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5 Key Characteristics of the Entrepreneurial Mind

What's it take -- other than hard work and determination -- to make it as an entrepreneur?

5 Site Metrics Every Small Business Should Track

If you're not paying attention to your site analytics, your business is leaving money on the table. Here are the most important metrics that you'll want to track.

8 Invitations to an IRS Tax Audit

Don't let your tax return send up a red flag to the IRS; avoid these common reasons for an audit.

Where to Save and Where to Spend

When the going gets tough, the tough get smart about saving and spending.

3 Killer E-commerce Website Features

Make the effort to add features to your ecommerce site that meet customer needs, and you'll build a site that satisfies user needs and meets your sales goals.

Ask the Readers: Do You Only Buy On Sale?

Tell us whether or not you only buy on sale and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

Ask the Readers: What Was Your First Paying Job?

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

Ask the Readers: What is Your Favorite Childhood Memory?

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

Accountable Plans Are Win-Win Taxwise

There’s a way to pay for your company's travel and entertainment costs without resulting in income to your employees or payroll taxes for the company. It’s called an “accountabl

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fundamentals of Online Advertising

Online advertising is much cheaper than print advertising. But to get results, you've got to find your audience and test your pitch.

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.

5 Game-Changing Business Models to Learn From

Have a look at these five winning business models and learn from the successes of others.

Where is the Business Going? Succession Planning Points for Consideration

When I was a practicing financial planner, I was shocked at the number of small business clients who did nothing but blink their eyes in response to my line of questions about t

What Should You Pay Yourself?

How much should you be earning from your business? Legal, financial, and tax considerations will affect the answer.

Tools for Running Your Location Independent Business

You can operate your location independent business just as effectively from 2,000 miles away as you can from 20 miles away with these tools.