Thursday August 28, 2008

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If you sell products on the web, be on the lookout for stolen or fraudulent credit-card information.
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Best Practices

Attention Business Owners!

What makes you stand out from the crowd? If you can answer that question, we'll consider running your profile, picture and answer in our Stand Out column.

Best Practices

Innovate? Yes, We Can

Entrepreneurs can take a cue from the Obama campaign to determine four necessary talents required of the innovation process, and how to delegate those talents.

Marketing

Innovative Incentives to Lure Franchisees

Franchisers are becoming increasingly creative in marketing themselves.

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Top 10 Payroll Mistakes

Here are 10 of the most common payroll mistakes to be aware of.

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How to Expand Without Hurting Existing Products

Launching a new line is time consuming and expensive. And it could cannibalize existing product sales.

Profiles

Stand Out: This Owner Puts Shoes On Celebs

Gracienne Myers, founder of Gracienne Inc, answers our question: What makes you stand out from the crowd?

Capital

Control Your Cash Flow

Here are 5 ways to reduce your vulnerability during the credit crunch.

Best Practices

Troubleshooting Olympic-Size Trademarks

Businesses that try to cash in on big-name events like the Olympics risk lawsuits.

Best Practices

Work & Life: Helping Employees With Issues

How to deal with a worker whose personal problems are hurting on-the-job performance.

Marketing

Amazon vs. eBay: a 7-Point Comparison

Knowing the pros and cons of each can help you maximize your online profits.

Marketing

3 Secrets to a Site that Sells

Put these tips in place to turn browsers into buyers.

Benefits

Small Firms Beef Up Retirement Services

Small businesses are helping employees become better managers — of their own money.

Marketing

Starting Up: Staying Out of Spam Folders

A newsletter is a great way to connect with customers — if it doesn't land in their spam folders.