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9 Tips for Working With a Virtual Assistant

Working with a remote employee is a unique situation and requires special handling. Here are 9 tips for working with your virtual assistant.

4 Ways to Get Vendor Discounts

You don't have to finagle vendors to get discounts. Look for offers that make sense to accept, and find ways to structure deals that reinforce vendor relationships.

How to Become the Richest Man in Poughkeepsie

Accumulating real wealth is actually much simpler than most people believe.

Ways That Small Businesses Get Ripped Off by Banks

Learn how to ensure that your new financial services help, and don't harm, your business's profits.

Customer Service Lessons from Nordstrom

Nordstrom's one-rule customer service "handbook" is almost as well-known as the company's excellent reputation with customers. Here's why.

What’s in a Name? It Might be More Than You Bargained For

A good business name is hard to find and the limited supply Internet addresses makes it harder. Finding both a name and a URL, however, is just the beginning of the naming game.

Find Your Point of Difference and Promote It

To get your small business noticed by potential customers, give them something to take note of.

Dos and Don'ts When Making Your Venture Capital Pitch

You've landed a meeting with a potential investor. Don't blow it now.

Don't Sell the Product; Meet the Demand

Stay focused on meeting demand and you'll stay focused on keeping your customers happy.

4 Business Tips That Can Save the World

Sustainable business is not just good for the environment. It's good for business. Really.

4 Project Costs to Consider Before You Launch

Effective project management and execution is important to business success. Deciding which projects to pursue is just as important.

Timely Tax Tips for Small Business Owners

Is it tax time again already? Three experts share tips and advice about getting through tax season unscathed.

Cash Flow Solutions for Your Bottom Line

These cash flow solutions can help you get a better handle on your cash flow — and become more profitable.

5 Myths about Deducting T&E Expenses

Don't let these five common tax and entertainment expense myths trip you up at tax time.

Ask the Readers: How Often Do You Dine Out?

Tell us how often you dine out and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

Writing Your Own Business Plan: Thrifty or Foolish?

Are you really saving money by writing your business plan yourself?

14 Things You Forget to Do Before Leaving for Vacation

Honey? I think I left the oven on.

6 Tips for Running Your Business: Lessons From 2 Failed Restaurateurs

Is it possible that one of the reasons the restaurant business is so hard to succeed in, is because some new restaurant owners lack business sense? Possibly. In examining this angl

Negotiating Your Next Sale: Finding the Best Compromise

Negotiation has been described as the art of compromise: if two people, or businesses, are negotiating, it's very rare that they can both walk away with everything they want. Wh

4 Signs You Need a CFO

Hiring a CFO is one of the most important decisions a CEO or business owner can make. Here are a few of the signs you need to bring a finance executive onboard.