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You're the Boss Blog: Figuring Out How to Help Small-Business Owners

7 hours 23 min ago
Consult Your Community has very grand goals. It wants to address income inequality and help rebuild the American economy, and it plans to do this by deploying business students to provide free consulting to local businesses.    

You're the Boss Blog: What It Takes to Start a Company: Sleeping in a Van?

10 hours 29 min ago
A Priceline for movie tickets goes looking for partners.    

You're the Boss Blog: How We Train Employees to Analyze the Business

14 hours 23 min ago
Most important, when giving feedback: be direct.    

Hidden in Plain Sight, Tiny Mall Kiosks Make a Surprisingly Big Impact

May 22, 2013 - 11:30am
A lot has changed since the 4-foot-by-8-foot carts with wagon wheels debuted 40 years ago. Most notably, they contribute to an estimated $8 billion in annual mall sales.    

You're the Boss Blog: Why Alternative Lenders Should Set Some Standards

May 22, 2013 - 7:00am
The annual percentage rate on a merchant-cash-advance loan can be as high as 60 or even 100 percent — enough to make most rational business people shake in their boots.    

Creating Value: The Real Meaning of Corporate Culture

May 21, 2013 - 7:00am
Culture always starts with the owner. In companies where culture is well defined, it is reflected in every hiring decision. But it can be complicated.    

She Owns It: Sometimes, Customers Want You to Charge More

May 20, 2013 - 11:00am
One parent told the owner of Thinking Caps, a tutoring company, that she would not be taken seriously until she raised her prices.    

Dashboard: This Week in Small Business: Gordon Ramsay Calling!

May 20, 2013 - 7:00am
The social media lessons from the latest Gordon Ramsay nightmare. Small-business confidence ticks up. The deficit problem is solved (for now). How to use a six-second video. Would you buy a point-of-sale system from Groupon?    

You're the Boss Blog: The Small Picture: Shaking the Trees

May 17, 2013 - 4:50pm
In Santa Barbara County, the walnuts are harvested in the fall.    

You're the Boss Blog: How a Fast-Growing Start-Up Practices Decision-Making

May 17, 2013 - 11:47am
Inside a management training class at H.Bloom.    

You're the Boss Blog: Is It Smart Pricing to Create the ‘Appearance’ of a Discount?

May 17, 2013 - 11:40am
Would it work in your business? Would you do it?    

You're the Boss Blog: A Start-Up Struggles to Market Its iPhone App

May 16, 2013 - 7:00am
What’s the best way to market an app?    

You're the Boss Blog: Has LinkedIn Changed the Way You Hire?

May 15, 2013 - 11:51am
Which of the new online recruiting tools have you found most helpful?    

Small-Business Guide: Online Hiring Tools are Changing Recruiting Techniques

May 15, 2013 - 11:39am
While still relying on candidate referrals from current employees, companies are embracing LinkedIn and a variety of subscription services for a more broad approach to attracting qualified candidates.    

Thinking Entrepreneur: For Local Businesses, the Internet Threat Isn’t Just the Sales Tax

May 14, 2013 - 7:00am
One reason some big Internet retailers charge less is because they are not trying to make a profit — at least not yet.    

You're the Boss Blog: Taking Jobs Versus Growing Jobs

May 13, 2013 - 4:26pm
Critics of the Texas model say corporate relocations have had a microscopic impact on the state’s economy.    

You're the Boss Blog: The Problem Social Media Cannot Solve

May 13, 2013 - 1:30pm
In the end, it all comes down to your Web site. Here are some tips on how to hire a developer.    

You're the Boss Blog: YogaFit Tries to Escape the Discount Trap

May 13, 2013 - 11:00am
“We have trained our customers in a bad way,” said the owner, Beth Shaw.    

You're the Boss Blog: This Week in Small Business: Small Data

May 13, 2013 - 10:14am
Why small businesses are wasting money on “big” data. How to procrastinate like a boss. The African-American start-up gap. And do you swear at the office?    

You're the Boss Blog: One Social Media Start-Up Rises From the Ashes of Another

May 10, 2013 - 10:00am
When Storably failed, the founders hunkered down and developed 70 other ideas on how to spend money from their investors.    

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