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20 Indicators Your Financials Are Wrong

Accurate financial statements are critical to building a successful business. Here are 20 indicators that will let you know if you aren't getting accurate information.

Getting More Than a Good Reference

If you can get a stellar testimonial or reference, you can leverage those references to help you move your business to the next level.

7 Tips for Choosing a Business Broker

How can you avoid losing valuable time to a bogus broker? What questions should you ask to ensure you don't get in bed with a dud? And what red flags should you watch for?

The Characteristics Angel Investors Expect

Even after you pique the interest of an investor, you have to convince him of the value of investing in your entrepreneurial efforts.

The Dropping Cost of Entrepreneurship

Starting a new business sounds like an expensive proposition, but it might cost much less than you think.

Unlikely Sources of Capital

Credit lines, angel investors, and your personal savings are great places to get money for your business, but they certainly aren't the only ones. Consider these alternatives.

Office Space: Should You Buy or Lease?

Renting and leasing can each provide different benefits for your growing business. Learn how to figure out which one is right for you.

Accelerate Your Cash Flow to Buy More Time

Many small business owners agree that uncertainty is their biggest challenge. Speeding up cash flow is one way to prepare for the worst -- and profit from unexpected opportunities.

Change Your Company -- And Your Industry -- Steve Jobs Style

If Steve Jobs can change his industry why can't you change yours?

6 Ways To Shatter The Glass Ceiling From Above

Are you doing all you can to eliminate gender bias in your workplace?

Tax Deductions: The Bright Side Of Failure

Failure can be a stern teacher. Failure can also be a tidy tax write-off.

Tax Law Changes For 2012: What You Need To Know

Here's a look at tax law changes you can expect for 2012 and how to plan ahead to take advantage of those changes now.

The Art of Sucking Up

Flattery won't take you far. But sucking up will.

7 Strategies for Controlling Toy Clutter

Keep your home clean AND your kid happy with these tricks for corralling your child's clutter.

Ask the Readers: Do You Have Financial Resolutions for 2013?

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Ask the Readers: What Is Your Favorite Frugality Tip?

Tell us about your favorite frugality tip and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

4 Deadly Mistakes You Must Avoid When Pursuing Your Dreams

We often get stuck in arbitrary things. We make excuses. We try to find shortcuts, and we try to do all these things that in the end only prevent us from reaching our goals.

Top Meal Planning Apps and Websites

Quickly crafting delicious and healthy breakfasts, lunches, and dinners is easy when you have these meal-planning tools on your side.

When and How to Offer Discounts for Early Payment

Offering discounts for cash, upfront and early payment can be an integral part of a comprehensive business management strategy, not just the domain of the accounts receivable de

Independent Contractors vs. Employees: Keeping Them Straight

Who the IRS considers an employee and who it considers a contractor doesn't always match what a business owner might expect.