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Best Money Tips: Oktoberfest Recipes

Today, we're bringing Oktoberfest into your kitchen with recipes featuring — you guessed it! — beer. Plus: 20 cheap and yummy meals and creepy Halloween crafts.

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Do Fools Rush in where Angels Fear to Tread?

With new business starts at an all time high, you'd think shopping for good investments would be easier. But private investors aren't going there.

Market Segmentation to Grow Customers, Sales, and Profits

Neil Lindsay, chief marketing officer for Sprint Prepaid Group, shares his approach to brand positioning, messaging, and go-to-market strategies.

How a $14 Gift Increased Sales by 669%

This is a story of a tiny company that did a good deed, and that deed alone generated a massive growth in sales literally overnight.

From a Snapple Marketing Veteran: How to Tap the Power of Packaging

Learn how to make your product stand out from the competition.

7 Mental Roadblocks Between You and More Money

It's tough to find business success in a tough economic climate. Are your mental roadblocks making it tougher?

3 Ways to Cut Payroll Taxes without Cutting Payroll

With a little creativity, employers can trim their share of the payroll tax burden without running afoul of the taxman.

Is Your Summer Internship Program Legal?

Unfortunately, summer interns aren't short-term, low-cost administrative assistants.

Where to Save and Where to Spend

When the going gets tough, the tough get smart about saving and spending.

Countering: What To Consider Before An Employee Gets Another Offer

Your high value employees are valuable to your competitors, too. Here's how to develop a counter-offer plan before another firm lures them away.

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How to keep the low teaser rate for your mortgage

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson gave a speech yesterday, talking about the administration's plan to "address the challenges" of the housing market downturn and relat

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Booking Got Bumped? Your Vacation Cancellation Recourse

What happens if the vendors of your vacation package change your plans? Here are some guidelines for what you can do.

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AMEX Small Business Profile: Stacy Debroff, MomCentral.com

We caught up with Stacy recently to get the inside scoop on her unique success story.

Where is the Business Going? Succession Planning Points for Consideration

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

Want to Sell Your Business? Start Now

Given the unusual economic environment, now isn’t the best time to sell a company. But it’s the perfect time to plan to sell one.