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March 3, 2016 

5 Traits of Successful Small Businesses

There is a fine line between business success and business failure. When you better understand the qualities of a successful business, you will find yourself in position to make more informed and more confident decisions.

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March 2, 2016 

11 Ways Small Businesses Lose Employees

Employee retention is a big deal, as a high turnover rate leads to greater recruiting, hiring, and training costs, as well as a lack of continuity and experience.

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March 1, 2016 

Report Focuses on New FASB Lease Accounting Standard

When the new lease accounting standard becomes effective, lessees will for the first time be required to report billions of dollars in leased assets and corresponding liabilities from operating leases on their balance sheets.

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February 29, 2016 

How to Help Small Businesses Pick, Register and Protect a Name

There are numerous aspects that go into picking the right business name. From a marketing perspective, you’ll want something that’s memorable, easy to say, easy to spell, and conveys the business’ brand promise. From a legal perspective, it’s a little ...

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February 29, 2016 

Investors Bullish on Real Estate in 2016

Investors continue to be optimistic in their 2016 outlook for the U.S. real estate market, with 91 percent expecting real estate fundamentals to be about the same or better during the year ahead, according to KPMG’S 2016 Real Estate Industry Outlook.

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February 29, 2016 

The Top 25 Cities for Starting a New Career

Which cities offer the best career prospects, and would you be open to moving for the right job? Two new reports from Robert Half shed light on these questions. The Robert Half Career City Index, commissioned by Robert Half and developed by ...

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February 29, 2016 

Scammers Get Creative With Leap Day

You know you’ve been the consumer watchdog reporter for a long time when you start to think like a scammer. That’s exactly how my brain was working a week ago when I saw Leap Day was fast approaching. “I’ll write about all the Feb. 29 swindles that people should watch out for,” I thought. Incorrectly,...…