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Social networking sites spark unofficial background checks.

Are more features what your customers really want? Try to make your product do too much, and it may end up doing nothing at all.

The EEOC just passed a milestone, but we're still striving for workplace equality.

Creating accessories for a hot-selling product line can be the path to quick riches, but it's also a very risky business.

In today's fast-paced marketplace, your business model has to be flexible. Are you up to the challenge?

To truly unlock your employees' talents, you need to understand who they are and what roles best suit them.

Branching out into a new realm of business by buying the assets of a former supplier has its pros and cons. Just ask these entrepreneurs.

When growing your business, you know you can't do it all on your own. But could you be outsourcing too much?

Branching out into a new realm of business by buying the assets of a former supplier has its pros and cons. Just ask these entrepreneurs.

How some states are easing the health-insurance burden

Find your focus: Fine-tune your business with our ideas for simplifying and streamlining your operations.

Independent companies seek experienced execs to foster new growth.

Fine-tune your business with our ideas for simplifying and streamlining your operations.

How will the battle over mandatory binding arbitration affect you?

Conducting exit interviews, tracking work time and more

When selling your company, an earnout agreement can seem like an attractive option--but things could get ugly if you're not careful.

How long can the U.S. maintain its innovative edge?

If a big customer announces a restructuring, you could be in for a major hit, so have a strategy in place to stay in the game.

Keep your business alive in an unpredictable economy.

To keep the floor open for your team's innovative ideas at any time of the day or night, bring your brainstorming online.

How do stellar sellers work their magic? From cold calls to closing, here are their top secrets to super selling.

How do stellar sellers work their magic? From the first cold call to closing the deal, discover the top sales secrets of some seriously successful salespeople.

Barter is back in style and spanning the globe. Here's what you need to know to become the master of your exchange.

A joint venture with a big company sounds great -- until they back out and take your idea with them.

A joint venture with a big company sounds like a dream--until the company backs out, takes your idea with it and leaves you in the dust.

If you're asking employees to manage their own benefits, you could be asking for trouble.

Need a fresh perspective on projects, markets and more? Chances are, the answers you need are right under your roof.

Today's consumers no longer fit into yesterday's molds. Here's how to get a grip on the new demographics--and get inside your customers' heads.

Learn tricks for getting in tune with today's five hottest consumer markets, and watch your profits soar.

R&D is being neglected in too many companies. Here's how to ensure your product pipeline is flowing with imaginative and innovative ideas.