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Small businesses typically allocate between 10 and 24 percent of their overall annual budget to travel – no small chunk of change for any small business! What can you do to cut these costs while still doing business effectively? Here are five tips for saving money on your business travel. Read More

By Marco Carbajo. Once you have completed all the steps necessary for your business to be lender compliant, you can begin establishing credit. But simply getting approved for vendor credit does not establish positive payment history for your business. When it comes to the best way to build credit f Read More

By Rieva Lesonsky. Is August a slow season for your small business? For many of us, business slows down as the days heat up. Fortunately, that makes the rest of this month the ideal time to use your downtime productively by reassessing your marketing strategy. Determine what’s working and what isn’ Read More

By Caron Beesley. According to a recent report by the California Chamber of Commerce many small business owners may unintentionally be violating employment laws even as they are just trying to be flexible or nice. The report is worth a read, but here’s a summary of the 10 ways your business may be Read More

By Caron Beesley. Do you know how much privacy your employees are entitled to? For example, if you feel employees are abusing their work privileges, is it legal to intercept emails or phone conversations to find out what they’re up to and confirm your suspicions? Can you ask potential job candidate Read More

By Caron Beesley. When it comes to starting a business, there’s often some confusion about the process of business name registration. How are trade names and trademarks different? An important reason to distinguish between trade names and trademarks is that if a business starts to use its trade nam Read More

By Caron Beesley. IF you’re starting a business from home, it’s important not to overlook the fact that your business is still subject to license and permit laws. Here's some information about the general guidelines that apply to home business licensing and permit requirements as well as a link to Read More

By Caron Beesley. Whether you run a small business or a multi-million dollar corporation, marketing is essential to your profitability and growth. Yet many small businesses don’t allocate enough money to marketing or, worse, spend it haphazardly. But how much money should you allocate to marketing? Read More

By Barbara Weltman. The entity choice for starting or operating a business can have a number of implications. It can affect funding, taxes, and more. Here are five compelling reasons why you may want to run your business as a C corporation.
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By Caron Beesley. Are you wondering whether it’s worth investing time and resources in yet another social network? As more and more social networks come online (Pinterest anyone?) is it really worth the effort to branch out and jump on every social media bandwagon that comes along?

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