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Only the Best: How to Vet Your Candidates
Employers do not undertake the hiring process by searching for candidates that will not measure up. Yet, selecting employees that do not fit the bill is all too common, what will ultimately cost your company in productivity and morale.
Do You Know What Your Business Is Worth?
Tweet If you operate an online-only enterprise, one that relies exclusively on advertising income, then your business might be valued at 12 times its average monthly earnings. Thus, if you
Venture Capital: Follow the Money
Tweet Venture capital is one way that businesses get started or expand their operations. Indeed, it is a source of funding that is prized by many, even if it is
How to Find a Business Broker You Can Trust
If you are planning to buy an existing business or sell the own you own, an intermediary in the process is known as a business broker. Business brokers help bring potential buyers and sellers together, handling much of the behind-the-scenes requirements to smooth the way forward.
Customer Loyalty and Customer Service Go Hand in Hand
Do you want more customers for your business? Do you desire to retain the customers that you already have?
Richmond Business Broker: Let’s Make a Deal!
Tweet Working with your Richmond/DC business broker or other broker can help you make a deal. However, before you put your business in the marketplace, consider the following recommendations to
CPA Tax Tips for Savvy Business Owners
Tweet By mid-April your federal and state taxes should be filed and one less burden will be on your shoulders. At least until next year. Here’s what you can do
Young Americans Are Avoiding Entrepreneurship
Tweet Entrepreneurial participation among recent grads plummets. However, 2013 Federal Reserve data as analyzed by the Wall Street Journal reveals a disturbing trend. That trend shows that the percentage of
7 Strategies for Small Businesses in the New Year
Tweet No matter, the year is done, a new one has begun, and you are looking for ways to increase your edge in a competitive market. The following seven strategies
What Everyone Ought to Know About Surviving a Financial Crisis
Tweet Even with the best preparation — such as shoring up your emergency fund — that crisis may be too much for you to handle. Yet, being proactive can help
Lease Considerations for Home-Based Businesses
Your home-based business is booming. You’ve expanded beyond the den and have taken over the garage and the shed out back. You never imagined that your business would grow so big, but now it threatens to consume your entire home.
How to Help Your Franchise Succeed
You are a new franchise owner or are seriously considering buying into one. Franchising provides a proven business model, but your due diligence can save you a lot of grief.
Business Structure: S Corporation
When starting a business you have a number of different Business structures to consider. An S Corporation one such structure, representing a special type of corporation chosen as part of an IRS tax choice.
How Best to Respond to Online Complaints
The Internet has brought small businesses to a whole, new world. New contacts, customers and suppliers can be reached online, breaking down barriers that once existed.
Save Money with the Home Office Tax Deduction
If you manage a home-based business, you may be eligible to take a federal tax deduction. Such a deduction can reduce your tax burden, saving you money.
How to Take the Toxic Out of a Business Environment
Your company no longer runs as smoothly as it once did. Indeed, your profits are down, customers are leaving and your competitors are nipping at your heels.
Client Satisfaction and Your Small Business
Happy customers make for a healthy business. The greater your customer satisfaction, the more likely you are enjoying the profits that go with it.
14 Businesses You Can Start on the Side
You may be working full time and happy with your job or you may be stuck in a part-time rut and desiring something much more. Starting your own business on the side can be a great way to supplement your income and might possibly lead to a career change.
How to Build a Successful Sales Team
Your business needs to increase its sales, but you are finding it difficult to raise those sales by more than 1 percent per month.
Tips for Firing a Problem Employee
There may come a time when you must fire an employee. Not just any employee, but one who has presented problems, has been repeatedly disciplined and shows no sign of reform.
About Borrowing Money for Your Small Business
There may come a point in your small business ownership where you will want to borrow money. That money may come in handy to help you purchase equipment, expand your location or even to help you meet payroll.
You Can Attract New Customers to Your Store
Your sales are down, your competition is closing in and you are worried about the long-term prognosis for your store. Welcome to the world of retailing where uncertainty is the name of the game.
A Public Relations Plan You Can Implement
Your business has a message, one that you are eager to get out. That message should be disseminated through a public relations plan designed to help you find new customers and increase your sales.
What Is Your Business Worth?
Do you know how much your business is worth? Finding an answer to that question can be elusive, but it is something you can uncover.
Essentials of a Business Action Plan
You have a business plan in place, what provides a blueprint on how your enterprise will be run. Beyond the business plan, an action plan is necessary for carrying out your daily operation.
