Amazon is not known for sharing great details about its device sales or customers but one thing is definitely clear – Amazon sells and ships a lot of packages. They ship so many packages that recently they have been able to grow and raise the free shipping threshold to $35. Amazon’s shipping business and other services have grown so much that the company announced that its revenues reached an impressive $17.09 billion and are up 24% over last year.

Money management, from the consumer viewpoint, will be undergoing significant changes over the next few years. An important part of this change will be in the area of personal information security and customer convenience. Biometrics, a technology that involves things such as fingerprint and retinal identification, will become increasingly-common methods for accessing account information and conducting basic banking activities.

Given the proliferation of smartphones and tablets, more and more businesses have begun supplying mobile devices for those employees who spend a good deal of time traveling. With the advent of these new devices comes a wide range of management issues as IT departments struggle to keep up with new technology their users want.

Once you have decided to open your business, more than likely you are going to need employees. No one can do everything themselves for very long. While going it alone might work in the very beginning, if you ever hope to expand you are going to need help.

With billions of users worldwide, social media has become a major influence that businesses simply cannot ignore. Businesses can, however, carefully plan social media strategies to help them increase the reach of their brand and grow faster. There are several factors that must be considered when creating a social media presence, all of which will govern what you do and how you respond.

For new startups, planning phases seem to never end. One important part of any plan is identifying the critical audience which has the most to gain from whatever product or service you are bringing to the market. There are several steps you can take to make this process easier and help guarantee that you choose the best market to target when you are ready to release your new products.

There are lots of choices when it comes to designers for your website. Countless individuals and companies offer services, all the way from free to thousands of dollars. So which one is going to work for you? Some of these tools won’t deliver what you’re looking for, and some will.

It might be time to rethink that Facebook ban at your office; the undisputed social media leader has announced that it is working on a new service designed specifically for businesses, known as Facebook at Work. The service will reportedly look and feel almost exactly like the current interface of Facebook, only it will be designed for users to chat and collaborate on projects at the office.

The release of the latest Android operating system, Lollipop, came with much fanfare from Google and it was touted as the most significant update to the mobile operating system yet. The update was hailed for emphasizing a more unified experience across multiple devices and its added security that creates one experience for users across multiple devices that is said to be safe and secure no matter where you are.

In the early days of your startup, you will find that you will rely heavily on the people you bring in to help get the business off the ground. Many investors will actually consider the team as part of their investment strategy since, in the beginning, it will be the biggest asset your startup has.