Four Basic Steps of Cost Management in Business + MORE

Personal finance expert and author Linsey Knerl tells AllBusiness.com about the best ways for home-based businesses to save money while building a fully functional home office.

If the E.U. and U.S. were to agree on free-trade talks, will small business exporters benefit –or pay a price?

7 key steps to help get them sorted
Do you often wonder about putting structures in place to keep your wealth safe? Or whether the structures you’ve already got in place will actually do the job you want them to? It’s easy to put this in the “too hard basket”. Not only are you too busy to look after your own affairs, you may not know what to do, how to do it, or who to go to for the correct advice…

You’ve just walked out of your boss’s office after a talent review session. At the end of the meeting, you received a clear message: although your organization is performing well, your boss believes you have a “B team” with no clear successor to your position &#8212 and you’re expected to do something about it…

When Steve Blank appeared on the cover of Wired magazine nine years ago, his company then, Rocket Science Games, was expected to revolutionize the videogame industry. At the time, Blank didn’t let the skepticism of critics faze him.
“I thought I was a genius,” he says. Three months later, when he called his mother to let her know he was about to lose $35 million in investor funding, he wasn’t feeling quite so genius anymore…

As a startup you face plenty of competition. Here are five methods for facing off against your rivals and coming out on top.

The rising cost of keeping up with customer demand can be a challenge for startups or small businesses. Keeping up with supplier payments, payroll, and inventory requires a lot of attention to detail and time. Fortunately, a number of software solutions, leadership tactics, and business fundamentals will help your company manage costs…