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Ask the Readers: What Do You Enjoy Most About Halloween?

Tell us what you enjoy most about Halloween and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

How Spending Less Made Me Happier

Contrary to popular belief, you don't need money to be happy. In fact, spending less can actually make you happier.

Healthcare Paperwork That Doesn't Require Paper or Work

Managing your healthcare should be as easy as paying your bills online. The MyHumana app make it simple to see your plan, find a doctor, review your claims, and more.


Refurbished FAQ: Sound Strategies for Buying Refurbished Goods

Buying refurbished can save you cash...as long as your purchase isn't a dud. Here's what you must know before you venture into this bargain terrain.

13 Ideas for Entertaining on a Budget

If you're not careful, your at-home shindig can cost as much as going out. Keep your gatherings fun and affordable with these creative activities.

9 Changes That Will Affect Your Money in 2015

Several retirement contribution limits are raised, Obamacare penalty triples, myRA officially launches and many more tax and social security changes.

How to Preserve Critical Vendor Relationships

Monitoring cash balances is essential and withholding payments until the last moment may be necessary, but be careful: being slow to pay  may alienate you from vendors.

12 Steps to a Loan Renewal in 2010

It’s your job to make sure your 2009 financial statements don’t send bankers running for the hills. So how do you protect your company from being crushed in the crunch come time

3 Components of Financial Clarity

How many businesses really have a handle on the past, the present, and the future? Only with an understanding of all three of these things are entrepreneurs empowered with the c

How to Staff Customer Service for an Ecommerce Business

What should trigger the decision to hire (or designate) an employee dedicated to customer service? If you're running an ecommerce business, your company can benefit from the

An Introduction to Venture Capital

Venture capital can be an option for certain small businesses, although not all companies are a good fit.

High-Value Employee Benefits at a Reasonable Cost

Employee benefits can add 35% and more to payroll costs. Cutting benefits might be one way to trim expenses. But, there is more than one path to cost savings.

Passive Income for Every Entrepreneur

Passive income is maximizing your income with a minimal amount of effort by yourself or your employees. Here are five ways passive income can be incorporated into your business.

Secrets to the Best Online Meetings

Telecommuting has its benefits, but a company that allows its employees to telecommute does face some unusual dilemmas. One of the most crucial is how to handle meetings.

Creating Business Contracts That Won't Get You Sued

To ensure your business is truly protected by the contracts you use, you need to create contacts that are specific to how your company does business.

Lies, Damned Lies, and Multi-Level Marketing

Statistics show that Mary Kay, Amway, and other multi-level marketing plans are scams. That is, if you believe statistics.

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Venture Capital

Think VC firms only care about your idea? Maybe not. A recent report by CB Insights highlights that age, experience, race, and gender can all factor into your funding.

Customer Ideas to Ignore

Your customers' ideas can be your greatest inspiration...or the source of your failures. These ideas are better left at the bottom of the suggestion box.

5 Free Tools That Automate Your Business

Work faster, improve customer interactions, easily create invoices, and more with these online tools — all without opening your wallet.

Why Offline Marketing Still Matters

Internet and social media marketing have been a boon for small business. But that doesn't mean old fashioned people to people marketing can become an after thought.