Is Your Budget Ready for Worst Case Scenario?
Thanks to credit crunches and slow sales, experts say the key to budgeting for 2012 is being prepared for the worst. Here are the simple steps to building a ... Read more
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Don’t Leave Off-site Employees in the Dark: Get Connected With Yammer
It’s becoming common practice among small businesses to have employees spread out all over the country and even all over the globe. ... Read more
5 Tips for Trimming Your Fuel Costs
Whether you have a few company cars or a fleet of several dozen trucks, you can save money on fuel by making minor changes to your operations and driving. Read more
Why Small Businesses Overpay for Health Insurance
And what you can do about it. 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
The Best Money I Ever Spent: Campbell McKellar, Founder of Loosecubes
What made the difference? Inc.com asks savvy entrepreneurs to reveal the one thing their business couldn't have lived without, and how much it cost. Read more
How to Make Great Brand Merchandise
Creating brand merchandise can strengthen customer loyalty and enlist fans to spread your name—"but you don't want to make just another oversized T-shirt. Read more
Case Study: Paying Employee Health Claims Out-of-Pocket
John Schmitt opted to self-fund his employees' medical claims, and saw his company health insurance costs drop 20 percent. Read more
5 Tips for Managing a Global Supply Chain
Here are tips for streamlining and maintaining an efficient international supply chain as a small business owner. Read more
Enloop: The Turbo Tax of Business Plans
For businesses just starting out (and even for businesses that are already established), writing a business plan that bankers and investors can understand... Read more
How to Get Your Family to Invest Without Drama
Parents are a common source of start-up cash. Here's how to navigate this tricky relationship and keep it drama-free from the start. Read more
Domestic Medical Tourism
How one company is saving businesses big bucks on employee medical treatments Read more
Best Business Deals
A bootstrapper's guide to saving money on office furniture, phone service, computers, business travel, and more. Read more
Focusing on What Works
How the founder of Dogswell got his business back on track by cutting costs and focusing on his new product: dog food Read more
How to Pay Employees When You Can't Make Payroll
There may come a time when circumstances prevent you from being able to pay your employees. Here's how to make it though this trying time. Read more
Are Your Credit Card Bills Out of Control?
In order to build a viable business, you need to exercise sound inventory control. Read more
Clothing Start-ups Seek Solutions as Cotton Prices Climb
Soaring cotton prices continue to present retailers with tough decisions: cut margins and risk profitability, or raise prices and risk sales? Read more
3 Must-See SXSW Speakers, Pt. 3
In this third installment of my South by Southwest (SXSW) speaker series, I chose to highlight Bruce Sterling, the closing speaker for the 2011 SXSW Interact... Read more
How to Develop Your 2011 Office and Operations Budget
With the economy still on shaky ground, here’s how to develop an office and operations budget that will help you adapt quickly to changing market demands. Read more
How to Forecast Sales in an Uncertain Economy
You can't figure out what you can spend without knowing what you're bringing in. Here are tips to take the guess work out of revenue projections. Read more
How to Develop Your 2011 Tech Budget
Businesses are expected to spend more money on their IT departments next year. Here's how to decide where to put your dollars. Read more
How to Plan for Hiring and Payroll in 2011
The state of the economy, new legislation and an uncertain tax environment make adding staff one of the toughest decisions you'll face next year. Read more
How to Secure a Credit Line in 2011
If your budget shows you'll have financing needs next year, you better start talking to your lender now. Here's what they'll be looking for. 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 Budget and Manage Inventory for 2011
If your suppliers can't meet an increase in demand, neither can you. Here's how to make sure you're both ready for better times. Read more
How to Budget for Business Insurance
Having business insurance is vital, but how much coverage do you really need? This guide will help you decide and plan for the cost. Read more
How to Set an Annual Budget
It seems to be the least sexy part of running a business, but maintaining a realistic budget - and paying attention to it - can make or break your company. Read more
How to Manage Seasonal Fluctuations in Sales
This year, more businesses are tech-savvy and leveraging new ways to drive sales and manage fluctuations during the holiday season. Here are their tips. Read more
How to Set up a Managed Travel Program
Managing travel for an entire company -- such as specifying preferred hotels to stay in, requiring everyone to fly coach, and setting a per diem for meals an... Read more
7 Easy Steps to Bootstrapping Success
A guide on how to launch a start-up on the cheap. Read more
How to Handle Budget Disputes
The way you divvy up your resources can cause tension between departments. Here are tips to help you keep your entire team on the same page. Read more
How to Build Your Marketing Budget
With so many channels to promote your products and services, where to start? Here are some tips on how best to allocate your marketing dollars and efforts. Read more
12 Best Tools for Budgeting
Tools you can use to build your annual budget. Read more
Fighting the Sales Slump
Fresh data shows small businesses have managed to stretch their net profit margins this year. But that's not necessarily good news. Read more
Avoid These Cash Draining Start-up Mistakes
Because stretching your start-up dollars is so important, it’s critical that you avoid cash-draining mistakes. Read more
