Workers — especially freelancers — are increasingly finding that employers are using dishonest tactics to save money. What can you do to make sure you're paid?
A healthy sense of competition, the agility to make quick changes, and attention to detail are all skills that can help you both win a marathon and gain business success.
For successful small businesses, sales aren't just the responsibility of the sales staff. Here's how you can get everybody involved in selling your business.
Emotional conflict is inevitable in the workplace. You can't ignore it away and you can't shrug it off, but you can defuse it with a little emotional intelligence.
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Employers and Freelancers: "Who Do You Trust?"
Workers — especially freelancers — are increasingly finding that employers are using dishonest tactics to save money. What can you do to make sure you're paid?
Simple Ways to Save on Catering Costs
Getting great catering doesn't mean having to hire a traditional caterer. Learn some simple ways to save on prepared food.
10 Tips for Creating Your 2011 Budget
Regardless of how the economy has impacted your business, planning and budgeting for 2011 is an important tool to help you maximize your results.
5 Finance Trends Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know
2011 can be a very good year for entrepreneurs...if you stay on top of the economic trends.
12 Ways to Save on Business Insurance Premiums
From improving your building to hiring the right contractors, these 12 things can help you manage — or even reduce — your insurance premiums.
Business Lessons from a Triathlon
A healthy sense of competition, the agility to make quick changes, and attention to detail are all skills that can help you both win a marathon and gain business success.
5 Ways to Turn Every Employee into a Rainmaker
For successful small businesses, sales aren't just the responsibility of the sales staff. Here's how you can get everybody involved in selling your business.
Looking for Help? Try a Freelancer
Leverage your assets with freelancers.
3 Steps To Managing Workplace Conflict With Emotional Intelligence
Emotional conflict is inevitable in the workplace. You can't ignore it away and you can't shrug it off, but you can defuse it with a little emotional intelligence.
Don't Hire Without a Background Check
Spend a little time and money getting to know your new hires before you hire them and save lots of time and money later.
3 Alternative Sources of Funding
Small business needs money to grow, but banks are reluctant to lend. Where to turn?
5 Ways You're Sabotaging Your Business
What to do when the obstacle to success is you.
5 Lessons A Startup Can Teach Your Small Business
How do you teach an old dog a new trick? Bring home a puppy.
How Cloud-Based Systems Trim Your Operating Costs
Putting more and more of your business into your browser is convenient. And it's a money-saver.
7 Survival Strategies from Tomorrow's Talent Wars
Talented, productive employees are precious and rare. And they're soon to become more precious and rare. Will you be able to keep yours and find more?
What to Do When the Wrong Person for the Job is You
Face it, even company founders are asked to move on, eventually. Here's how to plan ahead and lessen the blow.
25 Free or Cheap Ways to Market Your Business
Lack of funds is no excuse to slow or stop your marketing efforts.
When Do You Compensate Employees For Travel And Commute Time?
You probably know that you're supposed to pay your hourly employees for travel time. What about their commuting time?
10 Employment Laws You May Be Breaking
State and federal employment law can be arcane. But no matter how difficult to comprehend, you're still liable if you're not in compliance.
Don't Sweat The Small Things—Or, Well, At Least These 4 Things
Missing office stationery? Distracted employees? As long as the issues are minor, move on and stay focused on building your business.