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Why Buy a Sports Jersey When You Can Rent One?
Do Diversity Training Programs Work?
How Much Can You Get In Unemployment Benefits?
Should You Ever Discuss Politics at Work?
How to Answer 'Tell Me About Yourself'
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Buy vs. Lease
Why do Americans Sell Soda by the Liter but Milk by the Gallon?
5 Times Marketers Totally Missed the Mark
How Retail Brands Use Music to Generate More Sales
10 Networking Tips for People Who Hate Networking
How Business Mentors Work
How Business Networking Works
Can You Really Start Your Own Bank?
How to Get a Business License
How Much Money Do You Really Make Selling Stuff Like Rodan + Fields?
How to Create an Action Plan for a New Job
5 Tips for Setting Up Your Employee Benefits
5 Things You Should Do Before Opening a 401(k)
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Many companies that used to have dedicated business servers are now switching to cloud-based storage solutions. But cloud computing isn't for everyone, so take a few minutes to read this article before you shut down that server.
Improving Google rankings is an obsession for many businesses, and for good reason — it leads to more clicks, which leads to more customers. What can you do to beef up that all-important ranking?
Whether you own a neighborhood coffee shop or a used car dealership that pulls in a few million, you need make sure that you're smart about your taxes (even if you hire a professional). Ready for a quick crash course?
By Julia Layton
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It seemed like a good idea when AOL merged with Time Warner. But it wasn't. Here are 10 super bad business decisions and why they seemed really great back in the day.
By Dave Roos
Sometimes, it can be more affordable to let another business handle some tasks rather than giving them to internal employees. Which jobs get outsourced most frequently?
By Chris Warren
Corporations raise money for new ventures by selling shares of the company's stock in an IPO, to raise the investment capital. Learn what IPO stands for in this article.
Companies that have shareholders can be publicly held or privately held. Learn how privately and publicly held companies are different in this article.
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You'd like to wire money overseas, but don't know how to do it. Learn about how to wire money in this article.
There are many ways to measure a company's success, but did you know that there are also many ways to measure those benchmarks? Here are five methods that businesses use to measure one: cash flow.
By Dave Roos
There are many ways to analyze the financial strength of a company -- some more accurate than others. Is EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) the purest measure of a company's cash flow, or the easiest figure to fudge?
By Dave Roos
When you're starting your own business, there are a lot of financial factors to consider. You can't measure your success based simply on how much you sell. All profit, you see, isn't exactly equal.
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Modern earnings reports are far more than a series of simple columns and a profit number. Today, companies try to spin their earnings, and calculating OIBDA is but one way to do it. But how accurate is this mysterious number?
By Dave Roos
It may not seem that way all the time, but professional athletes are generally worth every penny they make -- except when agents and general managers hand out overpriced contracts like candy. Here are 10 of the worst.
By Dave Roos
Want to make lots of money? What are you willing to do for it? Some people work hard and network their way to the top; others lie, cheat, steal and trample over the rights of ordinary people. Here are 10 egregious examples of corporate malfeasance.
By Josh Clark
In her mid-40s, Mary Kay Ash left her sexist workplace, put together a small savings and launched a cosmetics empire. Such million-dollar ideas are few and far between, but most are studies in perseverance. What are 10 of the best?
By Julia Layton
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If you're hungry for a Lums steamed hotdog or some Chi-Chi's nachos, too bad. Those chains no longer exist. Maybe that's bound to happen when, say, two guys from Minnesota with Scottish-sounding names try to open up a Mexican restaurant chain?
During an economic downturn, job seekers look for businesses that are likely to weather the storm. But is any business truly recession-proof?
By Dave Roos
It's unlikely that your company's CEO knows your name, but you certainly know his or hers. What is it about the chief executive officer that strikes fear into so many employees' hearts? Is it paycheck envy, or something more?
By Jane McGrath
You already have plenty to do to keep your business running. How will you keep track of who gets paid and how much tax is withheld? What do payroll systems do?
By Dave Roos
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A CEO and a ship's captain are both required to provide leadership and guidance. A ship's captain relies on navigational charts for guidance. What does a CEO use to improve sales?
By Dave Roos
Wireless devices enable workaholics to work while they vacation at the beach and slackers to slack, surfing the Internet at the office. How else does technology affect the way we work?
By Jane McGrath
Online services are popular, but how useful are they? Can electronic scheduling really improve a company's productivity and save it time and money?
It's no surprise that companies are looking for new ways to keep their employees on task. So why are so many organizations turning to the Internet to do it?
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Globalization is a hot word in the business world. Today you've got to be able to do business world-wide. So how do you work with people on the other side of the globe?
Motorola revolutionized business with its Six Sigma quality improvement program. What does it take to become a Six Sigma Black Belt? And what does a Black Belt do?