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.
There are hundreds of business books, but one of the best isn't about business at all — it's called "Diffusion of Innovations," and it can improve your sales.
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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
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Credit lines, angel investors, and your personal savings are great places to get money for your business, but they certainly aren't the only ones. Consider these alternatives.
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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.
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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.
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Making your business a corporation or LLC only goes so far in protecting an owner's personal assets. Discover what you're responsible for.
Renting Computers for Higher Profits
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Lessons from Sociology: 5 Tips to Help You Sell More
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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 Ways to Earn More Every Week
Pursue a few modest sales and marketing efforts each week and by year's end you'll enjoy a healthier bottom line.
10 Reasons Results Based Management Matters to Small Business
Results-based management is a must for firms with lots of offsite employees. It offers plenty for the rest of us, too.
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Why Showing Your Customers The Love Is More Important Than The Sale
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Paying Your Attorney: What’s Tax Deductible?
Not all legal fees are immediately tax deductible. The tax treatment of legal fees usually depends on what you incur them for.
How an Exact Match Domain Can Launch a Successful Business
To say that entrepreneurs need a good web domain is to trade in marketing cliché, but here’s a different way to think about domains: as a crucial first step.
The Dropping Cost of Entrepreneurship
Starting a new business sounds like an expensive proposition, but it might cost much less than you think.
Unlikely Sources of Capital
Credit lines, angel investors, and your personal savings are great places to get money for your business, but they certainly aren't the only ones. Consider these alternatives.
Internet Sales Taxes Could Change Your Business
Can you imagine registering your business in 7,500 different tax districts? Depending on how sales-tax laws change, you might have to.
5 Ways To Make Time For Long-Term Projects
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