Business Planning
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Conserving energy can help your business save money, reduce its carbon footprint and help the environment. Learn how your business can save energy.
Commercial car insurance deductibles work just like personal auto insurance deductibles. Learn about collision and comprehensive claims deductibles.
Your brand's name is the foundation for all your future marketing and sales communications. Follow these tips to make it the best possible brand name.
Businesses rebrand for various reasons, including growth and new market outreach. Learn how to begin rebranding and what rebranding mistakes to avoid.
Projection mapping is a great way to impress customers and brand your business, but you should look into the legal implications first.
Insurance risk is the probability of an adverse event that causes an insurance claim. Learn how business insurance risk is assessed and how to lower it.
Cyber and data breach insurance cover data breach costs, but cyber adds more protection. Learn how to choose the right insurance for your business.
Coinsurance for small businesses helps cover property and business assets, so the insurer knows there's adequate coverage. Here's how it works.
Surety bonds act as a legally enforceable guarantee that help small business owners secure third-party contracts. Learn how they work.
Workers' compensation has tax implications that every employee and business owner should understand. See our guide.
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She took over the company at 27 and “Double-Doubled” its success.
You've asked your customers to buy local and you should too. Here's why your local B2B purchases have a positive ripple effect on the SMB community.
A key component of an insurance policy is restitution for those who have a claim against you. Here’s how indemnity insurance provides that.
America lags behind other countries in return-to-office rates. Instead, employees are still working from home. See the data.
Learn more about some key steps you must take in order to start a successful cannabis brand.
Forget a 9-to-5 in a traditional office. Former content manager Alice Everdeen shares how an old school bus became her new place of work – and her home.
The business case for peace and quiet.
The loss payee has the first-in-line legal rights to an insurance claim payout. Here's what you need to know.
More celebrities are investing in alcohol brands than ever before. Here's why – and what you can learn.
Are these products destined for revolutionary glory or just too far ahead of their time?
Is the profession running out of gas?
Businesses are turning to an old staple: supper clubs. Learn more about why.
More and more entrepreneurs are winging it. Are they setting themselves up for failure or smartly trusting their gut?
Shaq-size business tips
How unicorns lost their magic.
Independent developers are concerned about how the controversial acquisition will play out.
James Gunn is rebooting the previous messy take on Superman, Batman, and the rest. Can your business wipe away its mistakes too?