How to Pay Taxes on Internet Sales
State officials are cracking down on small businesses that don’t comply with tax law relating to online sales. Here’s how you can keep tax auditors from ... Read more
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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
7 Tax-Saving Tips for Home-Based Businesses
Filing taxes for your home-based business doesn't have to be a daunting process. Here's how to maximize your return. Read more
How to Hire Family Members
Doing business with family members is a time-honored tradition. Merit-based employment offers long-lasting rewards while entitlement presents greater risks. Read more
How to Create a Great PowerPoint Presentation
Are you guilty of information overload? Do you abuse Clip Art? Here, the experts weigh in on how to create a pitch-perfect PowerPoint presentation. Read more
The ABCs of Pricing
Buyers are irrational. Predictably so. Here are three of the frameworks "anchors, bumps, and charms" they use to decide what they’ll pay for your product o... Read more
5 Tips for Using Collateral to Secure a Small Business Loan
Almost all banks require a small business to offer collateral for a loan. Here are a few tips on how to use your assets to secure financing for your company. Read more
How Groupon Can Boost Your Company's Exposure
Looking for a cash influx? This isn't it. But savvy entrepreneurs share their tips for earning exposure and new clients by working with Groupon. Read more
5 Tips for Running a Part-Time Business
Launching and running a part-time business can be a low-risk method for entrepreneurship. Here are five tips to get your next great business idea off the gro... Read more
How to Find a Tax Preparer for Your One-Person Business
Not every tax pro is versed in the minutiae of accounting for a sole proprietorship. Here's how to find the ones who can save you the most. Read more
How to Choose the Best Options for Your Company’s 401(k) Plan
It takes more than portfolio diversification to help employees amass the money needed to enjoy life for 20 more years after they quit working full-time. Read more
How to Be Clairvoyant About Revenue
To predict how much of your revenue will reoccur year over year–and how much new business you’ll have to drum up–there are two numbers you need to trac... Read more
How to Run a Credit Check
Want to check the financial stability of a potential hire, tenant, or client? Here are the best practices for every step of the process from experts. Read more
6 Tips for Finding the Best Buyer for Your Business
It takes more than setting the right price to acquire the ideal match for buying your business. Read more
How to Open a Bar
Sure, you might be a master mixologist. How do you know if you’re ready to invite others to belly up to the bar and run your own place? Read more
How to Automate Payroll
Automating processes such as time, expense, and project tracking save payroll professionals an enormous amount of time and effort. Here's a closer look at th... Read more
Tips for Negotiating an Earn-out
Less than half of entrepreneurs stick around long enough to reach their earn-out goals. Using these tips, though, might make it worth the wait. Read more
5 Tips for Conducting a Virtual Meeting
Conducting a successful virtual meeting requires preparation and a new set of etiquette rules. Read more
How to Perform a Break-Even Analysis
How many units of stuff—say, how many ham sandwiches, iPhone apps, or hours of consulting services—must you sell in order to cover your costs? Read more
How to Determine Whether to Insure Directors and Officers
In the world of small and mid-sized businesses, there are many misperceptions about directors and officers liability insurance. Read more
How to Ensure Your Business Succeeds You
It takes vision, succession planning, and talent development to continue a company to the next decade of leaders. Read more
How to Raise Start-up Capital in 2011
It's a brave new world out there for start-ups seeking funding. With banks still hesitant, and VC's being choosy, what's your strategy going to be? Read more
How to Manage Your Cash Better
An introduction to cash management services available from banks for most businesses Read more
How to Develop Your 2011 Office and Operations Budget
With the economy still on shaky ground, here’s how to develop an office and operations budget that will help you adapt quickly to changing market demands. Read more
How to Get What Your Business Is Worth
When you sign a letter of intent to sell your business, you give up much of your leverage in negotiations. Here’s how to hold onto it. Read more
How to Comply With the New Revenue Recognition Rules
When the Financial Accounting Standards Board updated the business accounting rules earlier this year, Apple was quick to embrace them. Here's a look at how ... Read more
How to Build and Maintain Good Business Credit
In a tight economy, good credit is key to expanding your business. Here are a few tips to keep your credit on track. Read more
How to Cut Credit Card Costs
The key to cutting credit card costs is shopping around for the best rates, rewards, and credit options. Here are five tips on getting the best terms or cons... Read more
How to Assess the Credit Risk of Your Customers
Take these five steps to determine a potential client or customer's credit worthiness. Read more
11 Things to Do When a Client Files Bankruptcy
Unfortunately, you can’t collect on the debt, but you can attempt to make a deal to get paid what is owed. Read more
