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How to Find Businesses for Sale

You can find independent and franchised businesses for sale by working with a business broker, using sale platforms, or leveraging your network.

Small Business Loans: Common Mistakes When Applying (And How to Avoid Them)

If you’re applying for a loan to finance your small business, don’t make these common errors in the process.

How to Build a Great Employer Brand to Attract Talent

An employer brand helps you attract and retain top talent. Here’s how to build an enticing employer brand.

How This Organic Skin Care Product Business Navigated Supply Chain Challenges

To navigate the recent supply chain challenges and uncertain economy, Soapwalla, which makes and sells organic skin care products, tightened sales channels and product packaging.

How to Ask for Peer Feedback

Asking your peers to give you career development advice is a good way to continuously improve your performance outside the formal review process.

Can a Small Business Go Public?

Thinking about an initial public offering (IPO)? Learn what qualifies a company to go public, the reasons for doing so, and alternatives for ineligible entities.

CO— Strategy Studio: Managing Your Cash Flow

Your business’s cash flow is a direct view of its financial health. Here are some expert tips, metrics, and technologies to help manage your cash flow.

A Guide to the Employee Retention Tax Credit

If you’re a business owner claiming the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) or exploring eligibility, use this guide to ensure your business qualifies.

How Dan-O’s Seasoning Leveraged TikTok to Find Success

Forced to switch to the social media platform to sell his Dan-O’s Seasoning products when the pandemic hit, Dan Oliver has garnered millions of followers on TikTok. Sales followed.

Startups Help Restaurant Takeout Businesses Go Green

Technology — and changing consumer behavior — are key to the success of this emerging business model, founders of reusable container businesses say.