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Building a Business

How the SBA Helped My Small Business Survive Hurricane Maria

What this entrepreneur learned from some SBA courses about expanding his business saved the business following the hurricane.

By Alberto Lugo

Building a Business

How New, Small Business Owners Can (and Should) Be Protecting Their Brand

By Peter Bronstein

Tech

It’s National Small Business Week. Is Your Phone Ringing Off the Hook?

By Bob Summers

Thought Leaders

Are You a Small Business Owner or an Entrepreneur?

By Maryam Mirnateghi

Building a Business

5 Things I’ve Learned From Venturing Into Solopreneurship

Ready to leave your job and take the leap? Here's what I learned at only the tender age of 22.

By Haley Hoffman Smith

Thought Leaders

When Larger Rivals Come for Your Business, Use These 6 Tactics to Stay Ahead

For smaller businesses facing off with larger rivals, your counter strategies spring from your value proposition and company culture.

By Curtis Thornhill

Thought Leaders

4 Employee Benefits Better Than Ping-Pong Tables and Free Food

Ping-pong tables are fun, all right, but they don't provide a lasting impact on employees' lives. But health and financial benefits do.

By Heather R. Huhman

Thought Leaders

5 Fundamental Tactics for Making Your First 6 Figures, No Matter What Industry You’re In

Whatever your service or product, there are only so many ways to connect, build trust and make that all-important first sale.

By Kimanzi Constable

Business News

6 Tips for Doing International Business

These simple steps can help you get everything in line for your next -- or first -- international business venture.

By Sarah Landrum

Marketing

Are You Craving Community for Your Customers? Here Are the Tools You’ll Need.

Cultivating a feeling of 'community' is crucial to any company's success.Without it, customers will just shop somewhere else.

By AJ Agrawal

Thought Leaders

3 Signs the Best Move for Your Business Is to Hire Somebody Else to Run It

The fact that everybody knows the same few hugely successful founder/CEOs indicates how few founders succeed big-time as CEO of their own company.

By Dave Shah

Thought Leaders

She Built Her Startup With No Money or Team. How the CEO of Piazza Did It.

Pooja Sankar gave new meaning to the word 'scrappy' as she built her online question-and-answer forum.

By Stephanie Schomer

Human Resources

Is Remote Work Taking a Psychological Toll on Your External Workers? Researchers Say Yes.

France addressed this problem by passing "right-to-disconnect" provisions. Will our country follow suit?

By Ryan Bonnici

Thought Leaders

8 Books Every Manager Should Read to Become a Better Leader

There's a worthwhile book out there for whatever you need to move forward on your leadership journey.

By John Boitnott

Building a Business

To Make Conscious Capitalism Work for Your Small Business, Use the AID Approach

Creating a win-win for people, profit and planet doesn't have to be too difficult if you take the AID approach: align, integrate and donate.

By Drew Kossoff

Marketing

How Blockchain Will Help Small Businesses Challenge Even the Largest Rivals

Blockchain will democratize data.

By Andrew Ma

Building a Business

How Small Businesses Are Solving Big Business Challenges

Small businesses are known to be flexible when it comes time to adapt to change.

By Troy Dye

Business Accounting

To Sell More, Make It Easier and Safer for People to Purchase From You

Less than half of small businesses operate an ecommerce website, and few of those offer the purchase and payment features shoppers have come to expect.

By Jill Calabrese Bain

Business Accounting

It’s OK Entrepreneurs Still Pay by Check but They Need to Stop Mailing Them

Checks remain the main way one business pays another. Echecks are the logical way to make a workable system work better.

By Vijay Balakrishnan

Online Presence

How to Build a Website, Go Viral and Develop Your Digital Brand

Here are three steps to establishing your small business's online presence.

By Matthew McCreary

Online Presence

4 Tips for Entrepreneurs to Get the Word Out About Their Small Businesses

Publicity for Good founder Heather DeSantis shares her most disruptive strategies.

By Nina Zipkin

Thought Leaders

4 Ways Employers Should Show Their Employees They Care

Listening to people and showing them they are appreciated boosts morale and productivity.

By Kerry Alison Wekelo

Business Accounting

Most Entrepreneurs Are Embracing the Hustle and on Track to Meet Their Goals Despite Challenges

Square surveyed small-business owners to gauge their optimism and financial security.

By Lydia Belanger

Business Accounting

4 Practical Tips for Building Up Your Savings to Launch Your Small Business

These everyday fixes can supercharge your stash and help you reach your goal.

By Hayden Field

Marketing

How to Overcome Common Challenges and Help Your Small Business Grow

These easy, everyday steps can help set your business up for success.

By Pamela Slim

Building a Business

Too Many Small Businesses Are Swinging for the Wrong Fences

Regardless of the outcome you're swinging for, you'll need to build a sustainable business to get there.

By Brady Fletcher

Business Accounting

The 7 Financial Habits of the Most Successful Small Business Owners

The smartest money management tactics are well known and proven but few business owners apply all of them.

By Matthew Baker

Entrepreneurs

A TV Channel for Dogs — Yes, Really — Just Got Some Wagging Validation

Almost everyone's pooch can now enjoy this subscription channel, which is taking over cable like some sort of doggone HBO.

By Joan Oleck

Building a Business

How Billionaire Linda McMahon Hopes to Help Small Businesses in Her New Role

The head of the Small Business Administration discusses her biggest challenge, taxes and her experience as the CEO of WWE.

By Nina Zipkin

Building a Business

The Top 10 Big Cities to Launch Your Startup

Don't worry about moving to San Francisco, Chicago or New York.

By Rose Leadem