One Company's Budget: The 'Great Game' of Open-Book Management
An IT company's commitment to open-book management helps calm anxious employees while boosting revenue. Read more
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One Company's Budget: Increasing Capital Investments in a Recession
Fusion Systems makes manufacturing equipment with a twist: they innovate new ways to make obsolete machines. Read more
How to Manage Travel Expenses
From videoconferencing, to shopping for airfare bargains, to booking far in advance - here are some helpful tips to reduce all your travel-related expenses. Read more
9 Ways to Cut Energy Costs
Energy costs have been rising in recent years and new taxes are on the horizon, so every business has a reason to become more efficient. Here's how. View slideshow
Two Entrepreneurs Plan for Higher Energy Costs
Manufacturers Bill Latham and Arthur Pascuzzi, both hit hard by previous spikes in energy costs, have permanently incorporated energy-saving strategies into ... Read more
How to Lower Your Company's Energy Bills
How to use less energy and lower your business's utility bills Read more
Why a CEO Needs to Have a Plan B
For nearly three decades, in good times and bad, Jack Stack has run his company, SRC, as though disaster could strike at any moment. Now, with the economy cr... Read more
How to Get a Good Deal on a Lease
What it takes to negotiate a commercial lease in a renter's market Read more
Business Forecasting in a Crazy, Mixed-up World
Three entrepreneurs share their challenges, frustrations, and strategies for business forecasting in a recession. Read more
One Company's Budget: Getting Back Into Shape
An exercise equipment retailer overhauls the IT department budget, swapping old programs for hosted applications. Read more
7 Smart Ways to Trim Your Company’s Budget
Smart advice on how to squeeze a lot out of a tight budget. Read more
One Company's Budget: A Nice Consistency
Organic ice cream maker PJ Madison's looks to bring discipline to its marketing Read more
Got Receipt Overload?
There are better things to do on work travel than hoard and sort receipts. Read more
Small Business Benefits Threatened
Employers are expected to shift costs onto workers, health plan execs say. Read more
Thanksgiving Travel Plans Unscathed
The souring economy won't keep Americans from visiting family over the holidays, a survey finds. Read more
Businesses Cutting Back on Travel
With costs rising, companies are clamping down on unnecessary trips, a report finds. Read more
Cost-Cutting More Strategic
Having learned from past downturns, employers are taking a focused approach to staff reductions, a survey finds. Read more
Raises Smaller than Expected
Hit hard by the sluggish economy, employers are cutting back on pay hikes and bonuses, a survey finds. Read more
Blogger Logic: A Swag Antagonist
Responding to another blogger's list of 18 ways a start-up can save money, Mark Cuban, the co-founder of Broadcast.com and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, pos... Read more
Curb Costs of Mobile Device Management
It can cost more than $2,500 a year for a company to take care of a single iPhone. Multiply that by the number of smart phones, laptops, and other mobile dev... Read more
Business Groups Mixed on Bailout
The $700 billion plan to rescue Wall Street has smaller firms worried about footing the bill. Read more
Paycheck Gains Smaller Than Expected
Budgets for salary increases have fallen below four percent, the Conference Board reports. Read more
Businesses Cutting Costs
Most employers are hoping to avoid layoffs by improving efficiency. Read more
A Chocolate Maker is Buffeted By Global Forces Beyond His Control
How long can he stay profitable? Read more
How Does Technology Fit into Your Strategy?
When making strategic plans, you ignore technology at your peril. But focusing too tightly on tech can skew your plans too. Here’s how to strike the right ... Read more
Short on Cash? [Audio] 
They say cash is king. But it can take customers months to pay up, leaving you in the lurch. So where can you turn? Associate editor Hannah Clark Steiman ... Watch video
Tech Talk: Technology Advice from the Inc. 500
From iPods to paperless publishing, some of the nation's top entrepreneurs sound off about the role technology plays in their companies. Watch video
More Sales Leads, Please
Or, what happened when Frontline Selling started practicing what it preaches. Read more
iSymmetry's Technological Makeover
Or, how a tech company finally grew up and discovered the World Wide Web. Read more
Travel Tax Deductions
Planning a summer trip? Here are some tips on how to effectively write off your business travels, and avoid IRS scrutiny. It's not well known, but you can... Watch video
Leisure Pursuits [Audio]
Vacations – a time to relax, try new things, visit new places. And that makes them a perfect marketing opportunity. Senior writer Stephanie Clifford... Watch video
Gas Price Hikes Rippling through the Economy
As prices spike, truckers and gas station owners, among others, get caught in the crossfire. Read more
Gas Price Hikes Rippling through the Economy
As prices spike, truckers and gas station owners, among others, get caught in the crossfire. Read more
Postal-Rate Increase Could Actually Save Businesses Money
While the cost of mailing a letter will go up by two cents, rates for other categories will drop. Read more
Sweet Success: CakeLove at the Inc. 500
Warren Brown has found sweet success with his Washington-based bakery and cafe. So what does it take to transform a passion into a booming business? Watch video
