Small businesses need to create a persona of their ideal customer — not average, but ideal — so they have an actual living, breathing person in mind to target.
Ski resorts offer so much more than skiing! Plan an offseason visit and enjoy all the amenities these vacation hot-spots have to offer, at a steep discount.
In-depth profiles of your real customers are valuable promotional materials. Learn how to identify customers to interview and how to best share their stories.
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.
You don't need to shop to be more fashionable. From fixing up your shoes to discovering the power of tailoring, learn how to look great in what you have.
Even when you do everything "right," you can still lose money on a trade. Get some good investing advice (even if it's not a guaranteed path to wealth).
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10 Affordable Kids' Gifts That Won't Rot Their Brains
Give a kid an "educational" toy and it'll soon migrate to the bottom of the toy box. Try these toys and games that are fun first and smart second.
How to Focus on Your Ideal Customer
Small businesses need to create a persona of their ideal customer — not average, but ideal — so they have an actual living, breathing person in mind to target.
The Ads That Are Part of Your Life
From the do-everything guys of Dos Equis and Old Spice to Snickers' hunger alter-egos, do you find yourself reciting these popular ad campaigns?
7 Beautiful Ski Resorts to Visit This Fall
Ski resorts offer so much more than skiing! Plan an offseason visit and enjoy all the amenities these vacation hot-spots have to offer, at a steep discount.
Make the Most of Your Local Chamber of Commerce
From advertising to networking, your Chamber of Commerce can offer your business scores of benefits...if you're a member.
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?
Actually, the Rich Don’t Create Jobs. Demand Does
There's been a lot of talk in the last few months about taxes on the rich. But do the rich really create jobs, or is it a smoke screen?
The Power of Real People: Using Customer Profiles to Sell Your Story
In-depth profiles of your real customers are valuable promotional materials. Learn how to identify customers to interview and how to best share their stories.
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.
Flashback Friday: 137 Ways to Make This the Best Halloween Yet
Make Halloween 2017 the most spook-tacular trick-or-treating holiday ever.
Writing Off Losses on Your Taxes
Paying less in taxes can help take some of the sting out of business losses...as long as you meet the requirements.
Stay Secure in Your Hotel With This 8-Point Safety Check
After you check the contents of minibar, look around to make sure your hosts have stocked up on room safety features, too.
Turn Your Annual Operating Plan into a Budget
A budget is a powerful tool for your business, and you can make it even stronger by basing it off of your annual operating plan. Here's how.
It Was on Sale…Now How Do I Cook It?
Buying meat and produce on sale is a great idea...if you know how to cook it. Learn how to tackle preparing intimidating new foods.
8 Ways Having Kids Makes You More Frugal
For some of us frugality is a choice. For the rest, it's a choice we're given — usually when we're blessed with a couple more mouths to feed.
How to Choose the Perfect Country to Retire In
Choosing which country to retire in can be tough. Here's how to ensure you make the right decision.
Guys: Upgrade Your Style Without Buying New Clothes
You don't need to shop to be more fashionable. From fixing up your shoes to discovering the power of tailoring, learn how to look great in what you have.
6 Tax Penalties You Can Easily Avoid
Your money is hard earned. Don't waste it on these five easily avoidable tax penalties.
How Investing Drives Us Crazy: Lessons From a Trade
Even when you do everything "right," you can still lose money on a trade. Get some good investing advice (even if it's not a guaranteed path to wealth).
Here's How Delaying Marriage or Kids Saves You Money
Getting married is quite the expense, and so is starting a family. Is it worth it to wait? Here are some financial issues to consider.