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Beyond the Blog—The Thlog
Dec 15, 2006, Small Business Review, By Gary M. Stern

The Battle For Talent
Dec 01, 2006, Small Business Review, By Gary M. Stern

Dealing with the Chronically Late Employee
Feb 23, 2007, Small Business Review, By Gary M. Stern
Change the behavior, not the employee—if you can.

Turn Your Staff Into Entrepreneurs
Sep 20, 2007, Small Business Review, By Gary M. Stern
After launching The WOW Factory in 1997, Stacey Krizan realized that hiring “worker bees” who simply followed orders wouldn’t grow her Atlanta, GA-based meeting

Turn Your Staff Into Entrepreneurs
Sep 20, 2007, Small Business Review, By Gary M. Stern
After launching The WOW Factory in 1997, Stacey Krizan realized that hiring “worker bees” who simply followed orders wouldn’t grow her Atlanta, GA-based meeting

Finance
Jun 11, 2007, Small Business Review

Create a Winning Employee Retention Strategy
Aug 20, 2007, Small Business Review, By Gary M. Stern
Employee retention is a critical issue for today’s small business owners. A low unemployment rate and shortage of skilled labor means one thing: If you have good employees you’d better work harder than ever

Create a Winning Employee Retention Strategy
Aug 20, 2007, Small Business Review, By Gary M. Stern
Employee retention is a critical issue for today’s small business owners. A low unemployment rate and shortage of skilled labor means one thing: If you have good employees you’d better work harder than ever

How Recapitalizing Can Energize and Boost A Business
Aug 17, 2006, Small Business Review, By Gary M. Stern
In just five years, the mother-daughter team of Beckey Neal and Kim Wigington, turned their hobby of making decorative candles into Wicks ‘n More, a $5 million company. But revenue plateaued in 2005, and at 58, Becky was thinking about retirement. For many business owners, this would be the moment to sell out.

Angel Investors Finance Small Businesses
May 30, 2007, Small Business Review, By Gary M. Stern
The banks rejected your loan application because your business didn’t show three years of growth. Venture capitalists won’t return your call because your revenue hasn’t hit $20 million a year. And yet you need an injection of capital to grow your business

Mezzanine financing, a provocative option for established companies
Dec 20, 2007, Small Business Review, By Gary M. Stern
If you have positive cash flow and little collateral you may want to consider mezzanine finacing. Execs turned to mezzanine financers, a provocative option for established companies that aren’t able to finance big growth themselves or via traditional lending arrangements.

Finance
Jun 11, 2007, Small Business Review

Selling a Small Business on Your Own
Mar 30, 2007, Small Business Review, By Gary Stern
Selling a small business by yourself is never easy. But some small businesses don’t have a choice: Most reputable brokers won’t take on a business that will sell for under $250,000 because the fees aren’t worth their time. And, with commissions of 5% on the first $1 million, the cost of a business broker may seem a bit much.

Hiring Older Workers
Feb 11, 2007, Small Business Review, By Gary M. Stern
The aging of the U.S. workforce has often been cited as a sign of trouble: The fear is that labor shortages would appear as the 76 million Baby Boomers start to retire. Indeed, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a shortfall of 10 million workers in the U.S. by 2012, when the Boomer retirement wave begins to swell.

Knowing Your Credit Score Can Pay Off
Oct 19, 2007, Small Business Review, By Gary M. Stern
Scott Walker launched Digital Golf, an interactive instructional website, in 2004. Like many small business owners, he relied on personal credit during the early stages of his operation

Management
Jun 11, 2007, Small Business Review

Is Venture Capital Right for Your Business?
Jun 19, 2007, Small Business Review, Gary M. Stern
NTERA was developing several patents for its display technology for appliances that changes colors. The owners believed it had real promise but they were spending more money than they were earning and needed funding to turn the technology into marketable products.

A Better Route to China for Small Business
Jan 12, 2007, Small Business Review, By Gary M. Stern
Many small business owners dream about moving some of their manufacturing to China. Imagine paying toolmakers $4 an hour instead of $25. Imagine how much competitively you could price your product.

Avoid being victimized by identity thieves
Nov 16, 2007, Small Business Review, By Gary M. Stern
Until a district attorney knocked on John Sileo’s door and accused him of stealing $300,000 from his clients, he had no idea that his business was involved in a crime. Sileo was a victim

Avoid being victimized by identity thieves
Nov 16, 2007, Small Business Review, By Gary M. Stern
Until a district attorney knocked on John Sileo’s door and accused him of stealing $300,000 from his clients, he had no idea that his business was involved in a crime. Sileo was a victim

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