Starting a business can mean giving up that secure cubicle and paycheck. Here are 10 reasons to dump the cubicle life for the excitement of being an entrepreneur.

Exchange is a program that allows the owner of a certain property that is used for investment to be exchanged with another property and defer paying the taxes.

As a business owner, it only makes sense to protect your personal assets from company debts and liabilities. The question is: what’s the best way to do that? If you’re going back and forth between the limited liability corporation (LLC) and the S Corporation (standard corporation), you’re certainly not alone!

Every project - large or small - needs a vision outlining what success looks like and how the project team will make success a reality. Here are four steps to creating that successful project vision.

America is in a new kind of war, and the demands on American business will be significantly different than in World War II. Then, the nation's entire business community focused on one objective, winning the war by mass-producing the weapons of war. This time the volume of weapons produced won't be a determining factor in the war's outcome. Victory may ultimately just be maintaining the American lifestyle. Here's how we can win.

You can obtain a criminal background check on almost anyone for as little as twenty dollars. Many employers do this as a routine part of the hiring process especially if the employment involves working with sensitive material or involves having someone in your home.

When writing a business email, you should format it like a normal business later.

Nonprofit organizations are institutions that are established in order to raise money for educational, religious or scientific purposes. These organizations are run by a group of people who come together with an ad hoc purpose, more like volunteers than employees. As an example, an organization that is established for disaster relief or literacy can be classified as a nonprofit organization.

We all set goals even if it is only for the New Year. Our goals are designed to motivate us to do better, look after ourselves, and be happy. Business goals are not much different. They are set to motivate the organization into increasing profits and to make the business run very smoothly with a real end in sight. These goals are just the start.

Verbal agreements leave you exposed and vulnerable to legal problems. Avoid this unnecessary hassle by having written agreements.

How often have you heard a news account or heard from friends and co-workers about a family that lost everything in a house fire - and the disaster was made worse because they had no home insurance? A fire that destroys your home is traumatic enough. The heartbreak that comes from not having home insurance is indescribable.

You can sell your own business, but you need to understand each of the components that will make your effort a success. How to package your business, how to price it, how to find buyers and close the deal are the main components. Intertwined with these steps are the roles played by a good business attorney and CPA.

No matter what the size of your business, there is always too much work to do. If you build a good foundation, you will be able to grow through the addition of new people and products.

Today is the last day to affect the end of your current sales cycle - what are you doing to ensure that your year gets off to a strong start?

An overview of franchises and how to find the best one for your future.

While most folks today trust mutual funds and their professional managers with their investments, it’s still important to understand the basics ...........

Jakarta is an unlikely place for massive investment and value growth over the next decade, but that is just where some major changes are taking place that will transform its future.

Okay so I do a lot of research; have traveled afar and obviously I have something to say. Ah; “Rants from Lance” indeed. Yes in fact it is over do but it is time; It is Soap Box time; I Read an interesting article today about the fact that 80% of all penalties for employment withholding costs were fined to small businesses with under ten employees.

Ah, the ebb and flow of work. Sometimes it seems like there is much more ebbing than flowing with all of the workflow, the deadlines, the projects and presentations, but overall the tide seems to constantly be flowing in and out, in and out, in and . . . sorry.

I would like to discuss the issues concerning Maine and it’s economy. For this most important discussion we are going to focus on jobs and money flow. Well first we should discuss tourism in the coastal areas. Maine's Economic Recovery Market Sectors for Economic Growth.

We all know listening is an important skill. In certain situations like a second date, when comforting someone who is hurting, and when helping someone we care about we are really good listeners. But what about the times when we don’t want to listen…

I just finished reading a powerful book The Profitable Power of Purpose in which the author Ian Percy (www.IanPercy.com) states “If your customers were not irritated, they would not even be your customers.” How true it is! In 1978, I ran an ad in a New York City newspaper, “Organizing consultant can help you make better use of time and space” and launched a 25+ year business which is still going strong...What Irritates You?

Employers forced out of offices by the Attack on America and employees fearful of future attacks of airplanes or anthrax are using technology to get the job done. Telecommuting, a trend of the past decade is enjoying a revival and presenting a new challenge for both employers and employees.