Business Articles
Starting a business? Learn the essentials for how to make your endeavor a success!
Growing an existing business? Review tips, strategies and solutions to keep your business growing.
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Naming Your Business
Follow these simple steps to find the perfect name for your business. |
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Choosing a Business Structure
What's the best legal structure for your business? Here's a look at the pros and cons of each. |
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Understanding Taxes
Taxes can be a tricky area for online sellers. Here's what you need to know - and how to make sure you get all the deductions you're entitled to. |
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Obtaining Licenses & Permits
Protect your business by making sure you have the proper permits and licenses. |
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Buying Business Insurance
Every business should have insurance. Here's what you need to cover your assets. |
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Bookkeeping Basics
Learn how to make the most of your money with these simple solutions for accounting and financial management. |
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Hiring Employees
It's easy with this step-by-step guide to finding, interviewing and hiring the best people. |
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Getting Expert Advice
Need help? You're sure to find it in this comprehensive resource list of federal and state agencies, associations, websites and publications. |
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| Growing Your Business |
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Choosing a Business Structure
You may have started as a sole proprietor, but as your business has grown, it might be time to change the structure of your company. Learn the pros and cons of the most common legal structures. |
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Effective Time Management
None of us have enough time in the day-and the bigger your company grows, the less time you seem to have. Find out how to be more productive by managing your time more efficiently. |
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Harnessing the Power of PR
Even great products won't sell if no one knows about them. Many entrepreneurs misunderstand public relations and underestimate it's value. Here's how you can create buzz for your business. |
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Finding Alternatives to Full-Time Employees
Need help, but can't afford full-time staff? Don't worry, there are plenty of other ways to get the help you need. |
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Motivating Your Employees
How do you keep good employees? Several studies have shown that it's not necessarily money that creates loyal employees, it's how they're treated. Try these productivity boosters. |
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Setting Salary
How much do you pay yourself? How much do you put back into your company? If you want to grow your business, you need to know the answer. |
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Managing Cash Flow
Running a successful business takes more than just making money-you need to manage your cash flow. Learn the basics of how to effectively manage your payables and receivables. |
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Updating Technology
Entrepreneurs often ignore the state of their technology until something breaks. But not keeping up with new technology can actually cost you money. And since tech is so much more than a desktop and box of software these days, it is imperative you refresh your tech on a regular basis. |
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| Important note: The resources provided in the Merchant eCommerce Solutions Center are provided for information purposes only. You should contact your legal or financial adviser for professional advice. The opinions expressed in the third-party content provided through the links in the Merchant eCommerce Solutions Center are those of their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect those of eBay Inc. |
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