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Managing a Remote Team

Today’s team doesn’t always work in the same office — or even the same country. Learn how to keep remote employees engaged and productive, no matter where they are.

Evaluating Potential Mergers

Shopping for an acquisition? Before you reach for your checkbook, study our tips on how to plan for and evaluate an M&A; deal.

Collaboration Technology

David Coleman, founder of Collaborative Strategies, takes us to the bleeding edge of collaborative tools and describes when and how you should use each solution.

Working With Wal-Mart

Small manufacturers don't have to give up control to get big-box distribution. Eleanor Keare shares her successful strategies for doing business with retail Goliaths.

Back to B-School

This fall, BNET columnist Jenna Miller starts an MBA program. Follow her exploits and learn how to get a business degree without losing your job - or your sanity.

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Management

Ten Tools for Remote Teams
If you've got team members in multiple offices, you probably already use a fair amount of technology. But are you using the right tools ...
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How to Manage Employees in Remote Locations
In order to get the best out of your far-flung employees, you need to establish a clear communication routine, take extra steps to build ...
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Hiring and Inspiring a Dispersed Team
Certain managerial traits become more important when work gets done out of your sight. Here's how to get off on the right foot, whether ...
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Understanding the Minimum Wage
Every U.S. business must comply with the minimum wage laws of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This article shows the current national ...
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Conducting a 360-degree Appraisal
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Strategy

Lessons from the Mega-Mergers
These high-profile corporate mergers are excellent case studies for anyone considering a potential acquisition.
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Developing Small Business Partnerships
Small businesses enter into partnerships with other businesses to achieve mutual objectives. Such partnerships can be long-term (for example, to develop a new product) ...
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Using Telemarketing to Support Marketing Campaigns
Telemarketing can be an effective tool for increasing sales and customer response rates. Customers often find it simple and convenient to do business over ...
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M&A; Quick Analysis Worksheet
Does your acquisition plan make sense? Use our questionnaire to evaluate the pros and cons of this complicated business decision.
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How to Plan a Merger
Once, the most common way to grow a business was to hire talent and expand gradually. Today what used to be called merger mania ...
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Work Life

Making the Most of Videoconferencing
Videoconferencing has become more and more common as the technology behind it became more affordable and reliable. Today, two or more people can easily ...
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Understanding Financial Reporting
Financial reporting, done annually by private enterprises and quarterly by public companies, offers essential information about the financial health of an organization. Interested parties ...
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Navigating the Financial Pages
There are two sections in a newspaper's financial pages. The first lists stocks alphabetically, providing key data about each one, and the second contains ...
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10 Underrated Business Books
They are hardly traditional, but by challenging conventional wisdom, these books explain the big ideas that are essential to business success.
Tags: Publisher, Criticism, Books, Finance, Blurb, Geoffrey James, management, career, resources, Business, Public Relations, Financial Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Marketing Research, Corporate Communications
10 Overrated Business Books (and What to Read Instead)
Don't believe the hype. These classic books attract all the attention, but for real business wisdom, read our preferred suggestions instead.
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