Handling Employees When Selling Your Business

If you are selling your small business, your employees may fear what's in store for them. Follow these six tips to make the transition smooth for everyone.

How to Fire a Family Member

It's never easy to terminate a family member who works for your business. Here are six suggestions to make this dreaded task a little less painful.

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Incorporating in 2012

A new year means new opportunities to get your business off the ground. If that includes incorporating, entrepreneur Nellie Akalp recommends you keep these important legal issues in mind.

5 Branding Strategies for Small Businesses

Many small businesses think that only large corporations need to worry about branding. But, says social media marketer Brad Shorr, nothing could be further from the truth.

Your Business Is Making You Fat

According to a recent study, owning a small business can literally be a heavy burden. Are you buckling under the weight of it all? Bloggers Tim Devaney and Tom Stein explain the trend.

Can Facebook Kill Your Credit Score?

Now that banks will start using data from social networks to assess credit risk, you may want to reconsider who your online "friends" are, suggests tech expert Andrew Froehlich.

Rethinking the Elevator Pitch

All it takes is one good story to sell a client, but that's one more than many small business owners have. Community-building expert Nick Armstrong helps get your sales pitch ready for action.