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Starting a Business

How to start a business in 17 steps

Learn how to launch your own business with essential tips and advice from successful business owners.

By Andrea Wahbe

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Business owners say you should outsource these 3 tasks

How embracing your limitations can help you succeed in business

Today’s gig workers are tomorrow’s business owners, says a new survey

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Modern Auto Service takes a modern approach to payroll with QuickBooks

How to stop snuffing out your best ideas

Cash Flow

Ask the expert: How can small business owners manage cash flow?

Starting Up

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Business Planning

How to create a process & procedures manual

Starting Up

Decode the Finance Game

Starting Up

Close the Gap with Education

Starting Up

Create a Support Network

Taxes

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Taxes

12 Common Questions and Answers About Self-Employed Tax Deductions

Taxes

Everything you need to know about small business tax payments

Taxes

A Small Business Owner’s Guide to the 1099 Form

Payroll

What does the IRS look for in an audit?

Taxes

Complete guide to filing self-employment taxes

Taxes

Handle the 1099-MISC like a pro with these 6 simple steps

In the Spotlight

Growing Your Business

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Whether you consider yourself a freelancer or self-employed, here are a few resources that can help you run your business.

Growing Your Business

Automation for small business: 10 tasks you should and should not automate

Growing Your Business

10 ways to make your site one of the best small business websites online

Growing Your Business

How female business owners can secure funding by overcoming the ‘confidence gap’

Growing Your Business

Customer metrics every business should be focusing on, according to the data

Financial Management

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Financial Management

What solvency is and how it solves your financial woes

Financial Management

How to close a business: A 10-step guide for small business owners

Financial Management

What are assets? Ten financial terms for small business owners

Financial Management

7 Signs Your Company Has Good Financial Health

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Payroll

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Payroll

Managing payroll in professional services, retail & construction

Payroll

Modern Auto Service takes a modern approach to payroll with QuickBooks

Payroll

Semimonthly vs Biweekly Payroll Pay Schedules

Payroll

10 frequently asked questions about payroll processing

Payroll

9 Workplace Benefits to Inspire Employee Loyalty

Payroll

Data Security: Why Your Business is Safer With Cloud Software Than Your Paper Process

Technology

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Technology

Data auditing for small businesses: 5 questions to help you protect your profits

Technology and Security

How to Keep Your Network Secure With Remote Employees

Technology and Security

10 Best Web Tools for Managing Remote Employees

Technology

5 Ways You Should Be Optimizing for Voice Search

Productivity

106 business tools for freelancers, consultants, and side hustlers

Business Planning

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Business Planning

What is a green business? Plus, 10 ways your small business can add up big savings

Business Planning

How to build a supply continuity plan in the midst of uncertainty

Business Planning

How to build a business continuity plan

Business Planning

How to register as a self-employed business owner: A step-by-step guide to conquer complexity

Business Planning

How to be more productive as a small business owner: 5 strategies to save time, do more, and focus on what matters

Business Planning

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