Your Guide to Growing Your Business

Looking to boost productivity? These apps can help small business owners and their employees better allocate resources and monitor task progress.

A recession can harm your business, but you can prepare for it. Here’s how to set yours up to weather this economic storm.

Get your customers to pay their bills quickly with these accounting payment terms and strategies.

Reference checks help employers understand job candidates' qualifications and make informed hiring decisions. Learn 32 reference check questions to ask.

Learn how to qualify for a commercial real estate loan, find out the different types and get answers to frequently asked questions.

A thoughtful onboarding process can help set new employees on the path to success. Use this checklist for a new hire's first day and beyond.

Before investing in a business laptop, it's crucial to review various specifications and features. Here's what to look for when buying a business laptop.

Remote work demands cybersecurity. This article includes tips for hybrid and remote teams to ensure their data is secure and company networks aren’t compromised.

Google for Small Business launched in 2019 as a portal for SMB-facing tools and services. Learn how Google for Small Business helps entrepreneurs and SMBs.

Check out the answers to these frequently asked questions about self-employed 401(k) plans.

Viruses and malware can cripple your business. Learn how to spot an infected computer and resolve the issues that viruses and other malware cause.

Depending on the circumstances, you may need to do background checks on job candidates. Learn when background checks are warranted and how to conduct them.

Venmo can be a secure way to simplify online transactions for you and your customers. Find out how Venmo works and how to set it up in our guide and FAQs.

This guide explains how the 5G rollout will affect small businesses and what you can do to take advantage for yours.

Digital and analog tools can track your progress toward achieving your goals. Learn 10 tools to measure progress and milestones and boost productivity.

Blockchain technology has numerous business applications that extend far beyond bitcoin. It can improve contracts, supply chain management and much more.

Refurbished technology can be a cost-effective, sustainable business solution that sometimes outlasts new technology. But is it right for your business?

This guide explains withholding allowances, how they work, and what an employer’s obligations are when conducting payroll.

With opt-in email marketing, customers choose to receive – or not receive – email marketing messages. Learn how opt-in email marketing works for business

Payroll advances can help relieve financial stress for employees, boosting their productivity, engagement and loyalty. Learn how payroll advances work.

Online ads are important for attracting customers. But you have only a moment to get your audience's attention. Learn why simplicity is key for online ads.

This guide explains the importance of the form HCFA and how to fill it out for your medical practice.

If you have the opportunity, should you rehire a laid-off employee? They may know your business better than a new employee, but will their morale ever recover?

Text message surveys can be a great way to gather feedback from your customers. Here’s how to take advantage of this SMS tool.

Buying a laptop for your business can be daunting. Learn how to set a budget and assess the necessary specifications to choose the best business laptop.

A wiki holds information centrally for your organization. Learn how to build a wiki to store your business's knowledge and get company-wide involvement.

This guide explains what benchmarking is, why it is important and how you can use it to give your business a competitive advantage.

Credit checks are routine for businesses hiring employees in sensitive roles or industries. Learn how employment credit checks work.

Will your new hire be driving on the job? Check their motor vehicle record (MVR) report before you let them get in the car.

Do you run background checks on prospective employees? See if you could be violating the FCRA.