Digital marketing is the success mantra. You will find the benjamins rolling; a lot more than what you could ever think. Whether you are a startup company or a small business entity, it is the time that you start thinking of the real-time benefits of viral marketing. In recent times, online marketing has opened a whole new pathway for conducting the businesses online. No business can survive without incorporating the benefits of internet marketing, and this is a well-known fact.

Benefits of digital marketing for the startups and small businesses:

Hiring your first round of employees is a major milestone as an entrepreneur and a crucial component of determining a successful first year. As Steve Jobs famously said, “When you’re in a startup, the first 10 people will determine whether the company succeeds or not.”

Getting the right people for the job can feel like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack, but having a focused recruitment plan can go a long way towards making sure you get it right the first time. Here are five boxes to check before the first offer letter goes out:

Oregon-based cannabis cultivation, processing and dispensary operator also announces raise of $1.8 Million dollars to expand business operations.

PORTLAND, Ore., July 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Attis Group, Inc. (ATTIS), an Oregon-based cannabis cultivator, processor and dispensary owner, has entered into an agreement with Las Vegas, Nevada firm Electrum Partners to help develop plans to expand ATTIS' business operations.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hotel San Ayre today officially re-opens as a Bud+Breakfast™ property, owned and operated by The MaryJane Group, Inc. (OTCQB: MJMJ). Joining the company’s two existing Bud+Breakfast locations in the Denver area, Hotel San Ayre is poised to offer guests seeking a cannabis-themed vacation even more opportunities for education and enjoyment.

Rep. Dan Schoen, DFL-Cottage Grove, a co-sponsor of last year's medical marijuana bill, said Tuesday that he has accepted a consulting job with LeafLine Labs, one of two cannabis companies in the state. 

Schoen said he is taking an unpaid leave from his job as a Cottage Grove police officer through the end of the year. During that time, he said he will work as a security consultant on a contract basis with LeafLine Labs.

He declined to specify how much the job pays, but said "it's less than I made being a police officer."

Schoen said he worked with LeafLine Labs last year when they contacted him for help in scouting cities that would let them operate.

CHICAGO, July 15, 2015 /Weed Wire/ — Join us July 28 in Portland for a reprise of the Marijuana Investor Summit Boot Camps for investors and entrepreneurs. Whether you’re new to the legalized marijuana industry or looking to expand your knowledge, the July 28 pre-conference Boot Camp for Investors and Entrepreneurs, produced by the Marijuana Investor Summit in conjunction with the Cannabis Creative Conference, is the place to be.

Taught by financial industry experts and successful marijuana entrepreneurs, this half-day, dual-track educational seminar will quickly bring you up to speed on this rapidly growing frontier market.

MJNA's Spokesperson, Andrew Hard, Explains MJNA's Portfolio at the Cannabis World Congress in New York

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Applications for permits to open new medical pot dispensaries are increasing as the state prepares to allow the businesses to sell retail marijuana to anyone over 21.

Figures obtained by The Associated Press from the Oregon Public Health Division show that since Measure 91 passed last November, there have been 411 new applications to open medical marijuana dispensaries and 51 since the start of July, when the Legislature voted to allow medical marijuana dispensaries to start selling recreational pot on Oct. 1. There were 203 in the six months before the election.

Donald Morse, a dispensary owner and director of the Oregon Cannabis Business Council, says the market is saturated, with three dispensaries recently going out of business.

Applications for permits to open new medical pot dispensaries are increasing as the state prepares to allow the businesses to sell retail marijuana to anyone over 21.

Figures obtained by The Associated Press from the Oregon Public Health Division show that since Measure 91 passed last November, there have been 411 new applications to open medical marijuana dispensaries and 51 since the start of July, when the Legislature voted to allow medical marijuana dispensaries to start selling recreational pot on Oct. 1. There were 203 in the six months before the election.

Donald Morse, a dispensary owner and director of the Oregon Cannabis Business Council, says the market is saturated, with three dispensaries recently going out of business.