Don’t discount the over-50 set

Only 10 percent of all owners obtain the price they want or expect when the sell their business. The main reason for this: poor planning.

In July, Gov. Deval Patrick signed into law the Green Communities Act, a comprehensive energy reform bill resulting from close collaboration with House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi and Senate President Therese Murray.

Tips for recruiting the right people

How to uncover the hidden value in your business

Every business sooner or later will be sold or transferred to someone else. Whether that someone else is an insider (e.g., a family member or key employee) or an outsider, certain steps can be taken to ensure that the transfer achieves the goals of the business owner.

Being in control of one’s future, having one’s own “little corner of the world,” is the dream of the entrepreneur. However, any successful business owner will tell you that the reality of owning your own business is a far cry from the dream. It takes awesome courage and blind optimism to defy insurmountable odds to go after the dream in the first place.

Reports of the death of classic marketing may be premature. So if you think Web advertising trumps print or that cable television leaves networks in the dust, you may have to take another look.

As a speaker at Cape Business Connect 2006, I will talk about “Growing Your Business: Critical Strategies to Increased Sales, Profitability and Business Value.” At last year’s Business Connect, I provided a broad overview of “The Four Ways to Grow Your Business.” This year, we’ll drill down and provide far more depth.

New or old, startup or conglomerate, your business needs a plan.

One of the toughest business challenges is how to increase sales profitably. The task is all the more daunting in a slowing economy and a saturated market.

You may deduct your home-office expenses

Map the competitive landscape

Here are a few alternatives

Learn the steps to effective small business credit card management

A method of avoiding cash flow problems

One way is through a costing model

What is self-employment tax?

SBA 504 Loan program helps purchase land or buildings

To make smaller loans more easily available.

Why would you want to try to start a business without a business plan?

Loans of up to $2 million

How do you go about financing your enterprise?

The single most important obstacle to small business success