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Business Columnist Archive

Financing
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Management
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Financing


8 Steps to Negotiate Your Business Equipment Lease
Business Valuation 101: The Five Myths of Valuing a Private Business
Finding the Right Bank
How to Assemble Your Loan Package
How to Value Your Business
Secrets to Unlocking Venture Capital For Your Company
The Best Ways to Finance Your Business

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Human Resources


Eight Tips for High Performance Hiring
Hire and Keep Good People
How to Develop an Ethics & Compliance Program
How to Prevent Employee Theft
Nine Ways to Keep Employees Engaged

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Legal


10 Common Myths & Misunderstandings about Patents
10 Steps to Protect Your Great Idea
CAN-SPAM Law: What it Means for Your Business
Protect Your Trade Secrets with a Nondisclosure Agreement

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Management


7 Steps to Small Business Success
Create the Perfect Business Newsletter
Developing a Succession Plan
Grow Your Business with Direct Sales 
Put the Advantages of Leasing to Work for Your Business
Plan and Prepare to Make the Most of Media Opportunities
Resilience for the Small Business Owner
Six Steps to Get "Slightly Famous"
SOHO: The Future of Small Business
The Papers You Can Find May Make a Difference
Three Surefire Tips to Help Your Business Grow 

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Marketing and Advertising


12 Sure-Fire Steps to Improve Your Retail Sales  
Drive Media Interest at a Trade Show  
Got Meme? How to Attract Your Clients' & Customers' Attention
Online Marketing Strategies to Promote Your Business  
The Communications Cycle

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Organizational Development


10 Tips on Time Management
Eight Things You Can Do to Create a Visionary Enterprise
Get Organized—Right Now
Growing Your Business While Maintaining Balance in Your Life . . . It's Easier Than You Think
How to Incorporate Creativity into Your Business Practice
Leverage Relationships to Achieve Your Business Goals
Recommended Reading: Use These Books to Grow
Six Key to Unlocking Your Best Business Solutions

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Start-Up


Creating Your Own Logo
How to Get Started as a Government Contractor
How to Profit From a New Invention
How to Set-up a Home Office
Roberts Rules of Entrepreneurship
Seven Perils of Entrepreneurship
The Value of A Business Mentor

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Structuring


Exploring Franchising Options: Do Your Homework
Limited Liability Company: The Growing Entity of Choice
Starting a New Life as an Entrepreneur? Incorporating May Be Right for You
The Importance of Business Structure: How to Select the Business Structure that is Right for You
There Are a Variety of Ways to Structure a Corporation or LLC

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Technology


10 Simple Ways to Lower Your Computer Support Bills
10 Ways To Make Your Web Site Work Harder For You
Common Practices to Safeguard Your Business Against Email Viruses
Demystifying Firewalls
Four Steps to Getting a Web Site On-line
Internet Solutions: Moving Beyond The Hype To Help Small Businesses
Insider Secrets to Accepting Credit Cards Online
It’s Time to Consider Electronic Payment Options
Microsoft Vista: What It Means to Your Business
Multi-tiered Internet Security for Small Businesses
Organize Your Digital Life
Small Business Web Spending and E-commerce Grow
Spot the Business Problems the Internet Can Solve
The Easy Way to Launch Your Web Business

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