Alina Dizik

These five tips help your staff help harried shoppers on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

Consider these hues to change the mood in your business.

Wooing clients over dinner can help you build long-lasting relationships. Here's a guide to making the best possible impression.

Disagreements and hurt feelings between co-founders can sink a company before it starts. Here are four strategies to set the relationship up for success.

If you're considering an international expansion of your brand, here's what you need to know to make sure you're fully prepared to make the decision.

A guide to understanding your customers and how your product meets their needs.

A look at the strategies some entrepreneurs are using when generating and making the most of their customers' comments.

Before rushing to expand your business with that first employee, here are the most important things you need to consider first.

How do you know when the time is right to make the leap?

Here's a look at three entrepreneurs who have changed company names and the lessons they learned.

The line has long blurred between the amateur and professional photographer. Here, three former pro photographers who saw the changes coming early on and reinvented themselves with successful startups.

With the growth of virtual assistants, their expertise now runs the gamut -- from making vendor calls to sending out thank you cards to prospective clients. Here's how to make the most of virtual help.

Take advantage of these free workspaces offered by chambers of commerce, universities and the community-at-large.

Owners of home-based businesses often fail to establish proper boundaries between their work and personal lives. Here's how to get it right the first time.

Books can help small-business owners with brand awareness, as well as show their expertise. Here's how to get started, including self-publishing platforms to consider when you're ready.

How three entrepreneurs designed effective--and fun--ways to strengthen their teams.

A look at business owners in the snack and beverage industries that are finding success and growing their companies, one herb at a time.

How eco-friendly practices are helping drinking establishments attract a loyal clientele.

Entrepreneurs' spouses can wear many hats, but small-business owners shouldn't rely on them too much.

How some entrepreneurs are drawing from the distant past to put a successful new spin on old ideas.