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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Key Tips to Keeping Corporate Minutes
Follow these tips for writing effective corporate minutes to ensure your business doesn't risk losing the advantages of operating as a corporation.
· 4 min read
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The Office Christmas Party and Legal Liability
It is traditional for business owners to invite employees to share a little holiday cheer each December, but these opportunities to let loose can also come with legal concerns for business owners.
· 3 min read
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Protecting Your Digital Assets in the Afterlife
We're more connected to the digital world than ever before. Businesses are using the Web to go global and people are using websites such as Facebook, Twitter, or their blogs to communicate. The result is the ever-growing mass of digital assets—which is often left in cyberspace after you die.
· 3 min read
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Protecting Yourself Online
The more our daily activities become part of a digital society, the more susceptible we become to online crime and invasion of privacy. There's no stopping the digital wave, but there are ways to protect yourself from unwanted activity with these basic security measures.
· 4 min read
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Why Press Releases Are More Important than Ever
Social media has quickly become an indispensable tool for both large and small companies. While many have figured out what it takes to drive a successful branding platform and social media campaign, an important component are press releases.
· 3 min read
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Maximizing Your Patent Application
Creating an invention might seem like the final step in becoming anovernight success, but successfully filing for a patent can be a challenge. By maximizing the effectiveness of your filing, you can ensure not only the protection of your invention, but a substantial head start in the marketplace as well.
· 5 min read
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Nontraditional Partnerships that Have Started Successful Businesses
There seem to be as many kinds of business success stories as there are businesses. But is success attainable when a business partnership is founded within a more personal relationship, such as marriage? Here's a look at how it can be accomplished.
· 4 min read
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When You Need to Find Outside Help for Your Business
Outside professionals can help you manage some of the most challenging parts of running a small business. Here are five situations where outside advisors can help you make better decisions now and avoid problems in the future.
· 3 min read
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Avoid These 5 Common Business Plan Mistakes
A good business plan requires significant research and effort. To make the best impression, be sure to take the extra time to fine-tune your plan, so your audience will find it easy to read and understand.
· 3 min read
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Spring Cleaning: Getting Your Business in Order
Run a quick compliance check on your business this spring—so you're sure all necessary licenses, registrations, reports, etc., are in place and up-to-date.
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