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Finance Your Business
Improve your odds of business success by understanding your financing needs as well as the options that are available to help you start, manage and grow your business. Full articles here
Getting Out
Are you leaving your business? Maybe you are retiring or handing your business to a relative? Whatever the reason, be smart about how you make your exit. Read more here
Business Law & Regulations
You don’t have to be a lawyer to open and run a small business. Find out how to handle day-to-day legal issues that could affect your small business. Full articles here
Growing Your Business
Are you ready to expand your business? Planning and preparing for new challenges is one step in the process. Find out how you can successfully grow your company. More here
Leading Your Company
Are you ready to lead your company to success? Determine if you have key characteristics that will allow you to excel in a leadership role. Read more here
Create Your Business Plan
A business plan is an essential roadmap for business success. This living document generally projects 3-5 years ahead and outlines the route a company intends to take to grow revenues. See articles here
Filing & Paying Taxes
Find out if your business needs to obtain a tax ID and what the benefits and requirements are. Is It A Business or a Hobby? Obtain Your Federal Business Tax ID Determine Your Federal Tax Obligations Determine Your State Tax Obligations Determine When the Tax Year...
Obtain Business Licenses & Permits
To run your business legally, there are certain federal and state licenses and permits you will need to obtain. These resources will help you understand the requirements for your small business. See links here
Starting & Managing a Business
Starting a Business Are you thinking about starting a business of your own? Explore the topics below to learn the aspects of starting a business, plus find information you need to succeed. Managing a Business Explore the topics below to find information and guidance...
Choose & Register Your Business
Choosing and registering your business name is a key step to legally operating your business and potentially obtaining financial aid from the government. See links here
Why Cheap, Outsourced SEO Will Cost You in the Long Run
As an entrepreneur and business owner, you undoubtedly receive several unsolicited emails and pre-recorded phone messages that claim to be able to propel your website to the top of Google for just a few hundred dollars a month. While search engine optimization is one...
Photo: Police seek man in connection with pawn shop robbery
GREENSBORO — Greensboro/Guilford County Crime Stoppers today released a photo of a man suspected of involvement in Friday’s robbery of a Greensboro pawn shop. Police responded about 6:30 p.m. to Velazquez Pawn, 3632 Spring Garden St., where three men wearing hooded...
The 10 Hardest Things About Running a Business
Ask any small business owner what the hardest aspects of running a company are, and you’ll likely get a wide range of answers. Some people aren’t good at money matters, for example, while others don’t know how to delegate. But just about every business owner has, at...
How to Find the Best Location
Chances are, you've heard the term "location, location, location" more than a few times. But if you're in the throes of creating a spectacular menu for your new restaurant or finding wholesalers for your first retail store, it might not be the first thing on your...
How to Name Your Business
What's in a name? A lot, when it comes to small-business success. The right name can make your company the talk of the town. The wrong one can doom it to obscurity and failure. Ideally, your name should convey the expertise, value and uniqueness of the product or...
Starting a Business: The Idea Phase
You know you want to start a business, but what do you do next? Here's how to find the perfect idea for your business. Many people believe starting a business is a mysterious process. They know they want to start a business, but they don't know the first steps to...
Mobile Friendly: How to Manage Social Media from Your Cell Phone
Time—it flies, it’s ticking, it’s money, it’s on our side. Whatever you determine, you can’t argue: time is valuable. It becomes even more valuable when talking about social media. As fast-paced as we tend to be, social media can move even faster. Being able to manage...
Social Media ROI: 7 Things Successful Clients Do Differently
Over the past few months, we’ve had some client turnover due to a real or perceived lack of Return on Investment (ROI) from social media. For many businesses, ROI continues to be the “white whale” of social media and the failure to achieve it can be frustrating; kind...