday!  We found some interesting and helpful articles focused on improving your business.

Happy reading…

With summer in full swing vacation is top of mind; however, for some small business owners it may be hard to get away and not work completely.  Check out this article for tips to delegate some of your work and how you can prepare your team and alert your clients of your absence.

Are you already using these three tips to inspire your workforce?  Then check to see if you are doing these on social media, if not, get cracking as it’ll help you engage with your customers and potential customers online.

Did you know that blogging can be an effective tool to build your social media footprint, establish your brand and more…Yes said our friend Melinda Emerson.  In October Ms. @SmallBizLady will be a guest on our webinar to offer tips on Twitter to beat your competition. 

Lastly, I leave you with this disturbing news: hackers are targeting small and medium sized businesses online.  In a previous webinar our experts provided some simple yet effective steps you can take to help protect your business from cyber-threats.  If you missed it, go to this URL to catch the replay: http://bit.ly/IrjEwV.

 Feel free to share articles you found of interest this week.

Enjoy your weekend!