As the holiday season takes off, the end of the year offers an opportunity to capture more sales and grow your clientele as shoppers look to secure gifts and other seasonal items. Ensure your business is holiday-rush ready by brushing up on your skills with these popular courses from Verizon Small Business Digital Ready, a free platform dedicated to helping small businesses grow and thrive.

No matter your business size, digital tools and new technology can help you boost efficiency, reach new customers, and gain valuable insights. Explore our resources to discover and leverage these tools.

With artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly evolving and taking the world by storm, small businesses need to stay ahead of the curve. For entrepreneurs, leveraging the nascent AI tools can help streamline their operations, improve efficiency, and stay competitive in the business landscape. This blog dives into 5 key AI tips and tricks that entrepreneurs can readily integrate into their business decision making.

With new technologies emerging at a rapid pace, it’s more important than ever for business owners to stay abreast of new strategies and platforms that can help their businesses grow. The Verizon Small Business Digital Ready program, for example, provides free resources, networking and coaching sessions tailored to meet entrepreneurs and their unique needs. 

It all starts with search. You’re searching for your small business on Google to see how easy it is for your customers to find your business. You get organic search results, with paid ads right up top–but you can’t see your business listing or it ranks down below on the search results?

While the tax season is quickly approaching, many entrepreneurs may be wondering about new changes to filing taxes or the best software to utilize in order to stay on top of their fiscal responsibilities. Here you will find a list of resources that can help you file your tax returns and stay on top of your fiscal responsibilities.

Supply chain disruptions affect small business owners in different ways, resulting in reduced revenues, inflated costs, delayed production and delivery of products, which ultimately affects their ability to serve customers and make profits. We’ve compiled a list of strategies for entrepreneurs to help mitigate and manage supply chain disruptions in their businesses.

Cyberattacks are a growing threat for small businesses, and a recent U.S. Small Business Administration survey estimates that an astonishing 88% of small business owners are concerned about being vulnerable to cyberattacks. Many entrepreneurs don’t have the capability to afford IT professionals or don’t know where to start, but it’s important to learn about common threats, understand where your business might be vulnerable, and take concrete steps to improve your cybersecurity. 

Small businesses are looking for ways to grow their businesses and connect with their consumers online. With this in mind, we put together a checklist for entrepreneurs to review as they pivot their businesses and build their online presence.