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-114192-m-5-sc-49-6_ways_to_save_your_shirt-i Contracts do not have to be written. If you, on behalf of your company, make a verbal agreement and claim that the verbal agreement can't be ... Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:00:00 -0700 114192 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114155-m-5-sc-49-6_steps_to_better_business_solutions-i Physician, heal thyself is good advice if you run a small business. You already know how to fix the problems in your business, and you know how to ... Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:00:00 -0700 114155 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114129-m-5-sc-49-selling_cost_vs._price-i I recently finished a keynote presentation for an industry that's getting hit hard by competitive pricing. Customers want the best price they can ... Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:00:00 -0700 114129 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114104-m-5-sc-49-hold_the_line_on_price-i  Over the years at Axxess Business Consulting, we've worked with many clients to help them analyze their pricing models and figure out how ... Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:00:00 -0700 114104 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114103-m-5-sc-49-recession_delivers_timely_wakeup_calls-i When Kent Lewis returned from a family vacation in late January, his first day back in the office was anything but business as usual. To his surprise ... Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:00:00 -0700 114103 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114105-m-5-sc-49-mixed_signals_the_state_of_black_entrepreneurship-i When he started his company, Donald Coleman had nothing but his personal savings and a few faithful friends to fund it. Twenty years later, ... Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:00:00 -0700 114105 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114097-m-5-sc-49-grow_without_growing_pains-i Many home based entrepreneurs struggle against the perception that their business is small, maybe too small to effectively serve the majority of ... Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:00:00 -0800 114097 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114062-m-5-sc-49-the_evolution_of_protectionism-i If your business is involved in the global marketplace, there's rarely been a time so fraught with potential disaster as right now. A confluence ... Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800 114062 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114106-m-5-sc-49-innovate_every_day-i In the sink-or-swim environment of startups, daily innovation can weigh heavily on your mind. Here are three ways to think creatively--well past your ... Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800 114106 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114046-m-5-sc-49-stay_strong_when_business_gets_rough-i Your ability to handle rejection and obstacles while selling in hard times really depends on your capacity to focus on the essential activities that ... Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800 114046 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114056-m-5-sc-49-frugal_is_back-i Since 1993, Kansas City, Missouri-based Boulevard Brewing Co. has bartered with local coffee company The Roasterie, which receives beer for events in ... Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800 114056 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114109-m-5-sc-49-the_new_economic_indicators-i Want to know When the economy will improve? You can rely on the usual economic forecasts or look to other more offbeat indicators, such as sales ... Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800 114109 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114030-m-5-sc-49-price_isnt_tied_to_your_product-i business owners are severely handicapped by keeping price and product linked in their own minds. What I call "The Price-Product Link" is as ... Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800 114030 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114026-m-5-sc-49-find_your_perfect_business_match-i Ah, Valentine's Day, when thoughts turn to finding that proverbial knight in shining armor or the princess whose foot perfectly fits the glass ... Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800 114026 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113980-m-5-sc-49-a_with_andrew_policano-i The Irvine (Calif.) Chamber of Commerce and the Paul Merage School of Business at UCI will present the 2009 Business Outlook seminar at the Hilton ... Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0800 113980 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113976-m-5-sc-49-youre_hired_a_project_management_primer-i Admit it. Like a rubbernecker who can't help but gawk at the aftermath of a bad car wreck, you were among the millions of Americans who tuned in ... Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0800 113976 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114039-m-5-sc-49-new_lingo_you_should_know-i One thing you can always count on: Each new year will add a new set of business phrases to your vocabulary. Here are some new ones you need to know: ... Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0800 114039 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113968-m-5-sc-49-new_years_resolutions_from_the_experts-i So the new year is a couple of weeks old now. Plenty of time to have broken all of your resolutions for your business. The good news is this: We ... Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0800 113968 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113954-m-5-sc-49-how_to_advertise_now-i When money's tight, the knee-jerk reaction for many entrepreneurs is to cut back on advertising. Unfortunately, the businesses that stop ... Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0800 113954 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113949-m-5-sc-49-realworld_costcutting_practices-i What began as a challenging economic cycle has spiraled into a recession. Most employers have laid off employees, put a hold on future projections ... Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0800 113949 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113952-m-5-sc-49-beware_the_business_saboteur-i In an unstable economy, business owners face more than just a decrease in customers; they face an increase in the number of people willing to do ... Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0800 113952 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113944-m-5-sc-49-why_you_yes_you_need_a_cool_office-i "How to kill creativity: Keep doing what you're doing." That's according to Harvard Business School professor Teresa Amabile, in ... Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0800 113944 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113918-m-5-sc-49-piling_on_new_trade_data_requirements-i U.S. importers already contending with one of the most severe economic downturns of the past century will face yet another challenge beginning in ... Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:00:00 -0800 113918 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113911-m-5-sc-49-reduce_officeparty_waste-i This article has been excerpted from   101 Ways to Turn Your Business Green  by Rich Mintzer, available from  Entrepreneurpress.com ... Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:00:00 -0800 113911 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113906-m-5-sc-49-10_new_years_resolutions-i As an entrepreneur, the responsibility for the success of your organization falls on your shoulders--but the burden is not yours alone. You hired ... Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:00:00 -0800 113906 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113913-m-5-sc-49-10_blogs_to_write_today-i 1. Write a tribute to your mentor. 2. Ask an insightful question, and let your readers write a post for you--via their comments. 3. Show your ... Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:00:00 -0800 113913 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113893-m-5-sc-49-bright_lights_green_cities-i Lyndon and Peter Rive, 32 and 34, respectively, never tire of meeting new customers. "It's great to see the smiles on their faces when their ... Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:00:00 -0800 113893 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113936-m-5-sc-49-after_the_honeymoon...-i You've built a successful startup--now everyone lives happily ever after, right? Guess again. Here's what to do when the honeymoon is over ... Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:00:00 -0800 113936 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113869-m-5-sc-49-are_holiday_parties_in_season-i Holiday parties have taken on a new significance this year, with companies ranging from Marc Jacobs to American Express canceling their festivities ... Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:00:00 -0800 113869 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113854-m-5-sc-49-tips_for_a_more_productive_day-i Those of you familiar with Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People will recognize the term Quadrant II manager. This ideal ... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:00:00 -0800 113854