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New series on managing Facebook as a professional offers helpful tips.

Retailers credit their marketing for sales increases in January/February

Government agencies and companies like Alibaba.com promote global business as a huge opportunity for small companies. The Entrepreneurship in the Global Marketplace conference at Stanford University tried to show how to actually take...

Now, I’m certainly not saying that ALL TSA workers and/or the people around you are thieves. I’m just saying that you’re better off making that assumption when you plan what you will carry...

Times change, many retailers don't. Update your store by looking at it a whole new way.

One of the questions I get asked most often is: “Where should I go to get the money to start my business?” Indeed, access to capital, especially in today’s economic climate, is one...

Many people would rather enjoy a nice root canal with their local dentist than sit down with their insurance agent over lunch to discuss their coverage or lack thereof.

U.S. lawmakers are locked in a partisan battle over budget deficits when they should be focused on creating jobs.

We're finally seeing evidence that the dark days of the Great Recession are behind us, and that sense of hopefulness permeated the air at the International Franchise Association's annual gathering this week in...

Many states allow this practice, and many lenders now believe they should take your personal residence in an effort to have an "abundance" of collateral.

Many home office workers may work from home but without an office to call their own.

Follow these steps for small business CPR when your company faces an uphill battle.

Make sure your business is relevant to the holiday before you spend time and money on it

Recession may be a dirty word everywhere else. But in network marketing, the recession presents new opportunities.

High unemployment offers opportunities to business owners.

The Wall Street Journal, of all places, suggests that the small business regulatory burden may be a myth. Turns out that U.S. small businesses actually have it pretty good.

The old American Dream was one where you got a good paying job with a solid company, with solid benefits and pension, then worked for them for the rest of your life.

When you are caught up in the hire and fire cycles of other people's businesses, you are going to forever be at the mercy of someone else's hiring whims.