Your Guide to Growing Your Business

In order to be prepared for your company's future, you need to be able to properly forecast what your sales are going to be.

You can't neglect your startup's financial health in the crucial early stages.

Being able to accept credit and debit cards is a must for businesses today. Here are several services you should consider using.

Learn how to boost employee morale and create a better company culture.

Mobile credit card readers help your business accept payments anywhere.

Seasonal businesses often face larger credit card processing fees than year-round ones.

After six months of working from home, many companies are starting to weigh the pros and cons of making remote work permanent.

Depending on your reason for terminating an employee, you may be inclined to offer them severance pay to help them bridge the financial gap until they can find new employment.

These FTC telemarketing rules are critical for businesses to know before engaging in any type of telemarketing.

Maternity leave is an important policy for attracting and retaining talent. Here's how to create your own policy.

Marketing automation handles time-consuming tasks, allowing business owners to hone their marketing strategy. Discover which tasks you can deploy to an automated marketing solution.

This guide describes the pros and cons of outsourcing customer service to an offshore call center. Is an offshore call center right for you, or is it a risk you can't afford to take?

Learn what paycheck records are and how to properly retain them to maintain legal compliance.

If you sell across state lines, you're required to pay sales tax in those states. Here's how to comply with tax obligations as a small online seller.

Salesforce is a dominant force in the CRM world. However, there are alternatives to consider.

Small businesses are a prime target for hackers, particularly with many employees now working from home.

Improve the efficiency and focus of every department in your business with customer segmentation.

Stripe is the best online credit card processor because it's easy to use and has transparent pricing, extra features, and custom options.

PayPal is our pick as the best credit card processor for freelancers and solopreneurs because of its budget-friendly, pay-as-you-go terms no matter how you accept payments: in person, online or over...

A CRM is a great tool for marketing and sales teams, but only if you can get your sales department's buy-in.

Learn from these six companies to build your own diversity-and-inclusion policy.

Learn the key differences between contractors and employees so you can hire the right type of workers for your business.

This guide explains the benefits of a lead capture form and how to build one for your landing pages.

Are you paying too much for credit card processing? Here are five things you can do to lower your rates.

This guide includes basic information about big data and a list of eight big data solutions for small businesses.

A potential customer or client may request a price quote from you. Here's how to provide a professional estimate.

A sales script is a set of guidelines that can help you keep your message consistent across your company and improve your sales techniques.

Reading the fine print is critical when choosing a credit card processing service.

If you have bad credit, you can still open a business checking account. Here's how.

Several payroll services allow employees to be paid on demand rather than wait every two weeks. Is on-demand payroll right for your small business?