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Creative Ways to Finance Growth

Corporate finance specialist and author John De Puy says successful companies carve out a niche...

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Avoiding Embezzlement

Jay Myers, CEO of Memphis-based Interactive Solutions, was still mourning the death of his...

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How to Spot and Avoid Legal Mistakes

Which industry should I buy into? How can I determine whether an existing business is a good...

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Doing Business with the Feds

The U.S. government buys 20% of all services and products produced in the U.S., but less than 2%...

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What Helps and Hinders Entrepreneurs

Babson College professor Elaine Allen, the research director of the Global Entrepreneurship...

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The 'Six Disciplines' Approach

Entrepreneurs don't realize their real problems, vs. those they often bring to Gary Harpst, are...

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Bookkeeping Basics

It's not unusual for small companies to find themselves in financial disarray. Paul Stappas,...

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Surviving the First Year

Barry Thomsen, a serial entrepreneur, recently wrote When the Shit Hits the Fan: How to Keep Your...

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Eye on Family-Owned Businesses

Leaders of U.S. family-owned companies are more likely to want their businesses to go to family...

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Best Practices from Nonprofits

Roger Sametz, president of Sametz Blackstone Associates, believes small companies can learn from...

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Schmoozing for Business

It's often said that small business is "all about relationships." So just how do entrepreneurs...

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Politics in the Workplace

The Presidential primaries are just around the corner, and there will be a high level of interest...

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Be Smart and Avoid Business Mistakes

Decision errors, according to "Think Smart--Act Smart," a new book by Jim Nightingale, are often...

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Thrive in a Slowing Economy

How can small businesses not only survive, but thrive, in a slowing economy? Brad Sugars,...

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The Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Ricky Rahaman, a tax partner at regional accounting firm Mahoney Cohen, introduces an option for...

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When Customers Pay Late

When small companies act like banks for chronic late-paying customers, they risk cash flow...

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Government Incentives for Entrepreneurs

Companies thinking about expanding should talk to their local economic development office, says...

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Does Online Marketing Pay?

How do retailers get the best return on investment? CEO Thomas Harpointner of AIS Media offers...

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Passing the Baton

Sometimes a company needs to bring in a professional. Revenues doubled at iPost, an e-mail...

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Import Product Safety

When Mark Allenbaugh took over his father's manufacturing firm, Home Depot placed a big order....

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