If you've always wanted to offer the employees of your small business a 401(k), a new 402(k) program is being offered through Intuit. It's inexpensive and apparently easy to use so if anyone has experience with this package please let us know in the comments below. Read More
Tips for any small to medium sized business include getting focused. In an interview with Ben Goldhirsh, founder of Good, a company creating content for those interested in helping out globally explains how focusing on a mission and following it through to profitability is the key to success in this interview from "Small Business Rules". Read More
Tips from the strongest small businesses can help you survive. Not every business is struggling with the recession. Some are thriving, even growing, in this tough economic environment. What's their secret? Controlling cash flow is at the heart of their management strategy. Read More
If your business has been growing but you've been reluctant to take on a new employee because of economic uncertainty or for any other reason, maybe recently enacted tax incentives will convince you to act. The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, which was signed into law on March 18, 2010, offers significant tax savings for adding people to your payroll. Read More
I got to thinking about how we pay our providers. So I took a look and found we waste a lot of time in process and have poor practices with potential to demotivate, or even lose our service providers, who we rely on for our delivery capability.

Take a look at how others see this issue too. Read More
Susan has been learning a lot recently, thanks to lots of exciting expansions and changes to her nutrition company. Read More
Generally speaking, this is big businesses' loss and small business' gain. What really makes this work for small firms, though, is having in place employee leadership development practices that result in each and every person knowing all there is to know about pretty much every product in the store (or service, if that's what you offer). Read More
Being in business is like climbing a mountain. The tough economic times of the last couple of years, has just made your climb steeper and the weather more hazardous.

Here are some concepts inspired by the book, “Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times" to help you achieve more with less: Read More
5 Reasons You Shouldn't Start Your Speech with a Joke
If you're giving a speech, it's pretty much assumed that you'll start out with a joke or funny story. After all, that's the best way to get the audience engaged and relaxed, right? You joke could, however, end up doing just the opposite. Here are five reasons you should avoid using a joke at the beginning of your speech. Read More
There are three types of business owners in the world, doers, thinkers and whiners. Which type are you? Read More
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