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4 Employee Benefits at Little (or Zero) Cost

Want to offer big-time benefits on a small budget? Consider the advantages of flexible hours, employee discounts, corporate memberships, and higher education for your employees

4 Reports That Will Keep Your Business Thriving

4 important reports you should be reviewing for your business.

How to Focus on Your Ideal Customer

Small businesses need to create a persona of their ideal customer — not average, but ideal — so they have an actual living, breathing person in mind to target.

Make the Most of Your Local Chamber of Commerce

From advertising to networking, your Chamber of Commerce can offer your business scores of benefits...if you're a member.

Get Rid of Bad Customers

Bad customers are costing you more than you realize. Here are some types of bad customers and techniques to get rid of them (without alienating your good customers).

Improving Your Online Community

Turning visitors into community members can mean big benefits for your company.

Best Money Tips: Increase Your Income This Year

Today we found some stellar articles on increasing your income this year, why you shouldn't engineer your own layoff, and organizing your way to savings in 2013.

Looking for Help? Try a Freelancer

Leverage your assets with freelancers.

Event Planning ROI: Bigger Bang for Your Buck

The economy has more and more companies forgoing corporate events, and skipping conference hosting altogether. Those that continue to put on events are feeling the crunch, but don’

Cultural Considerations in Negotiations

It's crucial for small business owners to have an idea of the cultural factors affecting a negotiation going in, whether or not you're doing business internationally.

5 Site Metrics Every Small Business Should Track

If you're not paying attention to your site analytics, your business is leaving money on the table. Here are the most important metrics that you'll want to track.

Make More, Save More With Project-Based Accounting

Get a handle on what constitutes a project and the resources required to develop, sustain, execute, and complete project-oriented assignments.

How Health Care Reform Will Impact Your Small Business

The new health insurance reform legislation adds both new requirements and perks for small businesses.

Does Your Entity Choice Provide Personal Liability Protection?

Making your business a corporation or LLC only goes so far in protecting an owner's personal assets. Discover what you're responsible for.

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.

How To Put An End To Cash Flow Surprises

You can't predict the future. Or can you?

Best Money Tips: Save Money on Plus-Sized Clothing

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips roundup. Today, we tell you how to shop for plus-sized clothing, why corner lots may be for suckers, and how to prepare for an evacuation fr

The Truth About Business Grants

If you don’t mind lots of paperwork, frequent disappointment, and many strings attached, here’s a quick guide to the slow process of finding grant money for your business.

High-ROI Networking

Networking is one of the most cost-effective forms of marketing, but there is a potential dark side: It can become a huge time drain without producing proportionate results.

5 Best Amazon Deals for Tuesday 08/13

Today's great deals includes FREE MP3 song of the week, 50% off women fashion shorts, 39% off LED and Plasma TVs, and more!