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Tend to the Business of Collecting Your Money
Boost cash flow by taking steps to better manage your receivables and collect on past due accounts. Read more
Who Needs a Big Promotional Budget?
"222 Ways to Promote Your Small Business on a Budget," author Ron E. Gielgun offers ideas for all sorts of promotions, from point of sale to overseas. Read more
Business for Sale: Payroll Service and Software Developer
Looking for a fast-growth service business with a proven niche? This profile of a payroll-processing company includes the price, the valuation methodology, a... Read more
Hot Tip: Prepare for a Cash Crisis
Here's why Wayne Karpoff, president of Myrias Software, built a contingency fund into his annual budget. Read more
Collecting Yourself
Are you a sole proprietor who's having trouble getting paid? Staggering the timing of all long-term jobs can help. Read more
Best Practices of Board Chairs
Are you taking the lead in a corporate board? Setting the agenda, moving beyond the details to the bigger picture, and building relationships with board memb... Read more
Rent: The Check's in the Mail
Discover strategies for dealing with late-paying tenants. Read more
A Suite Deal
Log Rhythms realized that the best way to find office space and keep costs down may be to share it with a confederacy of soloists. Read more
Capital Training
Looking for funding? High-tech venture capitalists recommend keeping your business plan short, perfecting your "elevator pitch," and networking extensively. Read more
Best Practices: Accounts Payable
Effectively managing your accounts payable can have positive effects on your cash flow and your relationships with suppliers. Read more
Think Multipurpose Marketing
Get more from your marketing dollars by making your efforts serve multiple purposes. Read more
Hot Tip: Combat Vendor's Price Hike
Does a vendor want to raise your rates? You don't have to take it lying down. Read more
Making Your Will Legal
Have you thought about your will but haven't taken the time to put it in writing? The rules for making a will aren't nearly as complicated as you may imagine. Read more
Getting the Best Promotional Bang for Your Business on a Tight Budget
Who needs a big promotional budget? The author of a new book offers low-cost, high-impact ideas for getting your business the attention it deserves. Read more
Making Friends: The Name of the Angel Game
Looking for individual investors, known as "angels," to finance your company? Then heed the adage, "It's not what you know but whom you know." Read more
Who Needs a Bank Anyway?
Nontraditional lenders are emerging as a real alternative to bank financing for growth companies. Read more
Bill Porter: My Biggest Mistake
The founder and chairman emeritus of E*Trade discovered that a little conservatism goes a long way. Read more
Business for Sale: Mid-Atlantic Vending Route
Looking to buy a business where you can dominate the market? Consider this in-office vending-route business. Profile includes price, how the business was val... Read more
Hot Tip: Budget Branding Campaign
Alexandra Volkmann, CEO of Heavy Duty skin products, had to show a little leg to get the art for her branding campaign. Read more
Shifting Workplace Values Alter Pay Strategies
Incentive compensation is becoming the norm, and salary increases seem to pattern economic performance. Read more
Do Sole Proprietors Need an Employee Identification Number?
Even if you don't have employees, an EIN may still be necessary to conduct business. Read more
Attract Angels of Support
Your alma mater may be your start-up's angel in disguise. Read more
Making a No-Frills Will
Estate planning doesn't have to be terrifying. You may even be able to keep your will simple. Read more
Best Practices: Developing Budgets
Improve your budgeting process by linking it to strategic business goals. Read more
Social Security FAQ
Answers to frequently asked questions about Social Security benefits, including eligibility and how to calculate how much you will receive. Read more
Work on Being "Just in time"
Practicing just-in-time inventory principles can help increase your cash reserves. Read more
Not a Bang, Just a Whimper. What's Going On?
How would you deal with a vendor who intentionally overbilled you? "Larry" tried to do the ethical thing ? with surprising results. Read more
Inspire People to Talk about You
No, it's not about gossip. It's a bootstrapper's method for gaining referrals on a budget. Read more
The Start-Up Diaries: Plan B-Minus
Application Technologies' founder Johann Verheem is staking his future on a plan that didn't quite make the grade in business school. Read more
The Start-Up Diaries: Three Women and a Kiosk
The founders of 10 Minute Manicure dreamed up the business in just one hour by the pool. Their idea of offering fast manicures in airport kiosks is a simple ... Read more
The Start-Up Diaries: The Player
Why would Richie Powell, a college student and talented athlete, ditch the sport he's worked his whole life to master? For the dream of an Internet start-up ... Read more
The New-Boy Network
Inc. goes behind the scenes at Guru.com as it attempts to raise capital in the fast-paced world of Internet financing. Here's why whom you know is j... Read more
