Even though it must be old news by now, the recession is, without a doubt, still one of the biggest news items in the media. Newspapers run daily recession stories; TV and radio news stations bring in economists to give a play-by-play on the downward spiral of the stock market; and the internet is ...
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Everyone has been hit by the recession, but perhaps none more than the banking industry. Banks have seen a great variety of troubles in 2008, mostly resulting from outrageous over-lending to homebuyers who would never have the resources to make their mortgages. This year saw Washington Mutual all...
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Many people are interested in the idea of owning and operating a small business but don’t have a complete understanding of what a read more »

Paying for a small business is never an easy matter, and frankly, it’s the part of the transaction that people least want to think about. Often the purchase of a business requires some kind of ...
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In business, there are often two very different kinds of people: those who manage and those who execute. Franchisors look for the former when approached by prospective franchisees. They need to ensure that the person requesting to take control of one of their read more »

Recently, kid-targeted businesses were recognized as a recession-resistant industry. Of course, it’s hard to nail down just what the kid industry is because its fingers reach into virtually every other market. Whatever you define as the "kid industry," the reason that it stays vibrant in the fac...
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Business leaders of every variety agree that one of essential building blocks of a successful business is its marketing campaign. At one time, things may have been different, but as it stands today in America, there is overwhelming competition in almost every business market, and everyone is workin...
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