It doesn't do much good to be Chicken Little, constantly convinced that financial ruin is imminent. That said, the strongest businesses do prepare for the worst.
Short sales and foreclosures aren't limited to the residential market. High numbers of distressed commercial properties mean opportunities for savvy buyers who do their homework.
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Best Money Tips: Smart Ways to Use a Dollar
Today we found articles on smart ways to use a dollar, simple ways to make light in a blackout, and how to correct common billing errors.
Plan Now for Your 2011 Retirement Plan
The year isn't over yet, but it's not too early to think about setting up a qualified retirement plan for 2011.
Improving Your Online Community
Turning visitors into community members can mean big benefits for your company.
How Anticipating the Worst Can Help You Succeed
It doesn't do much good to be Chicken Little, constantly convinced that financial ruin is imminent. That said, the strongest businesses do prepare for the worst.
10 Tricks for Cutting Training Costs
It's easy to think of what a new employee costs just in terms of salary, but training can also be a significant — and reducible — expense.
Is Mobile Marketing Ready for Small Business?
Ten years ago the Web challenged small businesses to market in a new medium. Are mobile devices about to become your next marketing challenge?
Office Ergonomics: Lessons Learned from Physical Therapy
What you don't know about office ergonomics can hurt you.
5 Pitfalls of Price Promotions
You can't "make it up with volume" if your your pricing strategy is not aligned with your business strategy.
8 Job Offers That Are Too Good to Be True
Anyone who's been in the job market knows the relief a good offer brings, but is there more to the job than meets the eye? Beware of these bad jobs.
6 Common Small Business Money Leaks And How To Plug Them
Let a few dollars leak here and a few dollars leak there, and pretty soon it's a torrent of dollars rushing away.
3 Things You Can Do to Help Your Banker Say Yes
Punch up your lending story and realize a happy ending to your borrowing saga.
Best Money Tips: How to Solve the Biggest Holiday Problems
Today we found articles on ways to solve the biggest holiday problems, subscription gifts that keep on giving, and free ways to invest in yourself.
5 Tips for Buying a Commercial Short Sale or Foreclosure
Short sales and foreclosures aren't limited to the residential market. High numbers of distressed commercial properties mean opportunities for savvy buyers who do their homework.
7 Survival Strategies from Tomorrow's Talent Wars
Talented, productive employees are precious and rare. And they're soon to become more precious and rare. Will you be able to keep yours and find more?
4 Lessons from Netflix's Price Hike
Netflix's recent price increase offers a crash course in the right way -- and the wrong way -- to roll out a price boost.
What to Do When the Wrong Person for the Job is You
Face it, even company founders are asked to move on, eventually. Here's how to plan ahead and lessen the blow.
How to Create an Unbeatable Call to Action
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How To Use Cross-selling And Upselling To Maximize Online Sales
Every sale is opportunity for another sale, even online.
10 Employment Laws You May Be Breaking
State and federal employment law can be arcane. But no matter how difficult to comprehend, you're still liable if you're not in compliance.
10 Innovative Ways To Reward Your Employees
Rewarding employees for a job well done is a fundamental management technique. And it doesn't have to be expensive.