Accounting Software Showdown: FreshBooks vs. QuickBooks vs. Xero

https://zapier.com/blog/freshbooks-vs-quickbooks-vs-xero/
Small-business online accounting software comparison. Xero's come a long way,

Crossed Stitches

http://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/beverly-pennington-t-shirt-quilts/
A cautionary tale of a small business that went very, very wrong.

Top 10 Cheapest SMS Text Message Marketing Solution for Small Businesses

https://techreviewpro.com/cheapest-sms-text-message-marketing-solution-7885/
Cheapest SMS messaging services for small businesses. Wish there were a date on the article. 

Show up. Communicate. Do the work.

https://medium.com/the-mission/show-up-communicate-do-the-work-c0990de18a12#.jl03i8anx
Woody Allen says Showing up is 80 percent of life. More examples here: #success

Small Business Survey 2016: Marketing & Customer Retention Trends

https://www.bellycard.com/resources/customer-retention-marketing-insights/

Nicely done research about #smallbusiness marketing trends for 2016. #Loyaltyprograms are big.