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Minimize Expenses and Save Your Business Money
Are You a 'Small Giant'?
Not every business owner measures success purely based on the bottom line. Meet others like you. Read more
The Single Most Important Rule of Business
Entrepreneurs are great at meeting challenges with optimism--but sometimes that's not what the business needs. Read more
How to Stay Alive When Business Shrinks
You've used everything you had to keep going, but it may not be enough. Norm Brodsky weighs in on what to do next. Read more
Worry About Quality, Not Profits
James Miller talks about what his customers really value. Watch video
Cash Is King: 5 Simple Rules for Creating a Cash Flow Plan
Cash is paramount for running a business. Here are five easy rules for creating a positive cash flow plan for your company. Read more
Do It Today: A Small Business Check-Up
Tips to make sure your is business healthy from Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, co-founder of Gilt Groupe, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council. Watch video
Smooth Out Irregular Cash Flow: 8 Tips
Incentivize your customers to pay early, and keep overhead low. Plus other advice from Rahim Fazal, co-founder of social media firm Involver. Watch video
Don't Let Expenses Snowball
A sticker price is one thing. Be sure you factor in all costs of your expenses. Here's what I mean. Read more
Should You Track Economic Value Added?
It's a complicated formula that provides excellent insight into performance... but does it matter for your business? Read more
How a Mortgage Can Save Your Business
Refinancing at today's microscopic rates can build you a cash-flow cushion that could save your bacon one day. What are you waiting for? Read more
Start-up Budget: Don't Miss These 5 Expenses
Calculating your annual cost structure? Be sure you count these. Read more
5 Ways to Get Your Business Through Crisis
When a marketing initiative fell through, my husband and I were left holding hundreds of thousands of dollars in inventory. Here's how we turned things around. Read more
Will 2012 Be the Year of the Health Tech Start-up?
Healthcare in America is in shambles. Can tech start-ups come to the rescue? Read more
5 Ways to Reward Your All-Star Employees
There's no such thing as too much employee recognition. Learn five ways to reward your team. Read more
How to Accomplish the Impossible
Genius sometimes just means not realizing that something is impossible. Read more
5 Personal Money Tips for Women Owners
You run your own business, and data show you probably invest more successfully than men. So why is money still so intimidating? Read more
Post Office Delays: How to Avoid a Cash Flow Crunch
Changes coming soon to the U.S. Postal Service will slow payments from your clients. Take steps to minimize the impact now. Read more
The Real Value of Your Business
Measures like Price-Earnings Ratio and EBITDA multiples are just gross generalizations of the value of your business. Here's how to determine the real value. Read more
4 Business Metrics You Can’t Afford to Ignore
Profit and revenue tell you a lot--but they don't tell you everything about the health of your business. Read more
From SAS 70 to SSAE 16: How to Keep Your Cloud Service On-Track
You may be familiar with SAS 70: an audit standard used for businesses that provide a service relating to their clients’ finances. If you feel... Read more
How to Get Your Managers to Think Like Owners
Cash flow is like oxygen. If it runs out, nothing else matters. Here's how to encourage your managers to stretch every dollar. Hint: Make sure their jobs dep... Read more
New Rules of Getting a Small Business Loan
The worst of the economic plummet appears to be over. Use this upswing to your advantage with these tips on getting the money your business needs. Read more
Business Plans by the Numbers
When writing a business plan, here's how to run the numbers that matter without getting hung-up on those that don't. Read more
A Female Spin on Starting a Business
Normally I don't focus on male- or female-specific entrepreneurial challenges, but having received two books by women entrepreneurs in the last few weeks,... Read more
An SBDC That Focuses on Cash Flow
To help business owners improve their financial literacy, the Vancouver Small Business Development Center produces a three-day workshop that covers accountin... Read more
How to Perform a Break-Even Analysis
How many units of stuff—say, how many ham sandwiches, iPhone apps, or hours of consulting services—must you sell in order to cover your costs? Read more
How to Pay Less in Taxes
Norm Brodsky says the secret to keeping your taxes low is knowing your numbers. Read more
How to Comply With the New Revenue Recognition Rules
When the Financial Accounting Standards Board updated the business accounting rules earlier this year, Apple was quick to embrace them. Here's a look at how ... Read more
How to Cut Your Reliance on Credit
Companies that budget based on cash flows can avoid fees and charges, decrease their need for external credit, and improve their overall cash position. Read more
How to Use EBITDA to Value Your Company
It's not the only number potential buyers look at, but EBITDA will give you a solid idea of how they'll start evaluating your business. Read more
How to Bring a Food Product to Market
So you can cook, preserve, brew, pickle, or roast with the best of 'em. But is your product ready to compete with the other artisanal goods on the market she... Read more
Tips for Calculating Your Gross Margin
If it feels like ages since you took Accounting 101, here's a detailed refresher on how understanding gross margins can help you make the right business deci... Read more
Book Review: Islands of Profit In a Sea of Red Ink
Author Jonathan L. S. Byrnes addresses why 40 percent of your business is unprofitable. Read more
American Apparel Nears Bankruptcy
With huge losses and slumping sales, the hipster clothing brand says it "may not have sufficient liquidity necessary to sustain operations." Read more
