Background and Reference Check Services for Landlords Thursday August 2, 8:00 am ET By AllBusiness.com Screening potential tenants for your rental property is essential. At a minimum, you should check the applicant's references. Reference checks do
Should You Pay Points on Mortgage Loans? Thursday August 2, 8:00 am ET By AllBusiness.com In real estate lingo, a point is one percentage point of the overall loan that is paid up front, typically at the time of closing. For example, if you are borr
Establishing Competitive Prices Wednesday August 1, 8:00 am ET By AllBusiness.com Pricing is a key to sales success. With that in mind, you need to continuously monitor the pricing of goods and/or services in your industry. It's fairly simple to che
How Focus Groups Can Work for Your Small Business Wednesday August 1, 8:00 am ET By AllBusiness.com It is widely assumed that focus groups are reserved for large corporations that can afford the cost of using professional market research firms. Smal
Tips for Working with a PR Firm Wednesday August 1, 8:00 am ET By AllBusiness.com When you retain a public relations firm to present your business to the public, you're forming an important strategic alliance. How much you gain in return will depend
Productivity Tips for Instant Messaging Tuesday July 31, 8:00 am ET By AllBusiness.com Using instant messengers instead of e-mail can save time and simplify communications with clients and coworkers. E-mail is quick, but you still have to wait for m
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Which Wireless Devices Can Access the Internet? Tuesday July 31, 8:00 am ET By AllBusiness.com Handheld electronic devices have become even more popular than personal computers. And now a variety of handheld devices including cell phones, personal d
Changing an Employee Handbook Monday July 30, 8:00 am ET By AllBusiness.com As the needs of a company and its employees change, and as the relevant laws change on the federal, state, or local levels, employers may find it necessary to revise their e
Should You Have Your Workers Sign Noncompete Agreements? Monday July 30, 8:00 am ET By AllBusiness.com If you're worried about "training the competition," you may be wondering what you can do to prevent it. Unfortunately, there is no easy answer. Th
What Is "At-Will" Employment? Monday July 30, 8:00 am ET By AllBusiness.com I have a small company and am planning on hiring some employees. How can I make sure that I am able to terminate them if they do not work out or I no longer need them? Make
Should You Select a Regional or a National Internet Service Provider? Friday July 27, 8:00 am ET By AllBusiness.com Is bigger always better when choosing an Internet service provider? That depends on your priorities, as well as the state of the ISP
Yahoo Offers Free Web Sites to Small Businesses. Should I Do This or Pay to Build my Own Site? Friday July 27, 8:00 am ET By AllBusiness.com Yahoo Offers Free Web Sites to Small Businesses. Should I Do This or Pay to Build My Own Site? It seems as t
Web Hosting FAQs Friday July 27, 8:00 am ET By AllBusiness.com Before you can put your business on the Web, you need to find a company to host your site. The following frequently asked questions and answers will help you understand what's involved w
What Is Vendor Leasing? Thursday July 26, 8:00 am ET By AllBusiness.com In an effort to stimulate its sales, a retail vendor can align with a leasing company and provide what is known as vendor leasing. To do so, the vendor establishes a deal with a
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