If you're a creative person working in a job where being free-spirited is frowned upon, take heart. You have much to offer the corporate world. It isn't necessary to become a business clone, so maintain your individuality and fit in despite the critics.

There is growing concern among business owners that merchant account fees are too high. This concern becomes magnified every time Visa and MasterCard raise their interchange rates -- the rates Visa and MasterCard member issuing banks charge on credit card transactions, ultimately passed down to merchants. The article addresses the topic of ever-increasing credit card rates and whether Visa and MasterCard should cap their profit and limit it to a fixed percentage over the costs that they incur.

The only thing that does not change in this world is change. The business world is no exception. At Wall Street, stocks and bonds rise and fall due to hostile takeovers. Multi-billion dollar mergers are a daily thing. Executive decisions are made with the goal of saving a corporation's bottom line, not jobs.

He left Africa when he was just a teen and in love with windsurfing. See how this adventurous guy turned his dream into a dream business using some unique marketing that draws a big crowd.

This article looks at key points that most successful business men-women share.

Implementing a gift and loyalty card program will help grow your business. We explain how you can use these programs to make business boom!

You may not realize this but your thoughts and thought processes have an impact on how you run your business and its inherent success. The way you think has an effect on your business and thinking positively or negatively may make or break you.

Stress is our reaction to people or things going on around us. Sometimes the situations are positive and other times negative. When you are unhappy about how things are going, there are three strategies which will help you move forward in a positive direction. To mange your mood, consider your needs, wants, and values before you choose one of the three strategies. Then take positive steps to move forward confidently.

Who you are in life creates your results. Who are you in your business. If you want to have, you must be a certain person and this will drive your actions, which drive your results.

Owning two businesses seems like a good idea - potentially double the income, right? Doing it alone can be daunting! Read on to discover what does and does not work.

Thomas Burns, founder of Intelligent Network Services, explains how small and mid-sized businesses can save their company's bottom line with a minimal investment in preventative service maintenance.

Who would expect Larry King to Katie Couric to inspire my coaching practice?

Nobody notices normal. An article on how to embrace your uniqueness in business. How to take assumptions and shatter them. How to think outside the box by looking AT the box.

Have you ever wondered why some business owners seem so calm and steady, while others are in a constant state of worry and panic? Surprisingly, the difference between these two scenarios has nothing to do with the operation of the business-it is the vision of the owner. Your vision for your business provides the foundation for its success, or failure.

For many people, undertaking a job search is either a chore or a nightmare. With the right tools and job search help, however, a job search can be an adventure that lands you your dream job.

A step by step guide to start your very own online business empire with Free Live Support!

In today's world, making ends meet is a major goal for just about everyone. For some, a home based business may just be the answer. Do you have what it takes to start your own work from home business?

You must become a business developer!

The importance of choosing a good point of sale system can help you run and maintain your business quickly and efficiently.

Factoring is not always about cash flow problems, for many its about growth with a reliable foundation. Factoring has allowed thousands of small businesses to bid on and wind contracts worth millions of dollar in the Government and Corporate sector.

Charity Auctions can be very profitable! For example, an recently raised $125,000. They do this year after year. Learn how your organization can do the same.

A collection agency will sometimes collect debts for businesses or lenders and in other situations, they purchase unpaid debts so that the debt can be collected and the money then goes to the collection agency.

Article is an excerpt from “Business Secrets Men Don’t Tell Women” revealing how women and men view self-employment differently! Book by Gina Novelle and will be available in 2005.

The article discusses how to get repeat business.