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How to Deliver Bad News to Your Banker

Nobody likes to hear bad news...especially when it's your bank hearing about problems with your loan. Learn how to best handle the situation and avoid financial disaster.

7 Business Lessons I Learned the Hard Way

Made a few mistakes after starting your own business? Haven't we all. Take a look at a few lessons I've learned along the way.

Why Your Business Owes Taxes When It Didn’t Generate Cash Profits

Unfortunately for small business owners, cash income and taxable income are not necessarily the same. Read this to avoid nasty surprises come tax time.

5 Kinds of Emails to Purge From Your Inbox

A cluttered inbox is just like a cluttered desk — bad for your productivity and your peace of mind. Stop hanging onto those old messages now!

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10 Massive Companies That Crashed in 2010

Every massive organization that sank in 2010 started as a small business. Pay attention to avoid making the same mistakes with your company.

5 Ways to Make Your Customers Feel Warm and Fuzzy

Retaining customers is easy when you treat them well. Use these easy, low-cost ideas to make your customers feel extra special.

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4 Portfolio "Blind Spots" That Are Ruining Your Investments

Mental biases can keep you blind. When it comes to your investments, they can also keep you poor.

How to Get Free Publicity

It's not enough to provide a great product or service people want or need. For a business to succeed, it has to be noticed. Here are six free ways to get the word out.

5 Ways Newlyweds Screw Up Money Management

Marriage isn't just a joining of two people who love each other, it's also a joining of their finances. Avoid these mistakes to make sure you achieve fiscal bliss.

8 Money Moves You Can Make When We Turn the Clocks Back for Fall

When Daylight Saving Time ends, we'll all get an extra hour. Make the most of those 60 minutes with these smart money moves.

Can a Failed Marriage Lead to Business Failure?

Many happily married business owners avoid thinking about what happens to the firm if the marriage dissolves. But waiting 'til the end may mean parting ways with the company, too.

How 15 Companies Went Above and Beyond to Help Japan

The outpouring of generosity from corporations has been incredible, with many finding unique ways to donated resources of all kinds. Here's how fifteen of them did it.

10 Easy Ways to Improve Your Life Before the End of the Year

There's still plenty of time left before New Year's to make this the best year ever!

6 Ways to Boost Your Mobile Email Marketing

Make the most of your customers' tight mobile phone screen space and their tight mobile phone attention spans.

25 Things to Do With Rotisserie Chicken

Easy to dress up or down, rotisserie chicken can drastically slash the time it takes to make dinner. Check out these fast, healthy, and delicious meals.

5 Ways to Build Business Credit When You're Self-Employed

If you're self-employed, you have two credit scores to worry about: Yours, and your business's.

4 Hiring Mistakes and How to Prevent Them

Hiring a new employee is costly. Hiring the wrong employee costs even more.

Oops — I Maxed Out My Credit Cards. Now What?

The convenience of paying with plastic can sometimes lead to trouble. Here's what to do if you've maxed out your credit cards.