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Our best expert advice on how to grow your business — from attracting new customers to keeping existing customers happy and having the capital to do it.

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Ready, Set, Startup

If you're looking to open a new business, this could be your year. Follow our step-by-step guide and before you know it, you'll be putting your business ideas into action.

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Startup

Startup Checklist: 20 Things to Do Before You Start Your Business

Before you start your new business, here are 20 tasks to check off your startup to-do list.

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Start. Run. Grow. Creating a New Business

Build Your Business Idea

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Startup

Need a Business Idea for the New Year? Here's Where to Start

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Startup

3 Easy Steps to Research Your Business Idea

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Startup

6 Steps to Performing a Competitive Analysis

Writing Your Business Plan

Business owners have several options for good employee feedback tools.
Startup

Getting Feedback on Your Business Idea

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Startup

Writing Your Business Plan Financials

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Startup

5 Types of Business Plans

Perfecting Your Plans

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Startup

Guide to Writing a Business Plan

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Startup

Crafting Your Business Plan Step-by-Step

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Startup

Determining Your Startup Costs

Planning Your Finances

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Startup

Financing Options for Your Business

There are loans for your small business.
Startup

How to Apply for a Small Business Loan

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Startup

Pros and Cons of Bootstrapping

Legal Details

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Startup

How to Choose a Legal Entity for Your Business

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Startup

How to Trademark Your Business Name

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Startup

How to Register Your New Business

Building Partnerships

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Startup

Protecting Your Intellectual Property

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Strategy

Small Business Insurance — What Do You Need?

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Strategy

Finding a Small Business Attorney

Streamlining Processes

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Strategy

7 Business Tasks You Can Outsource

If your small business internal team doesn’t have the bandwidth for every necessary task, consider outsourcing to a third party.

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Strategy

Finding a Business Accountant

Here's how to find the right business accountant for your startup.

Technology Must-Haves

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Technology

Must-Have Technologies for a Brand-New Business

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Technology

Financial Tech Tools for Startups

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Technology

4 Types Of Technology That Can Help Grow Your Sales

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Technology

Investing in Tech: How to Decide on the Technology You Need

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Marketing

All the Digital Tools Your Startup Needs Before Launch

Starting Up With Social Media

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Marketing

Choosing the Social Channels That Are Right for Your Business

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Marketing

Outsourcing Social Media? Here’s What You Need to Consider

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Marketing

Best Social Platforms for Driving Startup Sales

More Business Ideas

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Business Ideas

5 Small Business Ideas for Sports Lovers

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Business Ideas

5 Business Ideas for Fashion Lovers

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Business Ideas

8 Kid-Focused Businesses to Inspire Entrepreneurs

Launching a Post-Pandemic Startup

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Launch Pad

Businesses Must Target These 5 Buyer Groups to Compete in a Pandemic-Changed Landscape

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Launch Pad

The ‘New Value System’ Shaping Consumer Spending And What It Could Mean for Your Business

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Business Ideas

10 Businesses That Will Remain In Demand Post-Pandemic

Startup Inspiration

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Launch Pad

Hyper-Local Commerce and Smaller Brands Benefit From Post-Pandemic Consumer Trends

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Launch Pad

Move Over, DTC: Direct-to-Marketplace Strategies Are the Next Big Opportunity for Small Businesses

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Launch Pad

How 3 Startups Achieved Exponential Growth During the Pandemic

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Launch Pad

How 4 Buzzy Minority-Owned Startups Scored Funding Windfalls

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Launch Pad

Out of the Red and Into the Black: How Three Startups Achieved Profitability

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Launch Pad

How 3 Startups Landed on the Shelves of Target, Whole Foods and Nordstrom

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