Effective E-mail: How to Communicate Better
Tips for composing better e-mails and improving communication with clients and potential investors online. Read more
Strategy and Planning
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Should You Pay for Premium Tech Support?
What are the benefits and risks of having a contract for third-party tech support and what small businesses should expect to pay. Read more
The Basics: Web Conferencing
How online conferencing works and how it can help small businesses communicate with customers, investors and employees like a big player. Read more
What is a VAR?
Value-added resellers are selling less hardware and software but providing more ongoing IT service and support to small businesses. Read more
Hot Wheels: Fast and Curious
The small companies behind these bewitching motorcycles and sports cars are a bright spot in the American auto industry. Read more
IM Shorthand -- Kewl
Instant Messaging has become a key way that people communicate in business. But you need to talk the talk. Read more
New Center to Help Businesses Hit by Katrina
The Urban Entrepreneurship Partnership Gulf Coast will provide training and access to capital for minority business owners. Read more
Silence Is Golden
Try saying this at your next staff meeting: Shhhhhh. Read more
Student Teachers
Looking for new ideas? Hire some college kids. Read more
Reasons to Read Business Blogs
Make connections and get inside the mind of a CEO -- those are some of the reasons to read popular blogs about business Read more
Six Ways to Use IM Productively
How to improve productivity by using instant messaging while avoiding the wasted time so often associated with IM. Read more
The Five Fundamentals of Business Survival
How can you make it through the rough patch that even the most successful companies eventually hit? Start preparing while the good times are still rolling. Read more
Small Homebuilders Find Success During Slumping Market
Focusing on smaller projects and relying less on investors has insulated small construction companies from market woes. Read more
SBA Taps Banker to Improve Disaster-Loan Program
Patrick Rea will head the agency's new Accelerated Disaster Response Initiative. Read more
Recycling Cell Phones for Profit
Companies are finding that such environmental strategies can be more than good--they can be profitable. Read more
How to Buy a Computer for Your Business
When it comes to equipping your office, should you get a desktop or laptop? PC or Mac? These tips can help you decide. Read more
Integration: Where Technology Meets the People
Businesses are increasingly turning to technology to help increase profits while lowering costs. It’s a road fraught with problems, but they aren't insurmo... Read more
How to Dispose of Your Computer Equipment
Recycling and other forms of proper computer disposal are available in the digital age. Read more
Killer Tech Ideas to Watch
MMORPGs, robots and location-based advertising are three emerging technologies that may change the way businesses operate. Read more
Inc. 500 Interview: Merlin International
Technology planning is essential today for IT leaders to confront a plethora of risks – from rapid growth to terrorist attacks. Read more
For Companies Hit by Katrina, Many Challenges Remain
Half of New Orleans business owners say recovery efforts are making little or no progress. Read more
"The Work is So Rewarding"
Dr. Regina Benjamin Bayou La Batre Rural Health Clinic Bayou La Batre, Ala.
"We're Doing What We Have to Do"
Rick Davis Ace Bayou New Orleans As told to Angus Loten Before... Read more
"I Am Very Lucky and Very Grateful"
Jonathan Ferrara Jonathan Ferrara Gallery New Orleans As told to Leslie Taylor<... Read more
"In a Few Short Hours, Our Lives Were Changed"
David Gross Gulf Coast Laundry Services Gulfport, Miss. As told to Angus Loten<... Read more
"We Went Right Back to Work"
Rusty Hayden Riverside Lumber New Orleans As told to Melanie Brooks <... Read more
"Juggle, Adapt, and Adjust"
Drew Ramsey Hubig's Pies New Orleans As told to Leslie Taylor ... Read more
Surviving Katrina: How We Did It
Hurricane Katrina dealt a near-fatal blow to thousands of businesses. One year later, determined entrepreneurs across the Gulf Coast are staging a comeback. Read more
Smart Questions for Your Insurance Agent [Audio] 
Most business owners are not protected from catastrophe. Articles editor Larry Kanter explains which types of insurance can help keep your company afloat.... Watch video
Business Travelers Adjust to New Airline Restrictions
The recent crackdown on carry-on bags has forced road warriors to rethink travel plans. Read more
Bootstrapping 101: Switch Business Models On a Dime
Napoleon Barragan of 1-800-Mattress has been consistently inconsistent when it comes to building his $100 million company. Read more
CEOs Are From Mars, VCs Are From Venus
It's official: They see everything differently. Read more
The Home Depot
Bernie Marcus, founder of The Home Depot, addresses how Sarbanes-Oxley affects small business owners today. He encourages all small business owners to get... Watch video
Healthy Business Practices
Guille Cruze, CEO of The Whitestone Group, discusses the cost of providing health care to employees, and the strategies he has utilized to get them down. Watch video
Democrats Push More Disaster Aid for Small Businesses
A new bill seeks to remedy problems that arose during last year's hurricane season. Read more
