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6 Ways for Business Travelers to get a Good Night’s Sleep

For business travelers life on the road is not a vacation. But with some planning, you can make business travel less of a grind.

4 Ways to Treat Your Customers Like People

Your customers are people, too. So treat them that way!

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Ask the Readers: How Do You Celebrate Valentine's Day Affordably?

Tell us how you celebrate Valentine's Day affordably and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

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3 Technologies That Help Stay-At-Home Moms Build an Online Business

It takes a certain amount of perseverance and creativity to mesh your personal and professional life. While Moms have moved beyond the days of working in their pajamas and scheduli

The Best and Worst Things to Buy in September

With an eye to last-year's and current trends, learn what you should shop for in September and what to leave on the store shelves.

9 Thrifty, Meaningful Gifts for Mom

You can't put a monetary value on how much you love your mom, so this Mother's Day, show her how much you care with these inexpensive-but-meaningful gifts.

Here's What Your Vote Says About Your Money Style

Swinging red or blue on Election Day may depend on how you spend your green.

11 Sources of Free or Low-Cost Training

If your company doesn’t have a large budget for professional development, or if you want to explore less expensive options, here are some free or low-cost sources of training.

18 Must Haves for the Business Traveler

This selection of items and services that are often considered must haves for the business traveler, along with some guidelines as to what to look for. They’ll help you save tim

Merchant Credit Card Processing Costs: The Whole Story

A typical merchant will probably say that it costs around 2% to accept credit cards. But the discount rate they're thinking of isn't the only cost. If you're running a business,

What to Do About Health Care Insurance Now

Under the health care reform, policies will have to provide certain types of coverage and meet other standards that will substantially raise costs unless they are grandfathered.

How Much to Pay New Hires in 2011

You're ready to bring in new employees — great! But calculating salaries can be difficult. Learn what to pay in a still-unsteady economy.

Ask the Readers: What Are Your Tips for Black Friday?

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Building a Better Business

In the early days of your startup, try and do as much as you can for free. You’d be surprised at how easy it is to save money by thinking just a little creatively.

Guest Post: Living off Capital

I have a guest post up on The Simple Dollar that talks about Living Off Capital.

Best Money Tips: How to Start Working from Home

Today, we share the steps to take when you want to work from home, a tutorial to make a reusable coffee cozy out of an old belt, and more.

Best Money Tips: Surviving Daylight Savings Time

Today we found some great articles on surviving daylight savings time, negotiating your medical and dental bills, and saving money on groceries.

The Truth About Government Contracting

It's hard to think of a product or service that Federal, State, or local government agencies don’t use -- and they want to buy it from us, small business owners. Here's how you