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Setting Up a New Office
What's the biggest hurdle your new business faces? Perhaps it's setting up your first office. Our guide will take you through the process step-by-step. -
Employee Ownership
Sharing business ownership with employees is hot these days. Use this collection of articles to help you learn about the types of equity plans available to your growing company. -
Setting Up a Home Office
Home office and home-based business offers many rewards for small businesses looking to telecommute or work from home. -
Relocation
Whether you're moving your business by choice or by chance, this guide offers the insight and experiences of those who have relocated their companies, their employees, or, in many cases, both. -
Compensation
Compensation is a complex and strategically critical issue for businesses today. We've gathered the best inc.com checklists, benchmarks, and advice to help you get a handle on it.
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What's Wrong with Starbucks
Why Starbucks' operational mistakes are a good case study on the value of customer service.How To: Buy the Right Business Insurance
The coverage you need and (because no one likes to waste money) don't need.
When Disaster Strikes
James Hook & Co., which has sold Lobster in Boston since 1925, had its facility burned to the ground. Co-owner Eddie Hook on his survival story.Feature Video
Recommended Links
Fulcrum ConsultingWorks, Inc.
Operational challenges standing between you and the pot of gold? This content rich website is a great place to start. Articles, newsletter, and operations strategy pages are updated regularly, so there's always something new.
Acronym Finder
Have JIT, CRM, and CAD-CAM all helped your KPI's, EBITDA,and ROI? Huh? This site can help you break the code of acronym-speak, the language that seems to be replacing the traditional ones we learned in school.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
You paid for the data to be captured. International comparisons of productivity, safety data, comparative wage rates, research and reports on numerous topics - all there to help you better understand the economic climate.
Lean Enterprise Institute
This not-for-profit organization's website offers references, discussion forums, e-newsletters, and other mechanisms to enhance understand of the concept of the lean organization.
RegRadar
Before you know it, the law is passed and your business impacted. Be aware of pending legislation that matters to you. Search by issue, regulatory stage, or agency.




