Small Business Articles

Hard questions need to be asked to figure out what’s truly best for a family-run business

Train your employees thoroughly on how you want your company represented via email and over the phone

Keeping a regular blog can be especially valuable for service companies

Backstabbing, shirking responsibilities and planting seeds of distrust should get these nightmare workers the pink slip

It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day operations of your company and lose sight of what you want it to be in the future. These methods can help.

You’ll be shocked by what another employee can discover when talking to potential hires

Websites are often the first impression potential customers are getting of your business. Make sure you’re not doing something that drives them away.

Some free newspaper publicity can expose you to potential new customers. But the quality of that coverage greatly depends on you.

Don’t believe the negative stereotypes you hear about the younger generation of workers.

Put yourself under the microscope and see if you have any bad habits that are holding back the company.

There’s a lot riding on your relationship with your partners, so learning to keep emotions in check and solve conflicts is important.

Personal matters are personal. But when they infiltrate the workplace, it's important for an employer to know how to best handle the situation.

It takes some trial and error to find what strategies will work best for your company, but luckily some options are low-cost or even free.