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6 Key Strategies for Growing Your Construction Firm
By Jennifer Post | January 26, 2024

The future of construction looks good, especially for those in home, commercial or infrastructure. Here are six tips for success within the industry.

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What Is Professional Negligence?
By Kimberlee Leonard | January 23, 2024

Professional negligence is when an industry professional doesn't properly fulfill their duties, leading to damage or harm. Learn how to avoid lawsuits.

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Why Your Business Needs Indemnity Insurance
By Mark Fairlie | January 22, 2024

A key component of an insurance policy is restitution for those who have a claim against you. Here’s how indemnity insurance provides that.

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What Are Insurance Endorsements?
By Nicole Urbanowicz | January 11, 2024

Insurance endorsements are a way to broaden or narrow coverage on an existing insurance policy. Here's how insurance endorsements work for your business.

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Employment Practices Liability Insurance: Why Small Businesses Need EPLI
By Jamie Johnson | January 11, 2024

Employment practices liability insurance protects your business from past or current employee lawsuits. Here’s how EPLI works.

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Insurance Deductions and Expenses for Small Businesses
By Nicole Urbanowicz | January 03, 2024

Make sure to take all the deductions possible for your business insurance expenses. Here is how to stop paying too much in taxes.

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Is the U.S. Home to the World’s Most Remote Workforce?
By Elizabeth Barton | January 03, 2024

America lags behind other countries in return-to-office rates. Instead, employees are still working from home. See the data.

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More Lows Than Highs: Let’s Get Blunt About Starting a Cannabis Brand
By Daniel Thomas | January 03, 2024

Learn more about some key steps you must take in order to start a successful cannabis brand.

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From Content Manager to Stay-at-Home Voiceover Actor
By Dan Ketchum | January 03, 2024

Forget a 9-to-5 in a traditional office. Former content manager Alice Everdeen shares how an old school bus became her new place of work – and her home.

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7 Things to Consider Before Starting a Restaurant
By Max Freedman | December 19, 2023

Before you launch your restaurant business, learn about important considerations, such as location, marketing and software.

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New Jersey Restaurant Bans Kids and Gets 40,000 Likes
By Antonio Ferme | December 18, 2023

The business case for peace and quiet.

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What Is Malpractice Insurance?
By Jennifer Dublino | November 27, 2023

Malpractice insurance can protect your business. Learn about malpractice insurance, who needs it, what types exist, how much it costs and how to get it.

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What Is a Loss Payee on an Insurance Claim?
By Nicole Urbanowicz | November 07, 2023

The loss payee has the first-in-line legal rights to an insurance claim payout. Here's what you need to know.

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Best Business Newsletters of 2025
By Mike Berner | November 02, 2023

Here is our list of recommended publications that every small business owner and entrepreneur should read.

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Everything to Know About Business Checking Account Fees
By Donna Fuscaldo | November 01, 2023

Here's a look at the business checking account fees you could face and how to avoid them.

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How to Build Business Momentum With Limited Resources
By Chris Porteous | November 01, 2023

Building business momentum usually requires financial resources. Learn strategies to build business momentum with few resources and how to avoid mistakes.

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Drunk on Money? Why Alcohol Is the Celebrity Investment Du Jour
By Nicole Fallon | October 06, 2023

More celebrities are investing in alcohol brands than ever before. Here's why – and what you can learn.

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Strange Business Patents of the Year
By Dan Ketchum | October 04, 2023

Are these products destined for revolutionary glory or just too far ahead of their time?

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Where Did All the Truck Drivers Go?
By Carolyn Neuhausen | October 03, 2023

Is the profession running out of gas?

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Eat Up: Supper Clubs Get 21st Century Makeover
By Elizabeth Barton | October 03, 2023

Businesses are turning to an old staple: supper clubs. Learn more about why.

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It’s Fashionable to Skip the Business Plan — How Reckless Is That?
By Mike Berner | October 03, 2023

More and more entrepreneurs are winging it. Are they setting themselves up for failure or smartly trusting their gut?

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Big Business Lessons From the Big Diesel
By Ali Saleh | October 03, 2023

Shaq-size business tips

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The Post-Unicorn World: What Comes After Tech’s Burst Bubble?
By Dan Ketchum | October 03, 2023

How unicorns lost their magic.

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Can Small Video Game Studios Compete With Microsoft-Activision Mega Merger? (Full Q&A)
By Dan Ketchum | October 03, 2023

Independent developers are concerned about how the controversial acquisition will play out.

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New DC Studios CEO’s Bold Strategy: Destroy the Universe
By Antonio Ferme | October 03, 2023

James Gunn is rebooting the previous messy take on Superman, Batman, and the rest. Can your business wipe away its mistakes too?

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Why Entrepreneurship Is So Popular Now
By Ali Saleh | October 03, 2023

Businesses are booming.

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Business Lessons From 2023’s Oscar-Nominated Films
By Marty Beckerman | October 03, 2023

Introducing the b. Movie Awards.

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Top Countries for Business Process Outsourcing (and How to Start)
By Derek Gallimore | September 21, 2023

See the top outsourcing countries to consider, their costs and advantages, and how to start the process.

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Business Accommodations for Customers/Clients with Hearing Impairments, Vision Impairments, or Other Disabilities
By Chad Brooks | July 31, 2023

An outline of ways and legalities of complying with ADA standards.

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How to Easily Implement a 5S Program for Your Business
By Jennifer Dublino | July 31, 2023

A 5S program consists of sort, straighten, shine, standardize and sustain. Learn how to implement a 5S program, boost efficiency and eliminate waste.