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Read More »Sweating His Way to a Successful Franchise
Chuck Runyon found a way to grow his gyms fast, without having a giant pool of money at his disposal. Here's how he created a franchising success
Read More »VerticalResponse Acquires Roost
The Inc. 5000 company bought Roost to help make it easier for small businesses to engage in social media marketing.
Read More »Improve Sales by Boosting Collaboration
Keith Ferrazzi offers tips for getting your team to work together more quickly and effectively. Welcome back to part 2 of our 2 part interview series with Keith Ferrazzi–speaker, thought-leader and author of New York Times bestseller Never Eat Alone. (Here’s part 1: Networking Secrets for Sales Calls .) Today Keith’s letting us tap into some of his insights on how to make people more productive when they’re working together, and developing solutions together to the problems that we have, especially in the sales process.
Read More »5 Things You Should Have Done Yesterday
Cover your legal and accounting must-dos and save yourself headaches in the new year.
Read More »5 Jobs You Should Have Before Starting a Business
Think of it as the required curriculum in the School of Hard Knocks. Entrepreneurs often wear every hat
Read More »When to Spend & When to Save
These 3 questions will help you make sure you're managing your money well. When you're a business owner, choosing when to spend and when to save is a crucial decision that can either lead to hard financial times or a huge leap forward. This point was made crystal clear during my first year in business at Metal Mafia, which I started in 2004.
Read More »4 Principles of Stress-Free Management
Running a business doesn't have to be painful. Following these four guidelines allows me to love what I do, every day. In New York
Read More »Want to Build an App? This Is the Customer to Target
There are more opportunities than ever to build an app that people will pay for -- if you know where to look.
Read More »Why Your Best Employees Are Leaving
When it's not about money, your star employees are probably jumping ship for one of these reasons. You start a business and you hire a key employee.
Read More »Let Your Employees Pick Their Titles
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Read More »Is Big Government Too Small?
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?
Read More »How Business Ideas Get Stolen
What every business owner needs to know about protecting valuable intellectual property. I am often asked do I need a trademark for my slogan? Can I patent my idea
Read More »Do You Like Your Customers?
If you don't, your business is never going to be more than a chore. And the first people to notice will be the ones who pay your bills.
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