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How to Co-Brand to Boost Sales

Leveraging synergistic brands can take a business to new and exciting heights. How can co-branding help you to reach an expanded audience with your message?  Read more

A Gadget That Lets You Track Prized Possessions

The Garmin GTU 10 alerts you when it enters or leaves boundaries you set up online.  Read more

My Favorite Tool for Collaborating

Entrepreneur Paul Gladen explains how he uses Mavenlink to work on projects with his employees, contractors, and clients.  Read more

A New Way to Make Calls Abroad

Tired of outrageous overseas roaming charges? EZ Roam aims to help.  Read more

4 Great New Business Laptops

We tested four new notebooks with fast processors and loads of features. Here are the results.  View slideshow

Grow With Cause Marketing

Will Americans switch to your brand if you are associated with a good cause? Research shows that 79 percent of them will.  Read more

A Guide to Starting Your Small Business Blog

Though time-consuming, blogging about your business has its benefits. Here are four tips to help you get started.  Read more

Why Women Are Great Strategic Planners

...And what men can learn from them.  Read more

10 Things to Look for in a Web Hosting Service

Here's a look at the kinds of questions and issues you want to think about before deciding where to host your website.  Read more

How to Make Your Small Business Seem Bigger

Now small businesses have the technological tools to compete with bigger companies.  Read more

Feng Shui Tips for the Home Office

This ancient Chinese art is based on the Taoist belief that nature—and our environment—is filled with Chi, or energy, which affects our health and fortun...  View slideshow

How My Alma Mater Is Killing My Start-up

An alumna of Syracuse University recalls the aggravating tale of trying to start a T-shirt company and trademarking the word "Syracutie."  Read more

Steps to Easy Relationship Building

For sales success, keep many prospects in your marketing funnel and many relationships at all stages of development.  Read more

Why a Clear Focus Is Essential to Success

Six key reasons why you should keep things simple in the beginning  Read more

The 6 Principles of Success

PepsiCo's Salman Amin shares the six guiding principles that have led him to success in his career.  Read more

Afghanistan's Enterprising Women

By building their own businesses, women in Afghanistan are sustaining their communities through years of conflict. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon's recent book tells o...  Read more

Do You Have What It Takes to Start a Business?

Managing yourself effectively is the best preparation for managing a new business. Consider these nine traits when deciding if running your own business is r...  Read more

Business Burnout

Chicago is finally showing signs of spring! For me, it's a wonderful reminder that soon I will want more time away from work to enjoy the beautiful lakefr...  Read more

Increase Profits Through Reinvention

Increase profits during a financial crunch with simple solutions offered by these solo businesses.  Read more

Tax Season Blues

Are you concerned about finding the time, finding the money and facing the music as you get into the rhythm of tax preparation? Consider these ideas to work ...  Read more

Navigating the Switch to Multiple Computers

The rise of the tablet computer has me thinking about the future of computers.  How many computers surround me right now?  I have my office comp...  Read more

4 New Internet Headsets

We've tested four innovative models of internet headsets to determine which is best for daily use. Here's what we've found.  View slideshow

4 New Souped-up Alarm Clocks

When that built-in alarm clock in your smartphone no longer does the trick, it might be time for a new bedside clock.  View slideshow

Win Customers with Empathy Marketing

Consumers are keeping their eyes open for the brand that understands them the best. Learn how the “little guy” can employ empathy marketing methods to cr...  Read more

8 Tips on Preparing Your Family for Entrepreneurship

Before venturing out on your own, you must take account of your family's participation and expectations about the new business.  Read more