Determining If a Cash Advance Is Right for Your Business
While a quick source of capital, cash advances can be a gamble. Ask yourself these four questions before tapping into this source.
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7 Ways to Make a Mini-Marketing Campaign
Go big or go home? Forget that. These strategies for increasing your brand influence take hardly any time, and very little money.
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Growing Your Company With Fewer Customers
A new study finds evidence to support the idea of 'less is more'. Here's why scaling your company with fewer clients may just contribute to your company's long-term health.
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Etiquette for the Boss
From the office Christmas party to friending employees on social media, here are nine new and old etiquette rules you need to commit to memory.
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Blogging to Attract Investors
Venture capitalists and angel investors weigh in on what they're looking for in your company blog.
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How to Prepare to Launch Your Start-up
Preparing to launch your start-up means more than simply making sure you have a viable product and potential customers. Here are five tips on how to prepare ... Read more
What to Do When Your Franchiser Declares Bankruptcy
If your franchiser declares bankruptcy, it might not be the end of the line for your business. Here are some tips to give you some ideas about what to do next. Read more
4 Tips on Choosing the Right Logo Design Services
Designers, experts, and small business owners suggest these four tips for finding the right firm. Plus: a list of three design shops worth trying Read more
The Best Back Office Software for Running Your Business
Last month we told you the best options for front office software. This month we asked the experts to weigh in on back office software to improve your busine... Read more
The New Rules of Getting Press for Your Start-up
Think Facebook and Twitter are all you need to get the word out about your new business? Here are eight more ways to get some media attention. Read more
6 Steps to Franchising Your Business
Franchising your small business may be a good way to grow fast. Figuring out whether or not franchising will work for you is a matter of knowing your busines... Read more
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Running a Business
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
When to Open a Second Location
If you build it, will they come? Here are the criteria you should meet if you're considering opening a second location. Read more
6 Tips for Getting the Growth You Want
Feel like your company needs a boost? Here are a few strategies to jumpstart your company’s growth, increase revenues and reach new customers. Read more
How to Assess Your Leadership Skills
Are you as effective a CEO as you can be? These seven steps will help you hone your style. Read more
How to Write an Operational Plan for Your Business
In 2010, Sean Bandawat acquired Jacob Bromwell, a specialty housewares company that's been in existence since 1819. Here, he shares his operational plan, foc... Read more
A Money-Saving Shipping Strategy
Getting your merchandise from point A to point B can be costly. Follow these tips, and you'll save smart on your shipping strategy. Read more
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Money and Finance
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
Can Your Business Survive a Flood?
Don’t let a natural disaster spell ruin for your business. Learn from the experts how to protect against and recoup financial losses. Read more
How to Share Company Financials With Your Employees
How transparent should small business owners be with company finances? Learn what to share and, most importantly, what not to share. Read more
How to Attract a Peer Lender
Peer-to-peer lending has found its niche among small business owners in need of quick cash. Find out if it’s right for you, and learn some expert tips on a... 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
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
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Leadership and Managing
How to Tap Employee Ideas
Encouraging your employees' creativity can not only create an engaging work environment, but create new business. Seven experts share their tips on getting e... Read more
It's August. Time for Employee Reviews?
Improve your company's performance appraisal process by reviewing employees earlier and more often. Here's five tips to get you started now. Read more
10 Tips on Hiring for Creativity
Creativity is the root of innovation. But how can you find the right kind of inspired individual to bring into your office? We asked some of the country's be... Read more
9 Steps to Effective Problem Solving
Problem solving is a skill that start-up founders need to learn quickly. Use these steps to guide you. Read more
How to Take Advantage of New Federal Contracting Rules for Women-Owned Businesses
A decade in the making, the Small Business Administration finally put in place rules for its women-owned small business federal contract program. Here's how ... Read more
A Better Way of Conducting Layoffs
No company owner ever wants to conduct a layoff. But, if you do, here are some suggestions about how to do it the right way. Read more
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Sales and Marketing
Navigating the New Free-Ad Ecosystem
What's a small business to make of Facebook, Google, and HopStop offering up ad space free of charge? Read more
How to Set Up Sales Territories
Deciding how to divide sales territories create the most efficient environment for your sales team is more difficult than just drawing lines on a map. Read more
How to Sell Your Products in the U.K.
U.S. products almost certainly have a market across the pond. Experts share their tips and advice for shipping inexpensively, hiring help abroad, and dealing... Read more
How to Negotiate a Land Deal
A successful negotiation takes place when both the buyer and seller believe they have received a good price. Read more
How to Qualify a Sales Lead
Learning how to properly qualify a sales lead can be the difference between landing a juicy new business deal or wasting lots of energy barking up the wrong ... Read more
How to Choose an Advertising Agency
With thousands of ad firms wanting your business, how can you choose? Experts explain how to set your goals, put it in an RFP, and snag the best creative team. Read more
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Managing Technology
4 Things to Consider in Your Mobile Strategy
Deciding whether to build a tablet or smartphone specific site requires an evaluation process, but it could be worth the payoff. Read more
How to Choose the Right Vehicle for Your Business
If you are considering buying company cars or expanding your current fleet, here's a look at three cars worth the investment. Read more
Deciding Whether Your Business Needs a Mobile App
Mobile applications can be one of the best ways to keep your consumers engaged with your brand as they are on the move. But first you have to decide whether ... Read more
7 Tools for a Supercharged Documents Suite
Document embedding and web form building can be a necessity when sharing information, and it's hard to find a reliable service that offers premium business s... Read more
How to Combine Foursquare and Your Loyalty Program
Tying a traditional loyalty program to social and location-based check-ins can be an easy way for businesses to attract customers and make money. Here’s ho... Read more
The Best Front Office Software for Running Your Business
With so many options it can be hard to decide what software will meet your businesses needs. Here are our top picks for front-office software. Read more
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Innovation
The Case for Letting Your Customers Design Your Products
Why limit your company's brainpower to your employees? Here's how to tap the crowd to research new concepts, innovate, and design new products or services. Read more
How to Assess the Market Potential of Your Idea
Not sure if your new business idea is good enough to succeed? Here are six ways to test it. Read more
Should You Reward Bad Ideas?
Some ideas are crazy. Some are underdeveloped. Some will fail. How can you deal with them without squelching your employees' creativity? Read more
How to Reward Great Ideas
Your employees may never say no to a bonus, but that doesn't mean it's the ideal way to credit their work. Examples from Foursquare and other innovative comp... Read more
How to Speed Up Your Prototyping Process
Engineers who get too hung up on perfecting a prototype often lose sight of the bigger picture and waste precious development time. Here are a few ways you c... Read more
How to Market a Brand New Product
What the Snuggie, the Roomba, and other innovative products can teach you about turning an unknown name and product into a consumer success. Read more
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