Managing Your Business
Learn how to keep your business running smoothly with tips on hiring practices, improving sales, reducing liabilities, and more.
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How to Apply For—And Get—Business Grants
Yes, you can get a grant for your business, if you understand where to look and what to do.
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What to Do When Your Business Model No Longer Works
Your market has suddenly shifted or dried up. What can you do? Change your product, your distribution channel, your employees, or your marketing message.
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Industry Disruption: How to Shake Up Your Industry or Product Segment
Becoming an industry disruptor can help you get ahead in a competitive marketplace by giving customers what they really want.
· 4 min read
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Top Challenges Female Entrepreneurs Need to Overcome
Practical advice from successful businesswomen for dealing with common issues female entrepreneurs face.
· 3 min read
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Is Bankruptcy the Answer to Pandemic Business Troubles?
If you are considering bankruptcy to keep your company afloat, you may have other options.
· 3 min read
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How Momprenuership Evolves as Children Grow Up
During the first months after you, as a mompreneur, have a child, it can be difficult to keep up with your business's demands. However, as your child ages, you can start to focus on business growth once again. That's what happened with founder and CEO of Fashion Works Tenin Terrell. When her children were babies, she rarely took in-person meetings with potential clients.
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How Hispanic Small Business Owners Approach Succession Planning
Succession planning means setting your small business up for continuity in leadership and operations. Learn more about how to develop a succession plan for your small business.
· 4 min read
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A Beginner's Guide to Cash-Flow Management for Small Businesses
Proper cash-flow management is essential to a small business's success.
· 3 min read
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If My Business Name Is Registered with the State, Do I Still Need a Trademark?
When you own a small business, your name is everything. It's on your website, signs, and marketing materials. It's how customers find and remember you. When another business uses a name that's a lot like yours, customers can get confused. And that isn't good for your business.
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Why Every Business Owner Needs a Trust
Every small business owner should have a trust so that the business can continue to run in your absence. It is that simple. Yet, many business owners have no idea that their business could come to a grinding halt if they don't have a plan for their business to run in their absence. So, why a trust?
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