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From Target to Kraft to Covergirl, a ton of brands are using "Star Wars" as a way to engage customers in their marketing. Should your company follow suit? Read More

Employers can offer employees a way to pay for certain personal costs on a pre-tax basis through flexible spending accounts (FSAs).
Using these accounts means that the amounts employees contribute to FSAs are not included in taxable compensation for federal tax purposes. Read More

Not that long ago, small businesses had personal relationships with their local banks.
But that was before the financial crisis of 2007-08 and the global economic collapse, followed by the consolidation of many institutions into fewer and fewer banks.
Today’s banks, more often than not, are natio Read More

Try some of these conversation starters at your next networking event and be prepared to increase your connection address book overnight. Read More

DoubleClick, the ad-serving giant owned by Google, has unveiled native ads that defeat ad blockers.
The move comes at a time of growing concern among online publishers that increased use of ad blocking tools by consumers undermines their business model.
More and more people are using mobile platf Read More

Lunch time is not only about eating lunch anymore. It is an hour of opportunity. Lunch hour can be one of the most useful hours of the day, if you know how to use it right.
Whether you are catching up with a client or using it as a time to run personal errands, lunch time gives you five extra hour Read More

A recent report by franchise system data provider FranchiseGrade indicates that both the average (mean) and typical (median) franchise upfront fees at a “healthy” franchise system are higher than that of an “unhealthy” franchise system – 12 percent higher in the case of the average system.
Why the Read More

Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs seem to prefer to fail their way to the top, rather than do some research and learn from the successes and mistakes of others. It seems to be part of the “fail fast, fail often” mantra often heard in Silicon Valley. As an advisor to many startups, I’m convinced it’ Read More

Simple communication with your team is priceless, because you don’t want to have to tell everyone individually each time something gets done. Trello is great for things like this, I use it with my team at Process Street along with Slack, a chat app. My own checklist software and the other apps I me Read More

You may have a genuine interest in buying a business for sale, and also possess the requisite skills and experience to make it run successfully. At the same time, you may be uncertain about how you should proceed, and even if you are aware of what the transfer of ownership entails, you may not know Read More