You’re the Boss Blog: Bringing Employees Into the Conversation

You’re the Boss Blog: A Start-Up Wants to Help You Cut Through the Clutter and Noise Online

One concern: the pitch could have done a better job of discussing the potential for competition. ...

You’re the Boss Blog: Is There a 'Right' Time for a Mom to Start a Business?

Laura Kelly talks about balancing the needs of her business with the needs of her family. ...

You’re the Boss Blog: White House Opposes Small-Business Contracting Provision in Defense Bill

In a statement, the administration called higher goals for small-business contracting "laudable but overly ambitious." ...

You’re the Boss Blog: Introducing Deirdre Lord, a New Business Group Member

Deirdre Lord and a longtime colleague teamed up to start The Megawatt Hour. "Essentially, we're the Turbo Tax for businesses that buy energy in deregulated markets," she said. ...

You’re the Boss Blog: Why I Cut My Own Salary

Our cash is holding steady, but I don't have a good feeling about the immediate future. We're just not seeing as many eager buyers. ...

 

Why There's Not Much Sizzle In Two Burger Chains' IPO Plans

Can two also-ran burger chains that struggled through the recession win over Wall Street investors? We'll soon find out, as fast-food franchisor CKE Restaurants -- corporate parent of both Carl's Jr. and Hardee's -- recently filed to go public, seeking roughly $100 million and applying for the stock...

No room for weenies

No use complaining Keep up won’t you? There’s no room for weenies in the global micro enterprise community. My hapless and hopeless UK agent, Tony Robinson OBE, sent me a press clipping of what Serena Williams said after winning the Madrid Open last week. He’s obsessed by how Ser...

Day 2: National Small Business Week - Corinne’s Catfish Tells Us Why They Love It

For today’s post, we spoke with Orin Moore, owner and founder of Corinne’s Catfish in Lewisville, Texas. The On Deck Team found this story particularly inspiring – and we hope our readers to do.

Creating Google Alerts Directly in Google Analytics

A few weeks back I wrote about the powerful new metrics that small business owners can glean from the new Social reports within Google Analytics. And since that post, even more neat features have been released to help business owners learn more about not only what’s happening on their site, but what’s happening off of it, as well.

How Ads on Your Site Can Affect SEO (Video)

Your search rankings could be suffering if there are a number of advertisements above the content on your website. ...

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