9 Etiquette Rules That the Boss Shouldn't Break
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. Read more
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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
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
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
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 Take A Summer Vacation When You're in Charge
You can plan a relaxing summer vacation—even if you're the boss. Here's how: Read more
How to Become a Benefit Corporation
Community-minded entrepreneurs can legally structure their businesses to provide a social benefit and to turn a profit. Read more
How to Use the Cloud as a Disaster Recovery Strategy
The cloud is being used for almost everything but is using it as part of a disaster recovery strategy good for your business? Learn how to decide and implement. Read more
Should You Self-Fund Your Employee Health Benefits?
More small businesses are choosing to pay out-of-pocket for employee health claims, rather than a fixed monthly premium to an insurance carrier. Here are the... 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
Getting Your Business Organized Using Google
The days of folders and filing are in the past. Here’s why and how to simplify your business life by organizing it in the cloud, using Google products and ... Read more
7 Ways to Improve Employee Satisfaction
Good managers know that happy employees are loyal, productive employees. Below are seven areas to improve employee satisfaction. Read more
How to Merge Corporate Cultures
Mergers and acquisitions can create strange bedfellows, but the drawbacks of companies' cultures not meshing together can have an impact on the bottom line. Read more
How to Change Your Management Style
You've identified that your style of management isn't working, but how do you effectively make the change without hurting your organization? Read more
How to Become a Social Entrepreneur
Many of us feel the need to serve a greater good in life, but turning a passion into a successful nonprofit takes serious business acumen. Read more
How to Undertake a Financial Restructuring
A successful financial revision is often make-or-break for a struggling business. Read more
7 Tips for Hiring Older Workers
Call them senior citizens, retirees, or simply older workers: Hiring employees from this fast-growing group can be a smart way to bring expertise to a busine... Read more
How to Self-Publish Your Book
So you're interested in self-publishing your book? Here are 10 things to consider before you go the indie publishing route. Read more
How to Handle a Disability Claim
Injuries and illnesses happen all the time. Should an employee want to file for disability, here's how to adequately prepare yourself for the process of hand... Read more
4 Tips for Conducting a Job Interview Using Skype
Facilitating a job interview via Skype is a process best learned and mastered ahead of time. These four tips will help you brush up your skills. Read more
How to Start a Yoga Business
Due to its popularity, many yoga lovers are quitting the corporate world to start their own yoga studios. Read more
How to Build Sustainability Into Your Supply Chain
Sourcing and transporting goods can be the most overlooked—and inefficient—parts of how a business is structured. Here's how to examine and improve the e... Read more
7 Tips for Using Personality Tests to Hire
Personality testing can be very useful for small businesses, where the impact of hiring the wrong worker has a disproportionate effect. Read more
How to Properly Insure Your Business and Employees
The process of selecting insurance for your business may be tedious, but if calamity strikes you'll be happy that you're properly insured. Read more
20 Essential Tools for Project Management
Every tool you need to take you from brainstorming to launch of any project Read more
7 Tips for Hiring as the Recession Winds Down
If you have been running lean on employees, now is the time to hire, and this guide explains why. Read more