Avoiding Mistakes When You Are Ready to Sell Your Business

On June 25, 2010

Avoiding Mistakes When You Are Ready to Sell Your Business

About two years ago I sold my business and learned more in that transaction than I ever did going to business school. Negotiation replaced John as my middle name and as I worked through the due diligence process I saw how important it became…


On June 25, 2010

Direct Mail Marketing for Small Businesses

When you have a small business, you know that one of the most important aspects of your business plan is advertising. You probably already have a Web site and a Twitter account, but what about doing direct mail? Is <a


On June 25, 2010

5 Ways to Improve Cash Flow

With revenue gains still something of a pipe dream for most businesses, owners are looking for ways to squeeze as much cash flow as possible out of their existing operations.

It's a simple enough formula: collect your receivables as fast as…


On June 25, 2010

Business Horoscopes: July 2010


Cancer (June 22-July 22)
At the beginning of the month Jupiter re-aligned in such a way as to shower Cancers with professional victories over the next few months. There may be a sharp…


On June 25, 2010

FTC Puts Social Nets on Notice With Twitter Smackdown

Twitter has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers and put their privacy at risk by failing to safeguard users' personal information, the FTC announced Thursday. In what was the agency's first such


On June 25, 2010

Is Your Company in Trouble?

15 signs that your business is floundering. There's no surefire way to determine whether or not your business will be successful, but there are certainly warning signs to look out for. On his blog Quick Sprout, tech entrepreneur Neil Patel…