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Creative Business Uses for Touch-Screen PCs
PCs with touch-based interfaces have a small business upside: They can morph into everything from interactive retail kiosks to data-entry terminals.
Need Cash Fast? Pawngo Can Help
When banks aren't lending, entrepreneurs are increasingly turning to online pawn shops like this one.
Financing a Second Startup on Cash Flow of Your First
With the success of one startup, Kiha Lee financed another.
Can Starbucks, GE and MillerCoors Save Small Business?
Big companies have recently announced plans to provide loans to small businesses.
How Online Retailers Can Ride the Exports Growth Wave
Online sales are still booming in Spain, Brazil, China, Russia and Mexico, and their ecommerce growth rates are expected to outpace U.S. growth in the next four years. Here are eight tips for e-tailers seeking to improve their appeal to overseas shoppers.
How to Recruit a Great Programmer as a Partner
Follow these three steps to land a top-notch software engineer for your tech startup.
In 'TechStars,' See What VCs Really Think
A new reality TV show provides a behind-the-scenes look at how some fast growth businesses are able to land venture capital funding.
10 Ways to Turn Your Blog into a Lead-Generation Machine
How to attract more traffic to your blog and convert more of your visitors into buying customers.
The Top Five Social Media Mistakes
Sure you're marketing with Twitter and Facebook, but are you doing it well? Here are the most common traps you might be falling into.
A Look at the Best Online Accounting Tools
Small-business accounting is moving online, where it's becoming cheaper, more powerful--and a lot more confusing
10 Must-Have Business Apps for 2011
These downloadable applications can improve productivity, ROI and time management for businesses of all sizes.
Five Ways You Can Get Started With QR Code Marketing
Quick response codes are getting a lot of positive buzz these days. Can they bring some to your business?
Clinton Kicks Off Micro-Lending Service for Hardest Hit Businesses
At this year's Clinton Global Initiative, micro-lending platform Kiva.org makes a new commitment to still-struggling small businesses.
Three Tips to Avoid Costly Shipping Mistakes
Follow these steps to help steer clear of some of the most common shipping errors.
Five Ways to Use Twitter for Marketing That You Might Not Know About
With a little strategy, Twitter can boost your connections and website traffic.