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Author Brian Reich talks about why socially responsible business practices are more important -- and potentially more profitable -- than ever before.

Don't focus on whether an employee is really disabled in the eyes of the law. Instead, focus on how best to accommodate the employee's disability.

Traveling with a companion makes it easy to split your costs. But there are also some clever ways to save money if you need -- or prefer -- to travel alone.

Brad Kendall, co-founder of Digihedron, discusses the importance of testing a new product before you launch and asking the right questions to get the best feedback.

Here's a question for you: What is the return on investment (ROI) of being the target of a huge protest?

Americans miss 100 million work days every flu season. But that's nothing compared to the cost of letting a sick employee come to work anyway.

As Steve Jobs demonstrated, and entrepreneurs know, there's more to innovation than technology and venture capital funding. It can also mean reinvention.

When a small business hires its first employee, it's also usually time to start putting up those government-issue posters -- lots of them.

Looking for ways for your business to save money and improve efficiency? Here are 10 ways to adapt to tough economic times without sacrificing your competitive edge.

The Apple co-founder will be remembered as a technology visionary. But he should also be remembered for his true genius -- his ability to find and recruit world-class talent.

There's a lot to learn from Jobs' successes. But there's even more to learn from his failures -- and the perseverance required to overcome them.

Apple's Steve Jobs changed the world -- and the world's small businesses, too.

Successful resturants change with the times. If they don't, they won't stay successful for very long.

It would be disastrous for Congress to use the solar company's failure as justification for abolishing or curtailing government-backed loans for startups.

Carjacking isn't common, but when it happens it can be very dangerous. Do you take the same precautions when driving that you take to protect your place of business?

Online data backup is a competitive market with lots of choices. Here's how to make sure that you're picking the right provider to protect your data.

Robbers can now knock off your bank account without ever leaving home. Here's how to keep your small business from becoming a victim.

Going into debt to go on vacation seems like a crazy thing to do -- especially when you can take some incredible trips for a lot less than you think.

The Postal Service is bleeding money and losing business. A ridiculous new ad campaign certainly won't help.