The Definition of Success
Convincing risk-averse investors that you have a plan for success, and profits, will help secure financing for your business. Read more
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How to Respond When You Hear: "We Can't Afford Your Price."
Four sales pros share their secrets on pricing. Read more
The Problem With Passion
Good entrepreneurs can be bad investors. Read more
Software to Help You Set Prices
Business goes wrong when the price isn’t right. Can your company afford the high-end software that helps set prices? Can your company afford not to have it? Read more
Case Study: Gambling You Can Turn Around a Business
Micky McDonald ran Westbeach for 5 years. Then the company went bankrupt. Was it time to walk away--or buy it? Read more
A New Shell
A shady strategy gets a makeover. Read more
Web 2.0, Energy Technology Drive Venture Capital to New Highs
Analysts say the increase reflects lessons learned from the dot-com bust. Read more
Healthy Debate Over Bush Health-Care Plan
Small-business groups and labor advocates clash as opponents say proposed tax breaks will leave more employees without health insurance. Read more
Manage Inventory and Prevent Theft -- Right from Your Desktop
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read more
Last Year's Predictions in Review
A look back at the trends we expected to see in 2006. Read more
Brooklyn Industries
New York City company that designs and sells clothing for the Death Cab for Cutie set. Read more
Surviving Tax Season
Five New Rules You Shouldn't Miss. Read more
Excuses, Excuses
If you're using one of the following justifications to explain why you're not paying overtime, you could be breaking the law. Read more
Do Your Employees Qualify for Overtime?
The answer may surprise you. Read more
Giving the Kids the Business
It's never too soon to start. Read more
Sales More Than Doubled Last Year
So Why Are They Changing Tactics? Read more
Small Businesses Ready for Minimum-Wage Hike
Raising the federal minimum wage would have little effect on labor costs, according to a survey of small-business owners by Discover Financial Services. Read more
Growth in Real GDP Slows
The real Gross Domestic Product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property -- increased at an annual rate of 2 percent in the third q... Read more
Smart Questions for Your Accountant [Audio] 
Forget holiday shopping. Articles editor Larry Kanter explains why now is the time to huddle with your CPA and find some year-end tax breaks. Watch video
Smart Questions for Your Late-Paying Client [Audio]
Larry Kanter discusses how to handle that most nagging of all problems, client's who won't pay on time. Here are some tips to make the process easier for ... Watch video
Personal Income Growth Steady in Q3
Personal income in the United States grew 1.4 percent in the third quarter of 2006, according to a release today from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Read more
Congress Passes R&D Tax Credit
The legislation is designed to boost research and development at technology firms and manufacturers. Read more
Small Firms Get Break on Accounting Rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to ease parts of Sarbanes-Oxley considered too burdensome. Read more
VCs Offer Better Deals to Start-Ups
Companies in search of capital are able to negotiate more favorable terms today, according to a new report. Read more
Want to Stand Out?
Make a splash with mini billboards. Read more
Smart Questions for Late-Paying Clients
It's the end of the year, and all you want to do is close your books. The problem? All those customers who still owe you money. Here's how to ask them to cou... Read more
Foundations R Us
You can give it away as smartly as you made it. Read more
Small Businesses More Likely to Be Audited
As part of a broader enforcement effort, the IRS increased audits of S corporations by 34 percent this year. Read more
New Online Tools Help Companies Boost Sales During Holiday Season
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read more
Entrepreneurs Twice as Charitable as Heirs
Self-made millionaires donate an average of $120,000 more per year than those that inherited their wealth. Read more
Your Civic Duty, As Well As Savvy Marketing
The benefits of volunteering your business as a polling place. Read more
Why Investors Are Suddenly So Secretive
Why venture capitalists are increasingly choosing to keep their latest deals under wraps. Read more
Until Death, or Some Other Sticky Problem, Do Us Part
The best advice on partnership is: Don't. But if you must, here's what you need to know. Read more
Smart Questions for Your Accountant
Forget holiday shopping. Now's the time to huddle with your CPA and make year-end tax moves that will shave Uncle Sam's bill. Here are a few questions to ask... Read more
Update: Tax on Fancy Freebies
Dealing with the death of the free gift bag. Read more
