http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index Find information to help grow your online business with business plans, Thomas Register, news articles and more http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114244-m-5-sc-48-are_you_wasting_time_waiting_for_miracles-i I don't think a day goes by when I don't speak with a salesperson who is completely lost, panicked by his uncertainty as to what to do next. ... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0700 114244 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114239-m-5-sc-48-look_before_you_leap_at_change-i Change is hard to deal with. Just thinking of the word can conjure visceral reactions and the expectation of difficulties, resistance, anger, ... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0700 114239 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114240-m-5-sc-48-weeding_the_employee_garden-i Hiring people who complement my company’s corporate culture has helped us push our employee satisfaction numbers to a five-year high and ... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0700 114240 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114223-m-5-sc-48-protect_yourself_from_overtime_violations-i Employers inadvertently violate federal and state wage and hour laws frequently. The rules governing how companies must compensate employees can ... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0700 114223 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114221-m-5-sc-48-learn_how_to_delegate_better-i It's the end of the month and your business is crying out for attention. You have invoices to send, sales calls to make, a blog to update, and ... Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0700 114221 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114205-m-5-sc-48-training_your_secret_weapon-i We're among friends, so let's be frank, shall we? Training is one of those boring, tedious necessities that we businesspeople must politely ... Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:00:00 -0700 114205 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114171-m-5-sc-48-t_afford_to_skip_reviews-i It’s easy--perhaps too easy--to write off the employee goals you set at the beginning of the year and not enforce regular performance ... Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:00:00 -0700 114171 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114182-m-5-sc-48-t_kill_your_401k-i Is the recession making it difficult to fork over your company’s 401(k) contribution to your employees? If so, you’re not alone. ... Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:00:00 -0700 114182 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114090-m-5-sc-48-free_lunches_do_exist-i When people ask me what my favorite thing about my job is, I don't hesitate to answer: the free lunches. Yes, I completely love that I get a free ... Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800 114090 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114117-m-5-sc-48-should_you_hire_workers_from_big_companies-i A few years ago, Affinergy was considering two applicants with extensive work experience at large companies. The Durham, N.C., biotech company ... Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800 114117 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114091-m-5-sc-48-5_ways_to_spur_employee_creativity-i It's essential to keep your employees involved in the creative process. Here are a few ways to do it. Engage employees from all departments in ... Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800 114091 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113981-m-5-sc-48-what_else_besides_termination-i Every day, you read in the papers that the U.S. recession is deepening with repercussions felt throughout the world. Large and small organizations ... Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0800 113981 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114015-m-5-sc-48-14_things_smart_leaders_are_doing_right_now-i When the going gets tough, the tough get going. After all, it's easy to excel at leadership when all is right with the world. The real test ... Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0800 114015 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113994-m-5-sc-48-building_up_teamsand_communities-i Lain Hensley has always had a passion for helping those in need. In 2001, he saw the opportunity to do just that when he was hired by Lucent ... Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0800 113994 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113890-m-5-sc-48-why_i_finally_quit-i Why did a bright, 28-year-old employee with a degree from a top university and a ton of high-level computer experience bail on the company he really ... Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:00:00 -0800 113890 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113720-m-5-sc-48-from_storeroom_to_store_shelves-i Neil Reilly, 46, a former commodities trader, used to walk the streets of Manhattan after the markets closed, trying to pitch his organic, kosher dog ... Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113720 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113672-m-5-sc-48-3_perks_that_work_in_lieu_of_raises-i In a down economy, small-business owners will invariably feel the pinch. And, unfortunately, so will their employees. According to a study by Hewitt ... Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113672 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113599-m-5-sc-48-the_entrepreneur_as_leader-i Many writers have penned essays on the characteristics, behaviors, values and attitudes that spell success for the entrepreneurial leader. My top 10 ... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113599 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113526-m-5-sc-48-what_to_do_when_an_employee_leaves-i For the entrepreneur, employee turnover always raises challenges, questions and issues.  Employees, of course, leave for many reasons. ... Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113526 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113462-m-5-sc-48-getting_more_from_your_employees-i "Average" isn't good enough any more. Not in this competitive environment. Not in this lagging economy. If you accept average ... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113462 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113154-m-5-sc-48-unearth_your_inner_indy-i "You call this archeology?!" By the time Henry Jones had uttered those four iconic words to his son, Henry Jr., known to the rest of us as ... Wed, 21 May 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113154 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113161-m-5-sc-48-outsourcing_to_grow_your_home_business-i Most people go into business desiring success and better balance in their lives. Spending endless hours commuting and dealing with corporate politics ... Mon, 12 May 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113161 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113129-m-5-sc-48-the_scholarly_apprentice-i Unlike most reality show winners, Randal Pinkett was successful long before he was hired by Donald Trump after the fourth season of "The ... Sun, 04 May 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113129 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113066-m-5-sc-48-the_scholarly_apprentice-i Unlike most reality show winners, Randal Pinkett was successful long before he was hired by Donald Trump after the fourth season of "The ... Sun, 04 May 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113066 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113104-m-5-sc-48-the_scholarly_apprentice-i Unlike most reality show winners, Randal Pinkett was successful long before he was hired by Donald Trump after the fourth season of "The ... Sun, 04 May 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113104 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113077-m-5-sc-48-the_scholarly_apprentice-i Unlike most reality show winners, Randal Pinkett was successful long before he was hired by Donald Trump after the fourth season of "The ... Sun, 04 May 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113077 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113095-m-5-sc-48-all_in_good_fun-i Before Ranjith Kumaran moved out of his VC firm's incubation space to an office that accommodates his current team of approximately 40 employees, ... Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113095 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113147-m-5-sc-48-all_in_good_fun-i Before Ranjith Kumaran moved out of his VC firm's incubation space to an office that accommodates his current team of approximately 40 employees, ... Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113147 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113060-m-5-sc-48-all_in_good_fun-i Before Ranjith Kumaran moved out of his VC firm's incubation space to an office that accommodates his current team of approximately 40 employees, ... Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113060 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113165-m-5-sc-48-fresh_perspective-i Back in 1991, I read an interview with my agent-to-be, Jeff Herman. His words have had a profound effect on how I go about new business ... Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113165