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.
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.
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When potential customers decided to purchase products from lower-cost sources, one regional business decided to go luxury instead...with great results.
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.
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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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
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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.
4 Reasons Why Millennials Should Be Optimistic About Their Finances
The Great Recession slowed young people's financial growth, but with today's economy, they're making up for lost time. Are you better off now, too?
How Bazaarvoice Beat the Odds
Austin has a thriving tech startup community, and there is perhaps no better representative of its unique entrepreneurial culture than Bazaarvoice.
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.
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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.
How to Become a Premier Local Brand
When potential customers decided to purchase products from lower-cost sources, one regional business decided to go luxury instead...with great results.
Renting Computers for Higher Profits
Sick of conflicting operating systems, obsolete parts, and investing in a computer for every new employee? Don't buy, rent!
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.
Stop! Is That Loan Too Big For Your Wallet?
You need to borrow money for a big purchase — how much can you really afford to borrow? Use these financial rules of thumb to find out.
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.
12 Frugal Compromises
Frugality isn't a black-and-white, either/or situation. That's why sometimes, the best decision isn't to be as frugal as you can be.
Here's What the New Federal Diet Rules Will Cost You
It's almost time for the latest edition of the government's dietary guidelines, and some of the recommendations may take a bite out of your wallet.
Lessons from Sociology: 5 Tips to Help You Sell More
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.
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.