OWNER'S MANUAL  

Jeff Haden


How to Start a Small Business in a Few Hours

Starting a business is surprisingly simple--you just need to take the first step. Here's how to get through the administrative hurdles faster than you think.  Read story

5 Ways to Send Productivity Through the Roof

Here's how to motivate employees to get more done--no extra money or real effort required.  Read story

How to Dramatically Improve SEO

Here's an easy way to determine what your customers want--and how to best meet their needs.  Read story

8 Qualities of Fearless Entrepreneurs

You know the type: They do things other business owners only dream of doing--and usually succeed. Here's what sets them apart.  Read story

Simple Tips to Make Your Website Look More Credible

Credibility makes--and breaks--online businesses. Here's how a newcomer in a competitive industry can build trust with customers.  Read story

8 Ways to Improve Your 'About Us' Page

Chances are, it's one of the most-visited pages on your site. It's probably also the weakest. Here's how to fix it.  Read story

How to Make Huge Decisions

The power of a group is great when you need to get things done. When you need to make a huge decision, not so much.  Read story

9 Things You Wish Job Candidates Knew

Sure, you'll consider their qualifications. But admit it: This is what you're really looking for during interviews.  Read story

Be Happier: 10 Things to Stop Doing Right Now

Sometimes the route to happiness depends more on what you don't do.  Read story

Best Way to Get Great Talent: Train or Hire?

When it's time to fill a key position, should you look inside or outside your company? Here's a look at the pros and cons of both strategies.  Read story

The Power of Small Moments

You never know when you might make a huge difference in another person's life--so always assume you can.  Read story

Sponsoring an Event? Tips to Maximize Your Return

Don't just slap your brand on a banner and call it a day. Here's how to get the most from your event marketing dollars.  Read story

One Killer Sales Skill You've Forgotten to Use

The more sales training you've received, the more likely that you've forgotten the most important sales technique of all.  Read story

Don't Just Buy Local, Buy Personal

Buying local is great, but to really support local entrepreneurs, go one step farther and buy personal.  Read story

Bosses: When You Should--and Shouldn't--Speak

If you're the kind of boss who automatically takes the lead--whatever the issue at hand--you need to read this.  Read story

The Key to Noodles & Company's Explosive Growth

The privately held chain now has more than 300 locations. But it didn't get there through the traditional franchise route.  Read story

One Employee Message That Should Never Be Mixed

Vision, goals, and guidelines all are important. But not as important as this.  Read story

The Power of Gratitude

When a thank you is more than a reflex gesture it can make a powerful and lasting impact.  Read story

How to Take Your Business to New Heights

Do you know what your company can do when you really hustle? Now's the time to find out.  Read story

7 Classic Principles of Successful Start-ups

Every new venture is different, but the principles for success often remain the same.  Read story

Best Interview Technique You Never Use

The more questions you ask, the more you learn about a job candidate, right? Wrong. Here's a better strategy.  Read story

Best Reason to Go Home Early Today

Contracts and proposals and fame and fortune can wait until tomorrow. Today, even if just for one day, flip your priorities and go home early.  Read story

How to Create Your Own Pension Plan

Want a set amount of income when you retire? You don't have to work for a big, old-school company to get it.  Read story

5 Underrated Traits of Great Leaders

Those bosses who inspire, motivate, and make employees feel better about themselves? Here's what they do differently from everyone else.  Read story

6 Qualities of Remarkably Loyal Employees

Loyalty has nothing to do with length of employment and everything to do with actions.  Read story

Do You Pass This Key Leadership Test?

The stakes are high, and the pressure is on. Here's how great bosses respond in challenging situations.  Read story

5 Leadership Lessons You Won't Learn in B-School

Forget vision, passion, and other B-school platitudes. Here are the nitty-gritty details on what makes leaders great.  Read story

Most Important Failure to Embrace

Maybe you already proudly "fail fast and fail often." There's one type of failure you're probably still avoiding--but shouldn't.  Read story

How I Keep My Job From Killing Me

Sitting is terrible for you, but what do you do when your job is sedentary? Inc.com columnist Jeff Haden took a treadmill desk for a spin.  Read story

How Retro Prices Can Deliver Cutting-Edge Profits

Being the low-cost provider is never easy--especially when you're a start-up. But the Retro Fitness line of gyms beat the odds. Here's how.  Read story

4 Tips to Dramatically Improve Any Skill

Practice does not, in fact, always make perfect. Here's an easy way to make sure all that work pays off.  Read story

Most Important Clicks to Track on Your Website

That SEO strategy is all for naught if you're not watching the right metrics. Here's how to measure success.  Read story

What Makes Work Honorable?

Fancy titles, a big paycheck, name recognition? None of these convey a person's true dignity.  Read story

9 Questions for Ashley Madison's Founder

Noel Biderman built a business everyone loves to hate: a dating website for cheating spouses. Here's what you can learn from it.  Read story

A Cure for Performance Review Blues?

Hate doing employee evaluations? Most of your employees hate receiving them. But there might be a better way.  Read story

Why What Kind of Car You Drive Matters

You may not think twice about your ride, but customers, investors, and employees are most certainly looking--and judging.  Read story

11 Tips to Find the Best LinkedIn Groups

If you're using LinkedIn only to make connections, you're missing out.  Read story

The $8 Can of Diet Coke

If your prices are well above the norm, is it your responsibility to make sure customers know that upfront?  Read story

Fauxclusive! Mark Zuckerberg's Email Hacked

You won't believe his inbox! Plus: Aliens raise $1 billion on Kickstarter for new planet!  Read story

One Thing Every Great Entrepreneur Does

Visions, strategies, decisions--those are all important. But not as important as this.  Read story