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Next year's economy will be hostage to the scary Euro crisis and towering debts at home.

Do you procrastinate on making decisions?

Measures like Price-Earnings Ratio and EBITDA multiples are just gross generalizations of the value of your business. Here's how to determine the real value. Estimating the value of your business is usually calculated through measures such as earnings, EBITDA, and “comp” multiples.

Futurists and smart thinkers weigh in on the technology that will change how you'll do business.

Profit and revenue tell you a lot--but they don't tell you everything about the health of your business. Every business focuses on and measures revenue

What's your 'return on thank you' ratio? It's probably higher than you think. The great thing about saying "thank you" is that it costs almost nothing—and there's almost always a payoff.

In his book Predictably Irrational , Dan Ariely notes that from about 1978 to 1993, the average pay for a public company CEO climbed from 36 times the average worker’s pay to 131 times. In order to “shame” companies into holding back on lavish pay for CEOs, the Securities and Exchange Commission began requiring publicly held firms to disclose the pay of their top five executives in their financial reports. The result?

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Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Twitter's TextSecure Goes Open Source .

Every money manager I interview is worried that Europe could blow any day now. Here's how to make sure your business survives.

How well would your company be doing if the number of employees remained static while your customer base grew by a third and you started providing dozens of more services?

Why your website user experience matters--and how to create a great one. Facebook vs

Ramez Toubassy, president of Brand Sense Partners and CEO of Shabby Chic, explains the steps he took to bring Shabby Chic out of bankruptcy. With several high-profile bankruptcies this year, including American Airlines, Blockbuster, SYMS and Filene's Basement, and Jon Corzine's MF Global, one might believe that businesses are surcoming to the stresses of the economy at an increased rate. However, according to the Administrative Office of the U.S

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney introduced the 'microbiz' bill to help 1,000 lenders make $125 million in loans to small business. U.S. Rep Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) today will introduce a bill in Congress aimed to help small businesses.

You were born with seven brain attributes for effective management. How much you turn the volume up or down depends on you--and what you want to accomplish. Jeff K