Grassroots Marketing
Let's face it. You're not Procter & Gamble or Volkswagen, so when it comes to marketing to your customers, you're more likely to get a little creative than t... Read more
Money and Finance
Recent Money and Finance Guides
Improving Cash Flow
Money is coming into your business, and it's covering your bills, but do you really know how healthy your bottom line is? Analyzing cash flow and the fin... Read more
How to Conduct Due Diligence
Your goals include managing risk, finding the right professional counsel, and haggling over price. Read more
How to Practice Open-Book Management
Are you prepared to share your financial statements with your employees? Read more
Getting Paid
Unfortunately, sending an invoice doesn't always result in getting paid. If you're having trouble with slow-paying or nonpaying customers, you need to dev... Read more
Venture Capital
A few years ago, start-ups with any whiz-bang tech idea could court venture capitalists. Today, start-ups are hard pressed to find interested VCs. That's... Read more
Financial Strategies: The Best of Inc. Magazine
When it comes to questions about business finance, Jill Andresky F... Read more
Track Your Critical Numbers
In the April 2001 issue of Inc. magazine, you can read the story of Fred LeFranc -... Read more
Controlling Costs
Simple, everyday cost-shaving strategies can help get your business off the ground. Or, if you're further along in the process, these strategies can help you... Read more
Compensation
Compensation is not the cut-and-dry subject it used to be. Once you had to worry only about an employee's base salary or, at most, a base salary and comm... Read more
Cash Management Basics
Cash is your business's lifeblood. Managed well, your company remains healthy and strong. Managed poorly, your company goes into cardiac arrest. I... Read more
How to Save Money On Audits
After you make sure your books are kept in order all year, these 13 steps can cut you auditing fees. Read more
Business Plans at Internet Speed
In the July 2000 issue of Inc. magazine, Joel Burtman, president of a seven-year-old construction company, asks a question that's probably on man... Read more
Starting Up on a Shoestring
Breaking out the plastic is one way new entrepreneurs launch fledgling businesses, as Read more
Cash Management
Cash management is important for any new or growing business, and here are some tips to aid your company in the collection, concentration, and disbursement o... Read more
