First quarter 2010 numbers are in, and Venture Capital investment in both dollars and deals were down. The good news, if you can call it that, is that it's better than Q1 2009.
Even if you think you have been ruthless about hunting down “leaks” in your budget during the downturn, you may be surprised to find that your company still has some.
When potential customers decided to purchase products from lower-cost sources, one regional business decided to go luxury instead...with great results.
Think your business is too boring to snag journalists with a press release? Nope. With a little creativity, any business can get free advertising through PR.
Pinterest, the interactive pinboard, is another social media platform gaining popularity. It's also another opportunity to get noticed and gain customers.
Isn't it weird that there isn't a central list of post offices at, oh I don't know, say, USPS.com, that tells you which post office branches are going to be open late tonight for last-minute filers? [more]
Unclaimed Property consists of cash and other personal assets that are considered lost or abandoned after an owner cannot be located within a specified perio
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Clipped Wings: Can Consumers Fix Air Travel?
From luggage fees, late flights, and TSA screening procedures, can air travel be saved? How can consumers help improve the industry?
The Ups and Downs of Venture Capital
First quarter 2010 numbers are in, and Venture Capital investment in both dollars and deals were down. The good news, if you can call it that, is that it's better than Q1 2009.
5 Ways to Waste Money at Your Business
Even if you think you have been ruthless about hunting down “leaks” in your budget during the downturn, you may be surprised to find that your company still has some.
4 Reasons Why Millennials Should Be Optimistic About Their Finances
The Great Recession slowed young people's financial growth, but with today's economy, they're making up for lost time. Are you better off now, too?
How to Become a Premier Local Brand
When potential customers decided to purchase products from lower-cost sources, one regional business decided to go luxury instead...with great results.
Free Advertising: The Magic of Getting Media Attention
Think your business is too boring to snag journalists with a press release? Nope. With a little creativity, any business can get free advertising through PR.
What Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Should You Measure?
With so many analytic tools available to business owners, it's easy to get lost in the data. Here's how to separate the analytic wheat from the chaff.
5 Cost Drivers To Help You Make Accurate Expense Projections
Employ cost drivers to prevent faulty overhead cost predictions from undermining your profit projection and planning efforts.
56,000 Money Saving Ideas from Uncle Sam
Take a page from the White House and reward employees who come up with clever ways to save money.
Why Showing Your Customers The Love Is More Important Than The Sale
If you give your customers reasons to love you, they will. Here are six.
Best Money Tips: Save on Baby Clothes
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Putting Pinterest to Work for You
Pinterest, the interactive pinboard, is another social media platform gaining popularity. It's also another opportunity to get noticed and gain customers.
The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be: Are You Ready to Change?
If you're not planning ahead, you may have already fallen behind.
3 Simple Ways Small Business Can Maximize Twitter
Twitter isn't for pitching. It's for networking.
The Inanity of my Humanity (and why I choose to share it on Wisebread)
What do David Beckham and grump callers from The Chronicle have in common? Teaching us to live life frugally, of course.
Last Minute Tax-Filing? Extended Post Office Hours and More
Isn't it weird that there isn't a central list of post offices at, oh I don't know, say, USPS.com, that tells you which post office branches are going to be open late tonight for last-minute filers? [more]
The Slow Bleed: Plugging Your Financial Leaks
Don't let your finances suffer death by a thousand cuts! Learn to stop the little leaks that add up to big bucks.
Everything You Need to Know About Unclaimed Property
Unclaimed Property consists of cash and other personal assets that are considered lost or abandoned after an owner cannot be located within a specified perio
What 20-Somethings Can Do About Credit Card Debt
People in their late 20s are deeper in debt than their parents were. But with these tools, you can break the debt cycle.
Ask the Readers: What Is The Best Gift You've Ever Received?
Tell us about the best gift you've ever received and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!