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You can't manage what you can't measure. This concept has been around for ages - and it makes perfect sense. How do you know if your business is going well if you don't have some performance metrics to consider. How can you figure out if your staff are productive if you can't measure their productivity or output? The trouble is that performanc Read More

Here's a question for you: If you had to pick one move that you've made in your business (past or present business) that had the biggest impact on profitability, what would it be? Just as for other articles here in the Small Business Success Center, I once again polled several entrepreneurs. This is how they answered the question: Read More

Good review of why the size of your small business matters in federal procurement Read More

Do you ever wish finding the perfect job could be as easy as one, two, three? According to new research, it might be as easy as red, yellow or blue. That's right; by determining which primary, secondary and achromatic colors you prefer most and least, you can figure out a successful career path based on how you approach work, the types of work Read More

With the Credit Crunch having an effect worldwide, many business are falling on hard times. Guy Kingston, successful entrepreneur and podcast presenter, offers more advice on handling business adversity Read More

If you measure, you can manage. It talks about how and what you have to measure. Read More

Look at today's headlines screaming about the collapse of some of America's most venerable institutions... http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/bbdp/stocks-plunge-on-lehman-merrill-news/165607 Big Business as we know it is history and good riddance, I say. I've been advocating that entrepreneurship is the salvation of America and indeed Read More

The number of Gamma women in America - those who influence a wide network of consumers and generate and disseminate new ideas and trends - is estimated at 55 million and growing, according to a report from Meredith Corporation. As the social and technological environment becomes more suited to their communication styles, their influence in the Read More

As life-long employment fades and the workforce becomes increasingly mobile, many companies look to hire skilled, experienced workers to improve productivity quickly. Those workers, however, often bring baggage from prior jobs that can negate the benefits of their prior experience, according to new Wharton research. Companies might be better of Read More

United Parcel Service Inc has launched a bridge loan for small U.S. businesses that import goods into the country. Under the UPS Capital Cargo Finance program, the company will advance 50 percent of the value of goods to U.S. importers for up to 60 days upon pickup of the merchandise in a foreign country. The goods themselves will serve as coll Read More