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Have a customer who just won't pay? It might be time to call a collection agency. Meredith Wood shares 5 tricks to finding the right one for your business (and that will get you paid). Read More

Twitter Performance Analytics can help you better understand how effective your marketing campaign is on Twitter, and how well Twitter followers support your local business. Read More

Private business owners can better prepare their company for an exit strategy or just increase the value of their business by focusing on the three legs of the value stool -- Strategic, Financial, and Operational improvement. Read More

Loans are a well-known and well-used method of raising capital to start a business. But before you borrow, make sure you understand how various kinds of lenders differ, the most common loan types available, and which legal documents are involved. Read More

One of the questions PR agencies hear all the time is, When is it time to begin public relations for startups? The answer, along with 10 PR tips for startups, can be found here. Read More

Customers today have many options and places to buy products and services. Technology interfaces such as call centers and automated responses are only a way to supplement and amplify what should be the heart of your effort: a relentless, person-to-person focus on the customer’s objectives and chall Read More

Getting your content in front of your audience is one of the most challenging aspects of content marketing. You’ve got to know who your audience is, where they’re hanging out, and how to intrigue them—not to mention, how they prefer to consume content. How do you do all that? Ken Lyons takes a look Read More

Being a hands-on manager doesn’t mean you act as an omnipresent creature peering over the shoulders of every employee. It means the opposite, actually. Yaniv Masjedi shares two ways to become a more present and empowering manager for your employees. Read More

There are seven sources of capital available to private companies from banks and other lenders. They have different costs, restrictions and availability, and smart CEOs and CFOs need to be familiar with all of them. Read More

Be prepared when pitching your startup company to a venture capitalist by anticipating the questions you will receive. Failure to have thoughtful and reasonable answers will decrease the likelihood of your company getting funded. Read More