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• Retail Business Success Tips

• Business Trivia Quiz

Mentoring

• 60 Second Guides: Find a Mentor
• How to Form Your Advisory Board

Startup

Business Ideas

• Social Entrepreneurship

Business Plans

• Business Plans & Financial Statements Template Gallery
• 5 Tips on Creating a Great Business Plan

Franchising

• Should I Buy a Franchise?
• The Costs of Starting a Franchise

Home-Based Business

• How to Setup a Home Office
• Working Professionally From Home

How to Incorporate

• Bylaws of Corporation
• There Are a Variety of Ways to Structure a Corporation or LLC

Legal Issues

• Rules and Regulations for Restaurants and Bars
• 5 Tips on Being Adequately Insured

Startup Basics

• Starting a New Life as an Entrepreneur
• How to Really Start Your Own Business

Startup Financing

• 5 Tips for Writing a Business Plan For a Loan
• Venture Capital Secrets

Management

Customer Service

• 60-Second Guide to Managing Upset Customers
• 5 Tips on Superior Customer Service

Employee Benefits

• How to Save on Small Business Health Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Calculator

Human Resources

• 60-Second Guides: Hiring the Right People
• New Employee Orientation Guide and Checklist

Leadership

• Are You a Good Leader?
• Do You Groom Your Employees to Grow Your Business?

Legal Issues

• Contract for Project Management Services
• What's the Verdict on Your Attorney?

Strategy & Planning

• 5 Tips for Managing Through Tough Times
• Business Continuity Plan

Work/Life Balance

• The Work/Life Balance: Is it Possible?

Marketing

Advertising

• Advertising & Direct Marketing
• 5 Tips for Good Business Signage

Branding

• 5 Tips on Branding Your Business Online
• 5 Tips on Sprucing Up a Tired Image

Finding Customers

• How to Generate Great Word of Mouth
• 10 Simple Steps to Finding Customers and Delivering the Goods

Legal Issues

• CAN-SPAM Law

Marketing Basics

• The 12 most important things to do for success in Small Business Marketing
• 60-Second Guide to Creating a Marketing Plan

Marketing Ideas

• ExpertAnswers: Grow Your Business with Inbound Marketing
• Low Cost Marketing Ideas

Online Marketing

• Using Daily Deal Sites to Market Your Bar or Restaurant
• Secrets of Successful Local Online Marketing

Pricing Strategy

• Loss Leader Pricing Strategy
• 60 Second Guides: Developing a Pricing Strategy

Sales

• 5 Tips to Turn Leads Into Sales
• Improving Your Sales

SEO

• Expert Tips: Search Engine Marketing
• 9 Ways to Boost Your Local Search Results

Social Media

• 5 Tips to Grow your Business Using Social Media
• 7 Ways to Blend Social Media and Traditional Marketing

Run & Grow Business

Business Plans

• Business Plan Template - Established Business
• Business Planning Tools for Nonprofit Organizations

Growth Strategies

• 10 Inside Secrets to Grow a Business in Tough Times
• When is a Good Time to Open a Second Location of Your Bar or Restaurant?

Innovation

• 5 Tips on Creating an Innovative Environment
• 10 Steps to Protecting Your Ideas

Legal Issues

• How Business Owners Can Fight Rising Fraud
• Protect Your Trade Secrets

Office & Operations

• The Stress-Free Office
• Getting Organized Can Save You Time and Money

Selling a Business

• Best Practice for Selling Your Business

Technology

Apps & Software

• 15 Great Tools and Apps to Grow Your Business
• What is a QR Code and Why Do You Need One?

Business Software

• Educate Yourself About Technology and Watch Productivity Increase
• Using Software as a Service

Internet & Online Business

• 7 Steps to Starting a Profitable Online Business
• Is E-Commerce As Easy As It Looks?

Mobile

• Boost Productivity by Creating a Mobile Workforce
• Making Your Bar or Restaurant Website Mobile Friendly

Office Tech

• Configuring Your Home Network
• Keep Your Technology Plan Up-to-Date

Security

• Demystifying Firewalls
• 5 Tips for Dealing with a Computer Virus

Your Website

• Verisign Website Name Suggestion Generator
• Four Steps to Creating Your Own Website

Finance & Money

Accounting Basics

• Cash vs. Accrual Accounting Methods
• Accounting Dictionary

Bookkeeping

• A Financial Statement Cheat Sheet for Business Owners
• Top 10 Bookkeeping Mistakes by Small Businesses

Budgets

• Breakeven Analysis Template
• How to Pay Business Debts You Can't Afford

Business Plans

• 5 Tips for Writing a Business Plan For a Loan
• Profit Planning Revs up Results, Part II

Legal Issues

• How to Reduce the Cost of Bounced Checks
• How to Avoid Check Fraud

Money Management

• 5 Tips on Building a 6-Month Cash Reserve
• Pay Yourself First

Payments & Collections

• What Information Should My Invoices Include?
• Why Accept Credit Cards?

Personal Finance

• ExpertAnswers: How to Succeed as an Investor
• Personal Financial Statement Template

Pricing Strategy

• 60-Second Guide to Developing a Pricing Strategy
• Pricing Products and Services

Selling a Business

• Business Valuation 101
• Find the Fair Market Value of a Business

Taxes

• Top 10 Tax Tips for Small and Growing Businesses
• 5 Tips on Filing Taxes Correctly