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Devices

Creative Business Uses for Touch-Screen PCs

PCs with touch-based interfaces have a small business upside: They can morph into everything from interactive retail kiosks to data-entry terminals.

Money & Finance

Need Cash Fast? Pawngo Can Help

When banks aren't lending, entrepreneurs are increasingly turning to online pawn shops like this one.

Money & Finance

Financing a Second Startup on Cash Flow of Your First

With the success of one startup, Kiha Lee financed another.

Money & Finance

Can Starbucks, GE and MillerCoors Save Small Business?

Big companies have recently announced plans to provide loans to small businesses.

Growing a Business

How Online Retailers Can Ride the Exports Growth Wave

Online sales are still booming in Spain, Brazil, China, Russia and Mexico, and their ecommerce growth rates are expected to outpace U.S. growth in the next four years. Here are eight tips for e-tailers seeking to improve their appeal to overseas shoppers.

Operations & Logistics

How to Recruit a Great Programmer as a Partner

Follow these three steps to land a top-notch software engineer for your tech startup.

Money & Finance

In 'TechStars,' See What VCs Really Think

A new reality TV show provides a behind-the-scenes look at how some fast growth businesses are able to land venture capital funding.

Marketing

10 Ways to Turn Your Blog into a Lead-Generation Machine

How to attract more traffic to your blog and convert more of your visitors into buying customers.

Marketing

The Top Five Social Media Mistakes

Sure you're marketing with Twitter and Facebook, but are you doing it well? Here are the most common traps you might be falling into.

Business News

A Look at the Best Online Accounting Tools

Small-business accounting is moving online, where it's becoming cheaper, more powerful--and a lot more confusing

Science & Technology

10 Must-Have Business Apps for 2011

These downloadable applications can improve productivity, ROI and time management for businesses of all sizes.

Marketing

Five Ways You Can Get Started With QR Code Marketing

Quick response codes are getting a lot of positive buzz these days. Can they bring some to your business?

Money & Finance

Clinton Kicks Off Micro-Lending Service for Hardest Hit Businesses

At this year's Clinton Global Initiative, micro-lending platform Kiva.org makes a new commitment to still-struggling small businesses.

Management

Three Tips to Avoid Costly Shipping Mistakes

Follow these steps to help steer clear of some of the most common shipping errors.

Social Media

Five Ways to Use Twitter for Marketing That You Might Not Know About

With a little strategy, Twitter can boost your connections and website traffic.