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Building a successful small-business social media strategy doesn't start with a fancy marketing message. It starts with learning how to listen.

The best safeguard for a franchise investor is to understand the franchise laws well enough to know the limitations of their "protections."

Are you financially prepared to franchise your business? Before you sell your first franchise, it's essential to budget for these key costs.

There are seven smart tactics that can help your small business manage the financial risk of international accounts receivable.

Cutting red tape for small businesses is once again a Congressional priority. But political wrangling means the effort could do more harm than good.

Recent events suggest that small businesses shouldn't look at union organizing as just a big-business issue.

Employee absences are more detrimental to your business than you might realize. And when workers call in sick, the impact on your business isn't just financial.

Knowing how to deal with a crisis is important in franchising, as one wrong step in one location can cause a chain reaction throughout the entire system.

Since last year's passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), small businesses have been exploring their options for offering health insurance coverage to employees.

It is always interesting to me when someone slams PR firms, because all PR firms are the same, right?

Do you think your organization is too small to worry about employee theft? Think again.

Sooner or later, every entrepreneur faces self-doubt. But dealing with it doesn't mean giving up control of your own destiny or allowing others to set the path you follow.

Thinking of investing in a franchise? Learn why it might be a smart move to take over a franchise business that's already up and running.

Time your business exit so your hard work benefits you.

Courts to decide what legal protections workers can expect when discussing their employer on social media sites.

Most businesspeople know that few ideas are truly original. Here's how to take a business idea that's already out there and put your own spin on it.

Buying insurance is not like buying a TV or car. Insurance is not a commodity. It is a service.