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Pocket Fuel: 10 Essential Steps to Start Freelancing on the Side
By Ryan Robinson | June 14, 2016

Here's how to start freelancing and begin winning high-value clients while you're still working a day job that pays the bills.

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Congratulations, You're Now The Boss: How to Take Over an Existing Team
By Suzanne Lucas | June 14, 2016

When you land a new job, there's a ton to learn. You not only need to learn the business, but you also need to learn how best to use your team.

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Fluctuating Commodities: How They Impact Businesses and What You Can Do
By Tommy Wyher | June 13, 2016

Read this article to learn how fluctuating commodities impact your business, and what you can do to keep it at bay.

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Cash in Hand: 5 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Improve Liquidity
By Matt Lenhard | June 07, 2016

Here are five strategies entrepreneurs can use to build financial liquidity.

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5 Challenges to Adopting Agile Development and How to Overcome Them
By Tim Sorweid | June 01, 2016

Whether you have begun the Agile journey or just thinking about it, here are top 5 challenges and how to gain success with implementation.

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Learn to Lead: 10 Online Learning Platforms to Hone Your Entrepreneurial Skills
By Abdullahi Muhammed | May 31, 2016

You need to keep learning as an entrepreneur. These are 10 of the best online learning platforms to hone your entrepreneurial skills.

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Stop Working So Hard: Make Money in the Gaming Industry
By Sherry Gray | May 27, 2016

Getting Paid to Play Video Games Sounds Too Good to Be True, Right? Maybe Not.

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Negotiating the Perfect Lease: Don’t Overpay For Your Retail Space
By Mike Wood | May 26, 2016

Learn how best to negotiate the best deal on your lease once you have found the perfect spot to open your business.

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Green Business, Greener Pastures: Ways Business Owners are Helping the Environment While Saving Money
By Christopher Jan Benitez | May 25, 2016

Learn some of the best ways business owners can join the green movement while saving money. It's a green win-win situation.

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Top 5 Web Development Nightmares: How to Avoid Calling a Lawyer
By Daliah Saper | May 23, 2016

Here is a list of some of the problems that can arise when outsourcing your web development and how you can avoid them.

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Learn By Example: 7 Great Mobile-Friendly E-commerce Websites
By Genia Stevens | May 19, 2016

When Google introduced changes to its mobile search algorithm, a TechCrunch survey found that 44 percent of Fortune 500 websites failed.