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Understanding culture means understanding what motivates and impresses people. And those traints are essential for business success, too.

Also this week: Japanese families adopt fast-food dinners as the newest Christmas custom, and Burger King cries foul over a "degrading" TV commercial.

Bistro Jeanty shines bright in a town of culinary stars. Its secret ingredient: Hands-on ownership and a keen eye for perfection.

What started as a social media-driven prank has taken a more sinister turn lately. Here's how to keep your business from being victimized.

A travel wiki can be a great resource to keep your company's business travelers from making the same mistakes twice.

The winners are in for the fourth annual AllBusiness AllStar Franchise rankings! We count down the companies that made the top 25 slots on the list.

Hoarding can turn any property into a massive legal, financial, and public safety risk. Here's how to step the problem before it gets out of control.

Inviting your spouse will, without a doubt, change the way you travel. That can be a good thing or a very bad thing, depending on how you handle it.

As restaurants continue to struggle, many owners are considering the food-truck route instead of regular brick-and-mortar eateries.

It's never good business to offend potential customers. But it seems like Chick-fil-A never got the memo.

You don't need to take a course to learn how to manage employees from a distance. You just need to apply these two principles consistently and effectively.

More businesses today are embarking on a revolution -- in the minds of customers, employees, and communities. Here's why you should be a part of it.

One in 10 retailers now say they've been hit by a criminal flash mob. Here's how to avoid falling prey to this new and fast-moving criminal trend.

More street gangs are moving into white-collar crime -- a trend that puts small businesses increasingly at risk.

Are housing prices on the road to recovery or simply enjoying a dead-cat bounce? At least for now, it's still an open question.

Entrepeneur Gary Whitehill shares his own experience launching a startup -- and learning that there's a lot more to success than having a great idea at the right time.

As big-box stores expand into urban neighborhoods, small and independent retailers are learning to fight back. Here are 10 tactics the big guys can't match.

Mobile Spinach and Signpost are two of the many companies claiming to offer small businesses more value -- and less trouble -- than Groupon.

As the pro basketball labor dispute drags on, small businesses in NBA team cities face new economic challenges.