As your business grows, you'll likely have other people paying money out. Tracking those expenses and, if need be, reimbursing them, requires a system that you can sign off on a
Good management practices are far more important to your success than big piles of cash are. Here are a dozen tips to help you start and grow your business with little or no money.
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.
Being seen as a valuable member of your local community can keep you in mind for prospective customers or clients in a way that many other branding strategies can't.
Your financial statements may not make the bestseller list, but they do tell an intriguing story — at least to a banker. Unfortunately, the tale they tell may be misleading.
Starting a business with your significant other can be immensely rewarding...and incredibly trying. Here's what to know before combining your career with your better half.
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.
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Efficient Expense Reports: Building a System
As your business grows, you'll likely have other people paying money out. Tracking those expenses and, if need be, reimbursing them, requires a system that you can sign off on a
Money a Mess? Try This Personal Finance Starter Kit
There may be no personal finance starter kit you can order right to your door (yet, anyway), but don't worry: You can build one yourself.
Résumé Quirks to Embrace and Avoid
To gain deeper insight into a candidate's capabilities, try these techniques for evaluating candidates with just a few résumé and work-related quirks.
This Recent Grad Paid Off $34K in Student Loans and Launched a Business (In Just 4 Years)
From intern to entrepreneur, this is the true tale of how a recent grad used her intern experience to launch a business and pay back $34,000 in debt.
How to Think Like a Bootstrapper
Good management practices are far more important to your success than big piles of cash are. Here are a dozen tips to help you start and grow your business with little or no money.
Best Money Tips: Frugal Dining Out Tips
Today we found some great articles on frugal dining out tips, free things to do this summer, and financial advisor red flags.
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.
Flashback Friday: 61 Affordable Ways to Embrace All Things Autumn
Fall is finally here. Embrace the coziness of the season without spending all your money.
Local Branding: Make Your Company Part of the Community
Being seen as a valuable member of your local community can keep you in mind for prospective customers or clients in a way that many other branding strategies can't.
12 Ways Your Financial Statements Tell Lenders the Wrong Story
Your financial statements may not make the bestseller list, but they do tell an intriguing story — at least to a banker. Unfortunately, the tale they tell may be misleading.
How to Secure Business Financing Without a Personal Guarantee
You can build your business credit fairly quickly and potentially eliminate the need for a personal guarantee if you plan for it from the outset.
10 Ridiculously Overpriced Pet Products
Dogs and cats deserve proper care, but at the upper end of the market, the pampering is not about animal welfare — it's about the owner's vanity.
Best Money Tips: Saving Tips For New Parents
Today we found some great articles on saving tips for new parents, what to ask your job interviewer, and how to choose a college.
7 Job Sectors Where Wages Are Growing
Wages are growing in some sectors of the economy faster than others. If you're considering a career change, look here.
Cheap Oil is Hurting These People -- Will It Hurt You, Too?
The oil bust has resulted in cheap gas for most of us. But for some of us with jobs dependent on oil, the bust is beginning to exact a terrible toll.
Working with a Spouse: What Small Business Owners Need to Know
Starting a business with your significant other can be immensely rewarding...and incredibly trying. Here's what to know before combining your career with your better half.
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.
Cheap, Quick Homemade Breakfasts
Whether you're wide-eyed or totally groggy in the morning, there's a cheap, quick, at-home breakfast for you. Try one of these great morning noshes.
7 Foods Scientifically Proven to Make You (More) Beautiful
Good nutrition is not just healthy — it's beautiful. Eat these seven foods and give yourself gorgeous hair, skin, and nails.
Flashback Friday: 88 Easy Ways to Get More Exercise
Working out consistently isn't easy, but it can be. Especially when exercise becomes almost effortless.