Success is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration. These ten entrepreneurs used that formula to turn creative expression into sustainable small businesses.
Easter Eggs -- inside jokes, hidden messages, secret bonuses -- reward customers who pay attention to your products and services. They reward you by coming back for more.
Energy-efficient equipment is promoted as a way to save money for your business, but will the money saved make a noticeable difference in your operating costs?
Do you really need those potted plants the first day you open? Learn how creating a realistic budget can help your small business thrive instead of fail.
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Success is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration. These ten entrepreneurs used that formula to turn creative expression into sustainable small businesses.
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Smart phones aren't just for urban hipsters. Neither is mobile marketing.
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You've just received notice that a court has garnished one of your employee's wages. Now what?
Cell Phones as Tax-Free Fringe Benefits
Due to changes in tax law, employers can now offer employees cell phones as a tax free benefit.
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Year end bonuses can be a good way to reward and motivate your employees. Just be sure you're following state and federal tax regulations.
Cash-Strapped Businesses Turn to Purchase-Order Financing
Many business owners are turning to alternative lenders who offer to finance their purchase order.
3 Signs Your Business Should Consider an IPO
There's no company that is perfect for an IPO. But there are certain signs that a business may be a better fit than others. I
Internet Sales Taxes Question as Thorny as Ever
More and more states are looking to Internet sales to boost tax revenue. For small businesses, that means tax compliance is even more complex.
What You Need to Know About Online Sales Tax
For online retailers, untangling the Internet sales tax knot isn't getting any easier.
10 To-Dos A Virtual Assistant Can Get Done
What can a Virtual Assistant do? A better question is what can't a Virtual Assistant do?
5 Ways To Grow Your Business Despite The Economic Crisis
An economy stalled and political leadership in gridlock? When the going gets tough, small business gets going.
Easter Eggs Aren't Only For Easter
Easter Eggs -- inside jokes, hidden messages, secret bonuses -- reward customers who pay attention to your products and services. They reward you by coming back for more.
How to Create a PR Crisis Strategy Before You Need It
The day you realize that you need a crisis strategy is usually the day you have a crisis.
Does Energy-Efficient Equipment Make a Difference in Operating Costs?
Energy-efficient equipment is promoted as a way to save money for your business, but will the money saved make a noticeable difference in your operating costs?
How to Hold onto Talent When You Can’t Afford Raises
Recent economic improvements may have your employees expecting raises this year. But what if you can't afford them?
5 Budgeting Ideas for Any Small Business
Do you really need those potted plants the first day you open? Learn how creating a realistic budget can help your small business thrive instead of fail.
5 Quick Ways to Become a Better Networker Today
Before you can work your network you've got to build it.
Making Your Web Presence Both Local and Global
Think globally, act locally. Or is it think locally, act globally? With some planning, both can be true for your online identity.