Blog

No matter whether you have brick and mortar locations or whether you are strictly an online merchant, your business depends on its Internet profile to generate leads and sales. Product and site reviews and social media comments are critical to your success. With that in mind, you'll need to become acutely aware of what people are saying about you online. While you can't control what is said, you can take action to mitigate damages caused by bad reviews or comments, managing your reputation in the process.

In planning for business and economic challenges, succession, retirement, sale of a business, or the withdrawal of equity from a business, the entrepreneur should properly consider the question of how to extract or protect his/her equity in the business. This planning process begins by a careful examination of the issues faced by the entrepreneur, then consideration of the options available, and then the formulating of a step by step process of documentation and action.

Nothing inspires dedication, hard work and above-and-beyond effort than ownership of the company. When your future is tied to the future of the business, you do tend to feel a bit anxious over the bottom line.

Most successful businesses would say that their brand is their most important asset. A well-known and respected brand attracts new customers and keeps old customers coming back. But how do you protect your brand? Generally, the best way to protect your brand is to adopt a brand name that is eligible for protection as a registered trademark and then to register the brand as a trademark.

A master franchisee (also called a subfranchisor) contracts with the franchisor to fulfill the franchisor's obligations of providing support and services to all the franchisees within a defined territory.

A deed of trust might make it easier for you to get a loan to purchase your new home than trying to get a traditional mortgage from a bank. That's because you're basically giving over the deed to the property to the lender as security for the loan. But not all states allow the use of deeds of trust.

Owning a small business is not for the faint of heart. It's hard enough to keep your head above water at any time, and it becomes exponentially more difficult in a tough economic climate. Here are 5 tips that can help you weather the financial storm.

A parental consent letter, stating that the adult in charge has the parent's or guardian's permission to travel with the child and authorizing him/her to make decisions on behalf of that child, is now essential - especially if traveling out of the child's country of residence. It should be signed by every person who has custodial rights over the child.

We've all had one - an employee who just can't seem to get to work on time. Whatever the reason, chronic lateness attracts the attention of everyone in the workplace and affects productivity. That's why a tardiness policy is so important.