Small Business Trends in 2015

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Here's what we are seeing for small business trends in 2015:

• Alternative capital flows will gain traction.
• 3D printing will enable small batch manufacturing.
• Big data analytics will see increased adoption.
• The Internet will continue to be important.
• The Cloud will be critical.
• Content will be king.

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• The shaping of the economy begins to mature.
• Mobile payments come of age.
• Startups on the side.

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• Mobile SEO
• Local SEO

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• Bitcoin will not go away.
• More small businesses will go global.
• Live online events will become more important.
• Apps will take a new life form.
• Global mobile commerce is set to explode.
• Wearable/shareable devices will heat up fast and show huge increases. 

Source:  Laurel Delaney, President, GlobeTrade.com