Take a minute and think about the goals you've set for yourself. How close are you to accomplishing them? It's time to take stock and think about where you are, where you want to be, and how to get there.

As business owners we are often confronted with a number of problems with no apparent solutions. This fascinating story on problem solving during WWII has application to today's business environment.

When a new nonprofit is created, the founder or founder(s) generally recruit a small group of people they know and trust to help get things going. These people often wear many hats ranging from janitor to baker to teacher's aide to board member.

How to build an eBay business using exclusive agreements.

If business isn't going too well you must ask yourself if you are guilty of making one the Seven Deadly Business Mistakes! If you haven't started your business yet, consider what follows and make them your new commandments.

Make sure the condition of the property you want to buy will survive market conditions before seeking a commercial real estate mortgage. When you go to purchase a new residence, a good lender does a thorough financial background check on the individual seeking to borrow money.

The group responsible for monitoring the financial system of several countries has given alerts regarding the global trade depreciation caused by oil price hikes and the degenerating American housing market. In an announcement, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that the two industries can lead the global trade and the international economy to jumble.

Before you decide on hiring out someone for a translation project. Try to look from within your own pool of resources from your department or organization to see if there is anything that you can leverage. If you work for a large organization then chances are you have some untapped talent ready to be put into place for your translation project (and others too even).

If corrugated plastic can replace a staple such as a wood crate, imagine what it can do for your packaging.

We all succumb to the annual ritual of making a bunch of resolutions about how we will change our lives with the start of the New Year: eat better and heal...

Refurbished laptops are a great investment into the well being of any business. They come with almost limitless capabilities and a low price. Laptop computers can be a necessary part of a company to help them stay in touch and stay on top.

I am going to write something that may not be popular, but if it offends you in anyway, it probably means that I’m writing this for you. I’m writing this to help you…not to criticize or belittle you. I want every entrepreneur to continue to grow throughout his online career and sometimes when we don’t accept change…we stop growing. I don’t want that to happen to you.

Don't let the competition beat you to the punch. Make yourself the obvious choice.

Following the fallout from major corporate crashes such as Enron and Worldcom, stricter compliance legislation has been introduced around the world to ensure that business managers and principals are more accountable for their actions.

The surety bond market is currently a very conservative market. Contract and commercial bond departments throughout the nation have tightened up their underwriting practices due to enormous loses throughout the industry. Many sureties have had to close their doors, other have had their ratings drop to a level where they can not write the same business they could in years past. Obviously this leaves the bonding companies that are still operating with a very conservative outlook when it comes to their underwriting guidelines.

How many times do you have to fail at something in order to succeed? Learn the 6 ways to plan for success. Use your failures as a way to fail forward.