How to run a business successfully
Expert commentary, rules and regulations, tips, and general information for starting, running, and growing a business.
- Choosing a business structure [1]
- Starting your own business in 30 days [2]
- Thinking about a home office? [3]
- Tax reminders for businesses with home offices [4]
- IRS publishes fact sheet on for-profit hobby deduction rules [5]
- New IRS analysis shows only half of Schedule C income is reported [6]
- Has the IRS overreached in audits of small businesses? [7]
- SBA offers free online training course in franchising [8]
- IRS launches campaign to help new small businesses [9]
- IRS shifting audit focus to small corporations from largest corporations [10]
- Home office deduction makes Top Ten list for government reform [11]
- Tax pitfalls you could face as a small business owner [12]
- New employer ID numbers now available instantly online [13]
- Issues spouse-owned businesses should consider [14]
- 5 Start-up mistakes entrepreneurs should avoid [15] Employees
- Hiring essentials: Conducting background checks [16]
- Effective rules for successful mentoring [17]
- Marketing core services and niche practices after Sarbanes-Oxley [18]
- The risks in hiring new employees [19]
- Is the perfect employee really out there? [20]
- Measuring employee engagement [21]
- 10 steps to maximizing ROI in employee pay [22]
- Setting up payroll in a small business [23]
- Offering benefits reduces employee turnover in small businesses [24]
- Top five hiring mistakes small businesses make [25]
- 7 Reasons why managers find it difficult to throw out bad apples [26] Sales and Marketing
- Staying top of mind (without being a pain in the neck) [27]
- Is it time for your company to add a sales team? [28]
- Ramp up your brand - sledgehammers and service brand preference [29]
- Creating customer loyalty: Keep them coming back [30]
- New book offers tips to help small retailers compete [31]
- Giving your business clients things they need [32]
- Entrepreneurial positive thinking: Six ways to give yourself the greatest chance for success [33]
- Using online press releases to get prospects [34]
- Allen Boress: How to measure your firm's marketing performance [35] Technology
- Business intelligence on the rise among small businesses [36]
- E-mail newsletters grow in popularity & help small businesses gain visibility [37]
- How to increase your online visibility using Work.com [38]
- Why Intuit helps you with more than just your books [39]
- Disaster recovery, backup, and restore: Big challenges for small businesses [40] Management
- Lean & not mean: Simple management most effective [41]
- Tips on how to conduct an effective meeting [42]
- Growing your small business with project management [43] Business growth
- 12 tips to help small retailers thrive in a recession [44] Keeping the Books
- Reducing float for fun and profit [45]
- Budgeting trends help SMBs and SMEs thwart headaches [46]
- Eight cash flow secrets of entrepreneurs [47]
- For small businesses, cash flow is king [48]
- Record keeping for small businesses [49] Retirement and Succession
- Solo 401(k) plans - great benefit for the sole proprietor [50]
- Succession planning for solo business owners [51]