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Strategy and Planning
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Decentralize to Thrive
The Candidates and Your Business
The nation's financial system took another nosedive this week. Part of the job of fixing it will fall to the next president. Here John McCain's top econom... Watch video
Jon Pritchett's Dream of Reviving AstroTurf Became a PR Nightmare
Should he go all out to save the brand? Read more
Six Ways to Track Your Competitors Online
Who needs industrial espionage these days? Keeping tabs on your main competitors has never been so easy. You can use the Web in a variety of ways to make sur... Read more
A Skimmer's Guide to the Latest Business Books: Billion Dollar Lessons
Chunka Mui follows Unleashing the Killer App with Billion Dollar Lessons. Read more
Case Study: How Richard Ha's Workers Saved His Company
Has this farmer gone bananas? Read more
New IT Roles for Today’s Entrepreneur
As technology becomes more critical to a variety of businesses, entrepreneurs and CEOs are often taking on other roles -- in the IT organization. Read more
OK, Everybody, Let's Do This! [Audio]
Has running a big project at your company become like herding cats? Thanks to the Web, keeping your employees on track has never been easier. Associate ed... Watch video
Advisers or Directors?
The Case for Directors: If you can spare the time and the expense of the reporting requirements that accompany a statutory board of dir... Read more
Advisory Alternatives
If you are unable to devote the time and resources necessary to a full-fledged board of advisers, there are alternatives: A b... Read more
Ugly Surprise in Your IT Future?
When assessing IT solutions for your business, here are the top five technology questions business leaders need to ask. Read more
Running a Virtual Business
Who needs an office anyway? The stories of two small businesses show that there’s more than one way to run a virtual company. Read more
The Ultimate “Bargain” Bin of Software
Freeware sounds like a deal to small businesses that are stretching IT dollars. But before downloading anything marked "free" consider the security implicati... Read more
How to Assemble a Board of Advisers
How to set up a board of advisers to help you run your small business Read more
Save the Planet
We hear a lot about going green these days. But did you know it could also save your company some green? Associate editor Bobbie Gossage explains. Watch video
Bringing Out Your Inner Blogger
A thoughtfully planned new media campaign can beat big budgets. It can provide large-scale product refinement and increase the online conversations about you... Read more
Tech Talk: Energy Co. Gains Efficiency with BPM
A Canadian oil and natural gas company found it could streamline time sheets processing and operating expense accrual with the help of business process manag... Read more
Tech Talk: Unified Communications Helps Firm
An Arizona manufacturer of car audio equipment, such as speakers and subwoofers, cuts costs and helps mobile workers stay connected by switching to a unified... Read more
Angel, Venture Capital, or Bootstrap?
Tech entrepreneurs need to pursue different avenues for financing when starting out. Fortunately, online resources can help out. Read more
Providing Remote Tech Support to Workers
What are the best ways for a small or mid-sized business to provide efficient help desk support to employees? Software? Hardware? On-demand services? Or a so... Read more
Review: Topgrading for Sales
In Leigh Buchanan's column, "A Skimmer's Guide to the Latest Business Books," she reviews Topgrading's salesy sequel. Read more
Let’s Get Visible: Supply Chain Technology
A variety of technologies -- from software programs to hardware such as RFID -- now lets businesses see into their supply chain to ensure that the right reso... Read more
The Oil Boom
With oil well over $100 a barrel and gas prices flirting with $4 a gallon, oil-rich nations are becoming just that -- rich. So who has the most petrodolla... Watch video
Fire and Motion
I’ve read a ton of books on competition and strategy, and none of them are as useful as this one simple concept. Read more
Taking Accountability: Selecting the Right Finance Software
As small and mid-sized businesses need more sophisticated technologies, it is important to avoid choosing the wrong solutions -- especially when it comes to ... Read more
Green Computing Choices
Small business has no exemption when it comes to helping preserve the environment. Here's why you should make eco-friendly computing choices for your busines... Read more
War Stories
Five years after the start of the Iraq war, entrepreneurs reflect on how it has changed their lives. Read more
Will Work for Equity
Why Arizona Bay started taking stock from its customers instead of cash. Read more
10 Money-Saving Technologies
In a recession, sometimes spending a bit on technology can actually end up saving your business money over the long term. Investments in virtualization, thin... Read more
How Does Technology Fit into Your Strategy?
When making strategic plans, you ignore technology at your peril. But focusing too tightly on tech can skew your plans too. Here’s how to strike the right ... Read more
Social Capital
Here's how four socially minded VC firms and banks are breaking from tradition. Read more
IT Security: How Much $$ Should You Spend?
Small and mid-sized businesses keep spending more on IT security solutions, in response to the growing variety of threats. Here’s how to figure out mow muc... Read more
Lean and Mean IT Budgeting for the Shaky Economy
The economic times are uncertain these days -- what with the mortgage crisis and the big swings in the stock market. CIOs or IT managers can do their part to... Read more
Technologies to Eliminate Office Paper
As businesses look for ways to go green, one of the simplest is reducing the amount of office paper they use. But cutting out paper goes beyond merely printi... Read more
Small-Business Confidence Plunges
A survey finds more owners are struggling with cash-flow issues and expect conditions to get worse. Read more
