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Leslie Taylor
To Disclose, or Not to Disclose
By Leslie Taylor | Mar 21, 2007
Private firms often feel strongly about proprietary information -- and get nervous when asked to disclose anything. "After all, we're a private company" i... Read story
Google Gives Business Owners a Free Virtual Storefront
By Leslie Taylor | Mar 16, 2007
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
How Much Money Do I Need?
By Leslie Taylor | Mar 15, 2007
You'll need to answer quite a few questions -- and be very realistic -- to determine your start-up capital requirements. Read story
One-Stop Shop for Small-Business Jobs
By Leslie Taylor | Mar 7, 2007
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Start-Ups More Successful in Cities with Fewer High-School Dropouts
By Leslie Taylor | Mar 5, 2007
The education level of local populations can have a direct impact on business success, new research shows. Read story
Breathe New Life Into Your Online Advertising
By Leslie Taylor | Mar 1, 2007
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Big Cities Tops for Bioscience Jobs
By Leslie Taylor | Feb 26, 2007
New York, Los Angeles, and other big metropolitan centers are cashing in on a booming bioscience industry producing everything from medical devices to livest... Read story
Want Your Start-Up to Be Successful? Appearance is Everything
By Leslie Taylor | Feb 23, 2007
A new report highlights the importance of making new businesses appear credible to employees and customers. Read story
Google Challenges Microsoft's Workplace Dominance
By Leslie Taylor | Feb 23, 2007
Small businesses with lower IT budgets are being wooed by a cheaper web-based alternative to MS Office. Read story
Think Employees Are Fudging Their Timesheets? Try Fingerprinting Them
By Leslie Taylor | Feb 21, 2007
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Never Memorize Passwords Again
By Leslie Taylor | Feb 14, 2007
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Cheap Long-Distance Service -- Without All the Hassle
By Leslie Taylor | Feb 7, 2007
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Man's New Best Friend?
By Leslie Taylor | Feb 5, 2007
Exotic pets now represent a $15 billion industry. Plenty of entrepreneurs have found a way to make money peddling kinkajous, hedgehogs, and other rare beasts. Read story
World's Richest Man Unveils New Computer Program
By Leslie Taylor | Jan 31, 2007
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Web 2.0, Energy Technology Drive Venture Capital to New Highs
By Leslie Taylor | Jan 30, 2007
Analysts say the increase reflects lessons learned from the dot-com bust. Read story
The Groundhog Economy
By Leslie Taylor | Jan 26, 2007
As America’s economy has shifted away from the Heartland, smart small towns like Punxatawny, Pa. -- home of the world’s most famous groundhog weatherman ... Read story
What Is the Inc. 5000?
By Leslie Taylor | Jan 26, 2007
The annual list of America's fastest-growing private companies will expand 10-fold, in an attempt to identify even more rising business stars. Read story
Secure Your E-mail, ‘Mission Impossible’ Style
By Leslie Taylor | Jan 24, 2007
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Move Your Market Research Online
By Leslie Taylor | Jan 17, 2007
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
How to Become a Household Name
By Leslie Taylor | Jan 16, 2007
Forget expensive advertising campaigns. The best way to reach the masses is often through free media coverage. So what does it take to get on Oprah? Read story
Put Your Marketing Kit Online
By Leslie Taylor | Jan 12, 2007
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Employees Complain About Donald Trump-Style Bosses
By Leslie Taylor | Jan 9, 2007
Supervisors often break promises and blame subordinates, according to a new management study. Read story
Business Owners Confess to Checking E-mail While Driving, Using Bathroom
By Leslie Taylor | Jan 8, 2007
A new survey highlights the ongoing time crunch that many entrepreneurs face. Read story
Manage Inventory and Prevent Theft -- Right from Your Desktop
By Leslie Taylor | Jan 5, 2007
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
New Program Cracks Down on eBay Scammers
By Leslie Taylor | Dec 28, 2006
A team of researchers has designed a way to identify vendors with bogus seller ratings. Read story
Want to Close the Deal? Try Chatting with Customers Online
By Leslie Taylor | Dec 27, 2006
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Number of Small Businesses Reaches All-Time High
By Leslie Taylor | Dec 22, 2006
A new SBA report counts six million small firms with employees and close to 20 million sole proprietorships. Read story
Make Millions -- From Your Living Room
By Leslie Taylor | Dec 20, 2006
A bold claim, perhaps. But new technology and opportunities make it easier than ever to start a lucrative business at home. Read story
Want to Be an eBay Millionaire? Consider Moving to New Jersey, Tennessee
By Leslie Taylor | Dec 8, 2006
The online marketplace recently ranked its most active communities for buying and selling. Read story
Immigrants Fuel Entrepreneurial Boom
By Leslie Taylor | Dec 5, 2006
Nearly half of private companies that receive venture capital funding were started by entrepreneurs born outside the United States. Read story
The Dot-Com Bust? Not as Bad as You Think
By Leslie Taylor | Dec 4, 2006
New research shows that nearly half of late-1990s Internet start-ups survived -- similar to success rates in other emerging industries. Read story
New Tool Ensures That Online-Marketing Campaigns Actually Deliver
By Leslie Taylor | Nov 29, 2006
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Cheap Ways to Make a Big Impact
By Leslie Taylor | Nov 28, 2006
Marketing your business doesn't need to break the bank. Here are some low-cost marketing strategies that have proven successful for the business owners using... Read story
New Service Transforms Your Scribbles into Presentation Materials
By Leslie Taylor | Nov 21, 2006
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
New Online Tools Help Companies Boost Sales During Holiday Season
By Leslie Taylor | Nov 15, 2006
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Which States are Best for Entrepreneurs?
By Leslie Taylor | Nov 10, 2006
South Dakota and Nevada top new rankings by the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council. Read story
Deliver Your Message to Customers -- Wherever They Go
By Leslie Taylor | Nov 9, 2006
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Teens Pitch Million-Dollar Ideas
By Leslie Taylor | Nov 7, 2006
The 17-year-old inventor of a nail-polish pen took first place at the National Youth Business Competition. Read story
Are You Required to Let Your Employees Vote?
By Leslie Taylor | Nov 6, 2006
A majority of states now mandate that companies provide time for employees to cast their ballots. Read story
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