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How to Get a Small Business Phone System for Your Side Hustle
Your side hustle is more than just extra income — it’s the foundation of something bigger. But if you’re using your personal cell phone to take business calls, it can blur the line between your job, your business, and your personal life. Customers expect professionalism, even if you’re building your hustle after hours. A small business phone system gives you a dedicated line, a professional image, and the tools to manage calls on your terms, without adding unnecessary complexity.
How to Get a Business Phone System for an Insurance Agency (That Doesn’t Drop the Ball)
When people call their insurance agent, they’re not looking to leave a voicemail. Whether it’s a new policyholder shopping rates, a current client filing a claim, or a partner needing a quick answer, you’ve got to be responsive — or risk losing the business. But for smaller agencies, that kind of availability can be hard to maintain. You’re juggling clients, renewals, and follow-ups, often without a full-time receptionist.
Best IP Law Firms for Startups & Tech Companies in 2026
Protecting your ideas can be just as important as building your product. Intellectual property (IP) is often the most valuable asset for startups and tech companies — whether it’s software code, hardware designs, AI models, or even a brand name. The problem? Navigating IP law is complicated, and not every law firm understands the unique needs of fast-moving startups.
Best IP Law Firms for Startups & Tech Companies in 2026
Protecting your ideas can be just as important as building your product. Intellectual property (IP) is often the most valuable asset for startups and tech companies — whether it’s software code, hardware designs, AI models, or even a brand name. The problem? Navigating IP law is complicated, and not every law firm understands the unique needs of fast-moving startups.
Best (Cheap but Reliable) SIP Trunk Provider for Cisco SIP Gateway
The Cisco SIP Gateway is a robust solution for businesses looking to modernize their communications infrastructure. Its advanced features and seamless integration into existing networks make it a popular choice for organizations of all sizes. However, to unlock its full potential, you need a SIP trunk provider that offers both affordability and reliability. That’s where Unitel Voice SIP comes in.
6 Ways Listening To Sales Calls Helps Marketers Create Better Content
Companies that successfully align marketing and sales generate 32% higher revenue and retain 36% more customers. When this happens, marketing teams better understand how to position their products and generate leads so the sales team can close. How do you get there? Use this simple tactic: Listen to sales calls Have your marketing team listen in on sales calls — in person or, better yet, via call recordings.
7 Simple Ways To Break Through Mental Barriers & Come Up With New Content Ideas
Out of ideas for content? Join the club. Coming up with new content ideas is a challenge. It’s especially hard to do it regularly for multiple platforms. But that’s our job as content marketers. If we don’t produce fresh, compelling content, traffic will slow, conversion rates will drop, and sales will suffer. So what do you do? You can break through the mental barrier you’re facing with some simple content-generation strategies.
Risk of death related to pregnancy and childbirth more than doubled between 1999 and 2019 in the US
by Laura Fleszar, Alaska Beacon August 21, 2023 Black women were more likely to die during pregnancy or soon after in every year from 1999 through 2019, compared with Hispanic, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander and white women. That is a key finding of our recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The risk of maternal death increased the most for American Indian and Alaska Native women during that time frame.
Risk of death related to pregnancy and childbirth more than doubled between 1999 and 2019 in the US
Black women were more likely to die during pregnancy or soon after in every year from 1999 through 2019, compared with Hispanic, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and white women. That is a key finding of our recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The risk of maternal death increased the most for American Indian and Alaska Native women during that time frame.
Maternal death rates more than doubled for every racial and ethnic group from 1999 through 2019
Maternal deaths refers to death from any cause except for accidents, homicides and suicides, during or within one year after pregnancy. Notably, maternal mortality rates more than doubled for every racial and ethnic group from 1999 through 2019. Most maternal deaths are considered preventable because, in the U.S., maternal deaths are most often caused by problems that have very effective treatments, including bleeding after delivery, heart disease, high blood pressure, blood clots and infections.
Risk of death related to pregnancy and childbirth more than doubled between 1999 and 2019 in the US, new study finds
By Greg Roth, Associate Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Metrics Sciences, University of Washington Black women were more likely to die during pregnancy or soon after in every year from 1999 through 2019, compared with Hispanic, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and white women. That is a key finding of our recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Risk of death related to pregnancy and childbirth more than doubled between 1999 and 2019 in the US, new study finds
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Risk of death related to pregnancy and childbirth more than doubled between 1999 and 2019 in the US, new study finds
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Black women were more likely to die during pregnancy or soon after in every year from 1999 through 2019, compared with Hispanic, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and white women. That is a key finding of our recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The risk of maternal death increased the most for American Indian and Alaska Native women during that time frame.
Risk of death related to pregnancy and childbirth more than doubled between 1999 and 2019 in the US, new study finds
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HLSL 2021 Migration Guide
August 14th, 2023 The DirectX Shader Compiler Summer 2023 release is live! The most significant change in this release is the enabling of the HLSL 2021 language version by default. HLSL 2021 includes templates, operator overloads, bitfields, short-circuiting, and modernizations to loop variable scope and implicit struct casting. You can read about the details of these features in Chris Bieneman’s dog-themed blog post.
7 Best Lead Attribution Tools for Startups Tracking Web Traffic Sales
As a startup, you can’t waste time or money on marketing activities that don’t help you get more leads. That’s why lead attribution is critical. Simply put, lead attribution is an approach to determine which marketing activities deserve credit for attracting potential customers. How can you get started? We’ve compiled a shortlist of the top seven lead attribution tools for startups. Put them to work on your website and gain powerful insights into which marketing tactics drive sales.
10 Tactics Local Businesses Can Use To Get Their 1st 100+ Customers
For many of us, launching a local business is a dream come true. But you can’t just hang up an open sign and expect customers to flock to your door. Instead, you need to get the word out through a mix of digital and traditional marketing. So where do you start? This guide had you covered. Here are 10 proven tactics you can use to get your first 100 customers and build a pipeline for more: 1.
Case Study: Siemens Software Solutions & Oracle Red Bull Racing
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Accelerating product development in the automotive industry
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Windows 2021 HDR getting started guide
August 2nd, 2021 In this blog: What is HDR? HDR content on Windows HDR gaming HDR video Hardware you need Recommended displays for a great HDR experience Recommended graphics cards (GPUs) for HDR support FAQ Now more than ever, we are spending more time in front of a display, either enjoying videos or playing games. It is the right time to upgrade your experience! If you want to make the most out of the time spent with your PC, HDR (High Dynamic Range) is the way to go.
DirectStorage Developer Preview now available!
July 16th, 2021 Late last year, we announced that we would be bringingDirectStorage to Windows PCs, and in June, we told the world how DirectStorage would improve the gaming experience on Windows 11. Since then, the DirectX team has been hard at work bringing this state-of-the-art tech from Xbox’s Velocity Architecture over to Windows, empowering game developers on both platforms to create new immersive gaming experiences with vastly reduced load times.
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Avoid Annoying Unexpected App Rearrangement – Your PC Can Sleep Without Nightmares | DirectX Developer Blog
April 28th, 2021 Have you ever experienced the frustration of your desktop application windows unexpectedly rearranging every time you return to your computer from sleep? Imagine the following scenario: Your device (laptop or desktop) is connected to external monitors over a DisplayPort connector. Application windows are placed in certain locations on your screen. You leave your system for some time and your device goes to sleep. You come back and return to your system to wake your device.
Moving EV Manufacturing Into the Fast Lane
Major automotive OEMs and new startups alike are well entrenched in the pursuit of autonomous, connected, electrified, and shared mobility (ACES). Dozens of companies have established programs for designing and testing autonomous and connected vehicles, either for personal use or as part of a shared mobility system. Progress is being made, but large-scale, real-world applications of these technologies are still years in the making.
10 Content Promotion Tactics And The Best Places To Promote Your Blog Posts
There are two rules for content marketers. This article is all about the second rule. However, before we dive into that, let’s quickly touch on rule number 1. Rule number 1 for content marketers is to create useful content. But how do you know if your content is useful? It’s simple. Ask yourself this question: When my intended audience reads my content, does my content solve their problem or help them accomplish a task? If the answer is yes, your content is useful, and you nailed rule number 1.
10 Squarespace Competitors That Help Startups Build Websites That Rank Higher & Sell More
First off, we’ve got a lot of love for Squarespace. It’s intuitive. It’s well-designed. Jeff Bridges uses it… We’ve noticed that many of our creative industry customers (i.e., graphic artists, interior designers, photographers, etc.) find Squarespace a great choice. Although Squarespace’s photo-intensive templates and dreamlike CMS make it ideal for the artsy-fartsy, two things matter most if you’re starting a business: your ability to drive traffic and make sales.
6 Easy-to-Use Screen Recording Apps Perfect for Sales & Support Teams
Have you ever needed to record your screen to show a demo of your product, give someone a walkthrough as a tutorial, or create a video of your screen for team training? Screen recording apps are perfect for this. Never before have these tools been so fast, so clean, and so easy-to-use. Screen capture software has come a long way from the days of downloading clunky desktop programs that slow your computer down and require you to read an instruction manual.
Bumbershoot 2012: Reignwolf rules day three
Reignwolf (Photo By Greg Roth) By Alina Shanin Monday of Bumbershoot 2012 was the perfect way to finish Labor Day Weekend. While every day showcased new music encompassing all genres, the third day of the festival concentrated more on rock and electronic music (at least for the main stage). As for the best musical performance of the day, Reignwolfis without a doubt the winner. There’s no denying this young star can put on a show and gather a crowd any musician would envy.
9 CRM Tools Priced & Designed To Help You Grow Your Bootstrapped Startup
If you’re bootstrapping a startup, you’re doing things on the cheap. You should skimp on overhead, buy used equipment, work from home and be frugal whenever possible. But don’t make the mistake of using a spreadsheet as your CRM, just because it’s free. Setting up the right business management software from the start can be critical to your growth. Don’t wait. There are plenty of other CRM options available priced and designed for bootstrapped startups.
Best Interactive Content Builders, Apps, & Tools
For content markers, the most coveted real estate on earth is at the top of Google’s search results. For about a decade now the key to ranking number one in SERPs hasn’t changed: create great content. But what has changed is the standards for content creation. And every year the bar is raised for what constitutes truly remarkable content. Digital marketers have to do more than write compelling blog articles or create simple videos if they want to compete. They have to create content that stands out.
5 Mind-Blowing Multi-Million Dollar Startup Business Ideas [Infographic]
Some business startup ideas seem genius at first, and later don’t pan out, while others seem crazy right off the bat, and end up making millions. Here at UniTel Voice, we’re fascinated by entrepreneurs and their crazy startup ideas. So we did some research and discovered a whole slew of (real) wacky startup business ideas that are not only ridiculous but actually mad money. And in some cases, loads of it.
9 Interesting Stats About Entrepreneurs [Infographic]
When you think about the people who start companies you probably envision a young Steve Jobs building the Apple 1 in his garage, or the guys from Google writing code in their grade student dorms eating nothing but roman noodles and Burger King, or Mark Zuckerberg working 90+ hours a week in hooded sweatshirt and flip flops trying to build thefacebook.com.
30 Tips to Provide a Great Service that Customers Won't Forget
What is the most important thing you can do to reduce churn and increase word-of-mouth referrals? The answer is obvious, but it’s often overlooked: improve your customer service. No matter how awesome you think your product is, or how talented you think your team is, what your customers are most likely to remember is the direct contact they have with your company.
10+ Landing Page & Email List Building Tools For Nontechnical Newbies On A Bootstrapped Budget
Hey, bootstrapped startup founder (with no technical skills). Need a professional landing page for your product, service, or event? One that will allow you to capture email addresses of potential customers? Guess you better hire somebody? Nope. Hiring a professional web designer every time you need a sales page takes way too much time and money. You can do it yourself — no matter your skill-set or budget. The following tools allow you to build landing pages in minutes on the cheap.
7 Easy-to-Use Screen Recording Apps Perfect for Sales & Support Teams
Have you ever needed to record your screen to show a demo of your product, give someone a walkthrough as a tutorial, or create a video of your screen for team training? Screen recording apps are perfect for this. Never before have these tools been so fast, so clean, and so easy-to-use. Screen capture software has come a long way from the days of downloading clunky desktop programs that slow your computer down and require you to read an instruction manual.
5 KPI Measurement Tools to Help Entrepreneurs Keep the Pulse of Their Small Business
5 KPI Measurement Tools to Help Entrepreneurs Keep the Pulse of Their Small Business 5 KPI Measurement Tools to Help Entrepreneurs Keep the Pulse of Their Small Business Tracking the key performance indicators (KPI) that give you an understanding of your business’s overall health is critical to ensure your company is in a position to grow. But for some small business owners, that can be difficult. It’s all too easy to get buried in the day-to-day and lose track of the big picture.
5 Cheap Tools That Together Create a Killer Lead Tracking & Management System
For all businesses, success often comes down to your ability to attract, nurture, and close leads. Keeping your sales funnel full and effectively moving your leads through the funnel to conversion facilitates a consistent stream of revenue and helps companies avoid taking on unnecessary debt. But creating an effective sales lead management system that keeps your pipeline full is easier said than done.
9 CRM Tools Priced & Designed To Help You Grow Your Bootstrapped Startup
9 CRM Tools Priced & Designed To Help You Grow Your Bootstrapped Startup 9 CRM Tools Priced & Designed To Help You Grow Your Bootstrapped Startup If you’re bootstrapping a startup, you’re doing things on the cheap. You should skimp on overhead, buy used equipment, work from home and be frugal whenever possible. But don’t make the mistake of using a spreadsheet as your CRM just because it’s free. There are plenty of other options available priced and designed for bootstrapped startups.
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