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Starting a Small Business: Ideas, Financing, Marketing

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Ties That Bind -- and Build a Business

A web of wired-in contacts can help a fledgling company take flight. Here are some tips on making the connection.

Jeffrey Gangemi- April 25, 2006 Similar items

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When to Say, "You're Hired!"

Business owners, human-resource specialists, and lawyers offer 12 guidelines on making your first hire.

Pallavi Gogoi- April 24, 2006 Similar items

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Think Twice Before Borrowing from Family

Small-business owners who ask relatives for money often run into a host of problems, say experts.

Zoe Galland- April 19, 2006 Similar items

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Vetting Your Idea

Seth Godin on how to tell whether your ingenious thought could make a viable product -- and how to impress investors if it does.

April 18, 2006 Similar items

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Turning Battle Scars into Beauty Spas

A former Enron employee moves on to earn an MBA from Stanford, invents a new concept in skin care, and opens Dermalounge.

Nicole Alvino- April 17, 2006 Similar items

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Would I Lie to You? Five Cons Still Kicking

Most of these scams have been around for generations, but people fall for them again and again.

Karen E. Klein- April 17, 2006 Similar items

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Best Foot Forward from the Start

Entrepreneurs often dismiss marketing as an uncessary luxury for their start ups. They couldn't be more wrong.

Steve McKee- April 17, 2006 Similar items

 
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