Growing Business

Improving Foot Traffic Appeal
Tips for Sprucing Up Business Curb Appeal This Spring
Jan 30, 2010 Katelyn Thomas
As weather begins to warm and foot traffic increases, many small business owners are realizing that it is time to give their offices or stores a face lift to make their businesses more appealing to all those potential customers strolling by. Businesses with a renovation budget will repaint, replace all the furniture or make other big changes. Does this mean that businesses that are struggling to make ends meet aren’t able to improve their building’s appearance this spring? Not at all. For those that don’t have money in their budgets for a big makeover, there are still plenty of small things that can be done to spruce up the building or office. Read more…

Growing Concerns It’s hard to complain when your company grows by more than 1,300 percent. But for Clear Align, a maker of surveillance equipment for the military, success is proving to be difficult to manage. By Carlye Adler | Newsweek Web ExclusiveDec 29, 2009 | Updated: 10:48 a.m. ET Dec 29, 2009

Angelique Irvin isn’t your typical defense contractor: she’s a suburban mom who swears by organic products, and the daughter of the founder of the literary journal Calyx (which was started in her childhood bedroom). Read more…

Creating a Family Budget to Become Debt Free
Budget Your Way Out of Debt
Mar 1, 2010 Mike Valles
Developing a family budget can be one of the best things for the family. It can quickly enable more money to be available each month, and can lead to debt elimination.

Waiting until there is a large amount of debt is not the time to start learning how to get the best use of money in the home. Consistent financial budgeting of the family’s money is a great way to prevent many problems before they occur. Here are some things needed to put into the family budget to ensure that it has the ability to keep on track – and keep debt far away. Read more…

Creating a Family Budget to Become Debt Free
Budget Your Way Out of Debt
Mar 1, 2010 Mike Valles
Developing a family budget can be one of the best things for the family. It can quickly enable more money to be available each month, and can lead to debt elimination.

Waiting until there is a large amount of debt is not the time to start learning how to get the best use of money in the home. Consistent financial budgeting of the family’s money is a great way to prevent many problems before they occur. Here are some things needed to put into the family budget to ensure that it has the ability to keep on track – and keep debt far away. Read more…

A Business Idea With Legs
LittleMissMatched’s stores and Web site cater to fashion-forward tweens. But as the company grows, it’s struggling to maintain its unique brand identity.

Courtesy LittleMissMatched
What’s In Store: Inside a LittleMissMatched retail shop
By Carlye Adler | Newsweek Web Exclusive
Dec 8, 2009 | Updated: 12:17 p.m. ET Dec 8, 2009 Read more…