Help For Business Owners

Entrepreneurs need good tools to build successful businesses. We've created these online business tools to help you achieve your business goals. (4 articles)

We're on a mission to discuss mission statements. Are they the key to business success or are they much ado about nothing? (10 articles)

Starting a home-based business? Make sure you check out our articles on starting and operating home-based small businesses. (38 articles)

If you own a retail business, this is the site for you. We offer a wealth of useful advice and guidance for small business retailers. (28 articles)

We offer helpful office management tips and advice -- must-read articles for administrative professionals, executive assistants, and office managers. (22 articles)

Family business face unique challenges. These family business articles provide useful advice to businesses that are owned by or employ family members. (18 articles)

Somebody has to try to be the best source of information on payroll services. Who better than us?! Enjoy our payroll service reviews and other articles on payroll services. (26 articles)

Get an edge on the competition by being more organized and more productive. We've collected some of the best business productivity tips around. (49 articles)

There's plenty of business advice on what to do in a bad economy. We're collecting business tips for a down economy that will hopefully help entrepreneurs make it through to good economic times. (23 articles)

Searching for free business forms? We may have a sample business form that will do exactly what you need. (2 forms)

Entrepreneurs can learn many good business lessons from animals. Millions of years of evolution show us what works and what doesn't work in nature...and we can apply those lessons when starting and growing a business. (2 articles)

Our small business insurance articles discuss small business health insurance, property insurance, workers' compensation, liability insurance, dental insurance, key man insurance and other types of small business commercial insurance. (28 articles)

We explore how entrepreneurs are doing around the globe and how entrepreneurship is contributing to the national economic growth of many countries. (13 articles)

For entrepreneurs who want to capitalize the many business opportunities in China, we've written a series of articles on doing business in China. (20 articles)

We take a look at the role of business ethics in entrepreneurship. (7 articles)

We showcase some of the best business books we've read recently. Remember, increase your knowledge or you will decrease it! (26 articles)

Can entrepreneurship be learned in school? Our articles on studying entrepreneurship examine the interplay between entrepreneurship and academics. (15 articles)

Kids can be entrepreneurs too! We offer tons of good ways for kids to make money. (14 articles)

Learn about mergers and acquisitions. We've got articles covering everything from the rationale for acquisitions to how to select an investment banker to help with M&A activity. (7 articles)

Get advice from the world's top small business experts. Well-known experts on small business offer advice on a variety of topics. (6 articles)

We discuss the overall economy and the small business economy. We also introduce entrepreneurs to some basic economics concepts that might come in handy. (29 articles)

Determining the value of a business is a formidable task. For those who need to appraise the value of a business, these articles cover the most common valuation methods and numerous other topics related to business valuation. (15 articles)