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How to Expand Your Revenue Sources
By Mark Fairlie | October 30, 2024

The most successful businesses have several revenue sources. Learn how to increase yours.

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14 Tools to Track Key Performance Indicators for Your Business
By Lauren Kubiak | October 29, 2024

Key performance indicators (KPIs) measure how effective your company is at achieving its goals. Learn how to find the right tools to track your business.

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Is Your Small Business Achieving Profitable Growth?
By Emil Abedian | October 29, 2024

Small businesses must understand if their growth is profitable. Learn about the profitability-growth relationship and achieving profitable growth.

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Writing a Business Growth Plan
By Jennifer Dublino | October 29, 2024

A business growth plan outlines where a company sees itself in one to two years. Learn what to include in a business growth plan and why a plan matters.

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Visualizing Success: How to Set Up Effective Quarterly Goals
By Julie Thompson | October 29, 2024

Breaking goals into small, actionable initiatives allows your employees and clients to become more productive over shorter time frames.

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Q1 Reflections: Important Ways to Take Stock of the First Quarter
By Sean Peek | October 29, 2024

The most successful businesses set goals and review them quarterly. Find out why setting goals is important and how to evaluate your Q1 goals.

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TV Executive Ken Basin Explains Why Hollywood Imploded [Full Q&A]
By Antonio Ferme | October 29, 2024

The Business of Television author has a few ideas to rescue networks from their own bad decisions.

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Tips for Setting Better Business Goals
By Simone Johnson | October 29, 2024

Learn how to create better business goals that can help guide your company.

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The Pros and Cons of Virtual Offices
By Jennifer Post | October 29, 2024

Virtual offices haven’t lost their popularity but do they have more cons than pros at this point? Here is what you need to consider.

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The 7 Biggest Challenges of Starting a Business (and How to Overcome Them)
By Jennifer Dublino | October 25, 2024

Starting a business is a difficult endeavor. Learn the biggest challenges that come with entrepreneurship and how to overcome them and find success.

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Why You Should Develop a Relationship With a Business Lawyer
By Mark Fairlie | October 25, 2024

Hiring the right business lawyer is crucial. It's also helpful to develop a strong relationship with them as your business grows. Here is what you need to know.

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From Mall Madness to Sadness: Why Shopping Centers May Soon Be Obsolete
By Jamie Johnson | October 23, 2024

Find out how to keep your mall-based business alive and how to embrace e-commerce as shopping centers decline.

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Deposit Required? When to Ask Customers to Pay Upfront
By Jennifer Dublino | October 22, 2024

Upfront deposits show customers you're providing something of value. Learn when to require a deposit and six tips for collecting upfront payments.

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8 Ways to Make Your Business’s Computing Eco-Friendly
By Julie Thompson | October 22, 2024

Learn five ways to improve your bottom line and create a more sustainable business environment by using practices such as cloud-based computing.

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7 Ways to Build a Successful Construction Business
By Jennifer Dublino | October 22, 2024

Reputation is crucial to a construction business because the stakes are high. Learn how to build a successful construction company with the right tools.

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International Business Etiquette From Around the World
By Danielle Fallon-O’Leary | October 21, 2024

Business has gone increasingly global throughout the past several decades. Understanding international business etiquette is key to your worldwide success.

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Management Theory of Henry Gantt
By Danielle Fallon-O’Leary | October 21, 2024
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Management Theory of Joseph Juran
By Sean Peek | October 21, 2024

Joseph Juran was a pioneer in the study of quality control for industries like math and science. Learn how to apply his management theory to your business.

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How to Celebrate National Women’s Small Business Month
By Mona Bushnell | October 18, 2024

October is National Women's Small Business Month, which means it's time to celebrate women-owned businesses everywhere.

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Robert Irvine’s Advice to Get Your Business Cooking
By Maya Afilalo | October 16, 2024

The Food Network host and Overcoming Impossible author shares his tips on scaling up with the right mindset.

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It’s a Big World After All: Should American Businesses Say Goodbye Globalization?
By Jane Meggitt | October 16, 2024

An interview with author Elisabeth Braw

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The Dangers of Scaling Your Startup Too Fast (Full Q&A)
By Antonio Ferme | October 16, 2024

An interview with Sail to Scale co-author Mona Sabet

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Take Your Restaurant to the Next Level: 13 Tips for Busy Owners
By Mark Fairlie | October 16, 2024

Opening your restaurant is only the first step. Embrace these strategies to keep your food establishment thriving.

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How Do HIPAA Laws Impact Employers (and HIPAA Compliance Checklist)
By Adam Uzialko | October 16, 2024

This guide includes everything employers need to know about HIPAA requirements, as well as a HIPAA compliance checklist.

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How to Write a Company History
By Skye Schooley | October 15, 2024

A well-written company history on your website can do wonders in attracting customers to your brand. Here is how to write one.

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StretchLab President on Franchise’s Flexible Model [Full Q&A]
By Tess Barker | October 10, 2024

An interview with fitness exec Verdine Baker

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How to Create and Write Your Business’s First E-Book
By Chris Christoff | October 10, 2024

Here are the benefits of creating an e-book for your business, and how you can create one, step by step.

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Better Together: Making Magic Between Big Companies and Startups
By Mark Fairlie | October 10, 2024

Startups and enterprises can complement each other by collaborating. Learn how large and small players can overcome issues and work together.

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Business Decision-Making: Gut Instinct or Hard Data?
By Sean Peek | October 10, 2024

When it comes to business, your decisions matter. But it's important to recognize whether your choices are based on intuition or emotions.

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How to Be an Inspirational Leader
By Sean Peek | October 09, 2024

Want to become a more inspirational leader? Here is what you need to do.