Carol Tice
A southern California native, Tice now lives on an island near Seattle with her husband and three children. Who have talked her into getting a dog. In more than 15 years of reporting on businesses large and small, she's gone on more than 100 business trips, filing stories from Anchorage to Atlanta. Her work has appeared in the Seattle Times, Nation's Restaurant News, Wall Street Journal, Puget Sound Business Journal, Seattle Magazine, and many others. More than 1,000 of her articles are floating around the Internet. . . and she has no idea when she had time to write them all. She is proud CEO and Janitor of TiceWrites Inc., and blogs about freelance writing at Make a Living Writing. Email her at carol@caroltice.com.
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One Startup's Plan to Kill Product Packaging
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Small Business Lessons from the Hottest Retailers
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How to Compete If Your Job Market Is Rebounding
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How Business Owners Can Shake the Summer Doldrums
If business is slow, consider these networking opportunities.
Entrepreneurs Ask: Will the Downturn Ever End?
This week's stock-market crash(es) and downgrading of America's credit rating leave business owners asking: Is this the new normal?
Does Your Home Business Need Insurance?
Here's a look at the most common types of coverage for home-based companies and what make sense for your business.
How to Divorce-Proof Your Company
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Paving the Way for More Immigrant Entrepreneurs
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Uncle Sam's New, $5M Incubator for Student Entrepreneurs
The National Science Foundation wants to help commercialize students' university work so they can launch successful startups.
Seven Business Turnaround Tips from 'Bar Rescue'
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Seven Ways to Skyrocket Your Small Business's Cash Flow
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One Way to Get a Product into Big Chains
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Is Disorganization Sapping Your Small Business's Health?
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Interest Grows in Business Banking
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What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Borders' Demise
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Should You Let Your Workers Sleep on the Job?
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Small Business Lessons from Netflix's Pricing Debacle
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For Entrepreneurs, This Summer's No Day at the Beach
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Small-Biz Loan Money Finally Trickles to Community Banks
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The 10 Best Things for Entrepreneurs to Outsource
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Will Today's Entrepreneurs Ever Retire?
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How Much Should Business Owners Get Paid?
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How Entrepreneurs Can Connect With Twitter Influentials
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Seven Tips for Selling to Big Businesses
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