Small Business Articles

“Advertising must generate more in business profit than it costs,” says Tom Egelhoff, president of Eagle Marketing and author of How To...

My husband and I decided to use a professional tax accountant to do our year-end tax filing for our service company. We...

Tom Mattison is a 77-year-old business owner who thrives on giving. The military veteran volunteers his time helping his community and would...

Running a small business is, at its heart, an act of juggling. There are several balls that you have to keep in...

If your business isn’t using cellphones, it’s probably time to rethink that. Whether you view them as a technological blessing or a...

One of the foundations of effective management is clarity in communication — and that includes clarity in explaining the expectations you’ve set...

It’s one of the biggest paradoxes of entrepreneurship: The thing that should be so easy and so enticing — taking a little...

Your business doesn’t run itself. The quality of your organization depends on the quality of your team — a motivated, energized staff...

A new year means a new, clean slate. Take some time now to shed the accounting and financial garbage you don’t need...

Hopefully, your experience as a small-business owner has included at least a couple days when you have felt triumphant. Of course, not...

Starting a new business, or even expanding an existing business, often brings with it the need for some added financing. Hopefully, you...

We’ve heard about the importance of setting goals all our lives. For some, the word conjures ugly thoughts of New Year’s resolutions...

A traveler attempting to book a plane ticket by phone became frustrated after choosing from a menu of endless options and then...

It’s that time of year again! The holidays, when small-business owners face myriad challenges – a slowdown and a bit of quiet,...