Gift GuideShivani Vora 5 Expensive-Looking but Cheapish Gifts That They'll LoveNeed to impress someone on your list but don't want to spend a lot? We've got you covered.
BudgetingJared Hecht How to Continue Investing in Your Team When Your Budget Is TightIf your small business budget has been cut, you can still invest in your team and employees in the following ways.
MoneyJared Hecht 5 Financial Questions to Ask Yourself Before Going FreelanceIf you're considering going full-time freelance, here's a rundown of the five financial questions--from accounting to retirement to most economical city--you need to ask yourself first.
BookkeepingDaniel Keyes Visa Is Set to Change Its Merchant Fees This YearVisa's new structure appears to be a bid to bolster its acceptance and usage while taking advantage of e-commerce's reliance on cards
Cash FlowAmi Kassar Your Bank Could Be Holding Your Business Back From Growth. Here's When You Should Consider Breaking UpSometimes you have to know when to walk away, even when loyalty is in your DNA.
BudgetingAmi Kassar No Time to Get Everything Done? There's a Specific Loan That'll Help You Hire a Much-Needed New EmployeeAffording that desired new-hire may be possible after all.
Cash FlowJoe Galvin Answer These 3 Questions to Strengthen Your Company's Financial ManagementFrom monitoring cash flow to tracking KPIs, here's how your business can get better at financial management.
The Playbook 3 Simple Tips for Making Remarkably Effective Videos on a BudgetMinda Zetlin, Inc. columnist and co-author of The Geek Gap, explains why the first rule of making good videos is to lose the scrip.
Inc. 5000Sheila Marikar How 6 CEOs Would Solve a Budget EmergencyIn the event of a sudden budget squeeze, these six Inc. 5000 honorees share their plans of action.
Peak Performance The Best Money Management Lesson for New GraduatesElliot Weissbluth, founder of the financial services company HighTower, explains why setting budgets and sticking to them is a key habit of successful people.
The Playbook The Golden Rule for Maintaining a Healthy Cash FlowShama Hyder, founder of Marketing Zen Group, explains why she instituted a 24-hour rule for paying vendors.
People Nolan Bushnell: The Big Reason College Isn't for EveryoneNolan Bushnell, founder of Atari, explains to Guy Kawasaki at South by Southwest why student loans have created a new form of indentured servitude.
Human ResourcesIlan Mochari How a Baseball Team on a Shoestring Budget Finds Star PlayersMLB.com just analyzed the team-building strategies of the 5 best squads in baseball, looking for common threads. Here's what you can learn from the analysis.
MoneyVictoria Finkle This Startup Let Us Snoop Through Its Finances. Here's What We FoundWhat can you learn from the radically transparent finances of Buffer's founders? Hint: Book tickets to Iceland.
Peak Performance Donny Deutsch: 'Entrepreneurs Are Never Driven by Money'Donny Deutsch, creator and star of the sitcom Donny!, explains why the clearest way to success is through doing what you love.
Peak Performance Why This Founder Thinks Too Much Money Can Be Bad for BusinessDan Price, founder of Gravity Payments, explains why making less money and investing it back into your company can give you focus.
Personal FinanceZoë Henry Top 4 Prepaid Cards for Business OwnersThese cash management tools may come with less than one-third of the fees charged by traditional checking accounts.
Money 25% of Renters Spend Over Half Their Income on HousingThe number of such households has jumped 26 percent to 11.25 million since 2007, a sign that the 6½-year-old recovery from the recession has given scant relief to much of the country.
BudgetingHoward Tullman A More Honest Approach to BudgetingBefore you set your 2015 budget, it's time to be honest about what you can and can't predict.
TaxesIlan Mochari 3 Year-End Tax Tips to Get You Off to a Great Start in 2015If you intend to buy capital equipment sometime soon, pay attention. The rules for deducting certain business expenses could change over the next few weeks.
The Playbook Help Employees Help You: The Power of Open-Book ManagementSteve Baker, vice president of The Great Game of Business, explains why disclosing your company financials to employees will help them understand your business and improve their productivity.
WireCameron Albert-Deitch Why Today's Young Entrepreneurs May Be Better Off Than You ThinkFewer students are defaulting on their loans, a positive indicator for entrepreneurship in the coming decade.
WireGene Marks 4 Reasons Your Payroll Costs Will Soon ExplodeWhether you like it or not, the facts are that your payroll costs will be exploding over the next few years.
Cash FlowAlix Stuart 3 Things to Ask Yourself Before You Accept an Alternative LoanYou'll get more trouble than money if you don't fully understand what you're getting into.
BudgetingNorm Brodsky The Blessing of Not Enough MoneyBelieve it or not, being broke isn't always a bad thing. Senior contributing editor and veteran entrepreneur Norm Brodsky explains why.
The Playbook Managing Multiple Offices? Invest More in AlignmentWhen you have offices in different time zones, it's important to spend time and money keeping everyone on the same page.
BudgetingMargaret Heffernan Why Smart Companies Aren't Cutting Budgets Next YearCutting costs isn't what makes a company thrive. Conversely, it can be distracting and dangerous.
Company CultureInc. staff How Sunny Delight Cut Overhead by 33%CEO William Cyr keeps the company efficient by asking employees to constantly prioritize work using the '90% solution.'
BudgetingKimberly Weisul The Counterintuitive Cash Flow Strategy That WorksLaura Zander only pays cash for inventory. Sound crazy? It's saved her on headaches, taxes, and yarn that won't sell.
WireJana Kasperkevic Does Bootstrapping Make You More Disciplined?Three entrepreneurs weigh in on whether raising capital will make you more responsible than bootstrapping.
How I Got StartedEric Markowitz The Device That Could Change the Way We Use ComputersHere's how Leap Motion developed its disruptive technology--from a math formula to the shelves of Best Buy.
BudgetingMichael A. Olguin 6 Reasons Marketing to Hispanics Makes SenseHere's why budgeting to target a Hispanic market is important, especially now.
BudgetingAlan Ying Getting Your Technology to ScaleNo matter what kind of company you have, at some point, its growth is likely to outstrip your technology. Here are the three things that determine how you can scale your technology.
StrategyTom Searcy Does Your Business Need a Sequester?The end of the first quarter is the perfect time to evaluate where your business stands. Here's why it might pay to take a page out of the government's playbook.
Business SoftwareJoyce Durst 5 Reasons to Keep Your Outsourcing Close to HomeHow to outsource your software development without booking a flight to Asia.
BudgetingJon Morris Marketing Attribution: What You Need to KnowHow do you evaluate the performance of print, TV, or banner ads? Here's how to assign credit to the right marketing channels.
BudgetingMatthew Swyers 7 Ways to Save More Money NowA growing business has expenses. Use these steps to cut costs and ramp up your profits in 2013.
WireAllison Fass A Few Times a Year We Get the Call, 'The White House Needs Cookies'Chef Allyson Ames, co-founder of Wonderland Bakery, describes how her cookies became President Obama's favorite.
Owner's ManualJeff Haden Got Funding? 7 Things to Do NowIt's too easy to lose focus after reaching this all-important milestone. Stay the course postfunding with these tips.
The PlaybookMichael Alter 'Operate for a Slowdown Going-Forward'Michael Alter, president of SurePayroll, explains how you can prepare for the so-called fiscal cliff, the combination of automatic tax increases and budget cuts.
BudgetingBill Harris Why You Should Curb Your Optimism Serial optimists, take note: The best thing for your business might involve throwing a big wet blanket on your bright-eyed predictions.
Best-Kept Travel SecretsLes McKeown 4 Ways to Supercharge a Business TripThink you can't grow as a leader while waiting in a security line? Think again. Check out easy ways to maximize your next business trip.
LeadEric Holtzclaw Power of Financial Transparency With EmployeesMake sure your staff understands how money flows through your company. You'll improve the bottom line.
WireBill Murphy Jr. What Could the Republican National Convention Mean for Tampa Small Business?Local economic impact for the convention is estimated at $153 million. But will Tampa entrepreneurs benefit?
StrategyTom Searcy Problem-Solving Trick: Ask the Right QuestionWhen a project gets stuck, the obstacle usually falls into one of these three categories.
BudgetingInc. staff Innovation Accounting: Secret to Fast GrowthInc. Live: Entrepreneur Eric Ries says you should change the way you measure growth to find out if you're truly about to make it big.
Street SmartsNorm Brodsky Single Most Important Rule of BusinessEntrepreneurs are great at meeting challenges with optimism--but sometimes that's not what the business needs.
Street SmartsNorm Brodsky How to Stay Alive When Business ShrinksYou've used everything you had to keep going, but it may not be enough. Norm Brodsky weighs in on what to do next.
How I Did ItChris Beier Grooveshark's Near-Death ExperienceGrooveshark founder Sam Tarantino wanted to reinvent the music business. But then funding started drying up.
BudgetingSelena Cuffe 4 Times to Step Away From the ComputerAlthough technology speeds business growth, digital addiction can backfire if you're not careful.
MoneyJon Burgstone Don't Even Think About Buying a DeskAfter their first taste of success, most founders immediately want to upgrade their offices. Rookie move.
BudgetingIssie Lapowsky Design Makeover: Healthy Pantry Gets New LookA packaged-food maker goes all in and changes its whole look. But will it work on grocery-store shelves?
Corporate Social ResponsibilityRon Burley Quiz: Is Your Company Ethical?After a virus outbreak on this cruise ship, the company gave passengers ... a $60 meal voucher. Was that enough?
Cash FlowJon Burgstone Customer Research on the Cheap: 5 TipsIn a start-up's early days, your most important task is to sort out the good ideas from the bad--without spending a ton of money. Here's how.
BudgetingCaroline Limpert Chief Everything Officer? 3 Coping TricksHow many job titles do you really have? I just counted nine of my own. Here's how to stay sane and come out a winner.