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Oregon Food Handler Card: The Course, Assessment, Certification

Oregon has specific requirements for what is and is not acceptable when it comes to food handler training. Here’s how to get started.

How to Get a Liquor License in Arizona

This guide covers the liquor license requirements in Arizona to make it easier for you to get one.

How to Obtain a Liquor License in Oklahoma

Here’s a guide to help you understand the requirements for getting a liquor license in Oklahoma.

The Case for Giving Hourly Workers Greater Scheduling Flexibility

To attract working parents and other employees who need irregular hours, companies are adapting “shift marketplaces” and other innovative tools.

How to Keep Customers Coming Back: Turn Your Walk-ins Into Repeat Bookings

Here’s how to keep customers coming back to your beauty business and increase your number of repeat customers.

Beauty Client Communication: Tips and Tools for Your Business

These client relationship tools will help you handle your communications, automate appointments, and save time managing a team.

How to Get a Liquor License in the State of California

Utah Food Handler Card: The Course, Assessment, and Certification

In Utah, one law applies statewide for food safety certification. Get all the details here.

How to Get a Liquor License in Florida

If you’re opening a business that sells alcohol in Florida, you’ll need to obtain applicable liquor licenses.

5 Steps to Mitigate the Risks of Sole-Source Suppliers

If the pain around pricing, delivery or quality is high enough, your company may need to invest in an alternate sourcing scenario to reduce the risk.

What is a Mounted POS and How Does it Work?

Here are the benefits of a wall-mounted POS and what could make it a fit for your business.

Opening a Barbershop: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide

If you’re opening a barbershop or looking into a second or third location, this guide will walk you through all the information you need to know.

The Most Essential Employee Handbook Updates to Make This Year

Review your employee handbook annually to ensure your company is in compliance with all relevant federal, state, and local laws. Here are timely updates for business owners to address in 2022.

4 Out-of-the-Box Employee Benefits to Attract Workers in 2022

Struggling to attract new employees? Here are some out-of-the-box ideas that are catching steam.

Arizona Food Handler Card: The Course, Assessment, and Certification

Each county in Arizona has its own law requirements that govern whether employees need food handler training to work in restaurants.

Tips and Tools to Help Manage Increased Customer Demand

Customer demand can fluctuate often. Use these operational tips to help you keep up with increases.

7 Financial Steps to Consider Before Taking on Solopreneurship

Before you open the doors to your business, learn how you can create a strong financial foundation for your business, which tools you can use, and which best practice steps to take as a self-employed business owner.  

How This Bakery Used Technology to Evolve Like a Big Business

Trina Gregory-Propst credits her restaurant’s unexpected success to its high food quality, commitment to customer service, and willingness to embrace new technology that allows her staff to operate at a high level.

5 New Things to Note on Your 2021 Business Return

While many tax items—deductions, credits, etc.—have new limits for 2021 due to cost-of-living adjustments and new laws, certain new items stand out. Don’t overlook the following…

Your Essential Full-Service Restaurant Equipment Checklist

Creating a list of equipment that meets the requirements of your restaurant’s menu ensures everything will be in place ahead of the big opening day.

Here’s Why Businesses Are Investing in Sustainability

Increasingly employees, investors, and customers alike are looking to businesses to set an example when it comes to sustainability. Here is why you may want to keep sustainability in mind when building your business.

Understanding Labor Costs and How to Manage Them

The cost of labor can be one of the most significant expenses you will be responsible for as a business owner. Here’s what you need to know to have greater control over your business expenses.

A Mi Manera: Business Owners Thriving Their Own Way, Only In Denver

“A Mi Manera,” or “My Way,” is a reflection of business owners’ courage to do things on their own terms.

How to Scale a Baking Business

Through 20 years operating Piononos, Maria Luisa Benavides has learned the ins and outs of running a bake shop and a team.

What is Self Employment Tax and How Does It Work?

A guide to what self-employment taxes are and why it’s important for self-employed business owners to understand how they work.

What Is Inflation and How Does It Affect Small Businesses?

Small business owners say broader economic trends are having a negative impact on their business. The top three challenges they cited? Difficulty finding and retaining qualified employees, supply chain issues, and inflation.

The 100-Year Journey That Led to Miami's Cerveceria La Tropical

Manny Portuondo is bringing a modern Miami audience a product and an experience reminiscent of La Tropical’s original Cuban location, with plans to expand globally.

What’s the Difference Between W-2 Employees and 1099 Contractors

Figuring out the difference between independent contractors vs. employees and when to use 1099s vs. W-2s can be confusing. Read our guide now.

Raising Wages Versus Adding Fringe Benefits

Small business owners need to review compensation packages for employees and find ways to boost their offering without busting their budgets. Raising wages and giving cash bonuses may not be feasible.

How Two Miami Retailers Scaled Their Love of Fashion, in Their Own Words

The owners of Paz Y Luna and Luis Morais share their stories of success, challenges, and resilience in their own words.

How to Get a Liquor License in Indiana

Looking for a liquor license in Indiana? Learn about the types of businesses that need one, how to obtain the right license, and information on the cost and application process.

How To Write a Business Report: 3 Types of Business Reports

To find useful insight into how your business is performing, you need to analyze all this data. Learn how to create meaningful business reports for managing your business.

How the Empowerment Zone Tax Credit Can Save Businesses Thousands of Dollars This Year

Empowerment Zones (EZs) are designated urban and rural areas of economic distress and unemployment that offer tax incentives for businesses that are located within the zones.

Payroll Tax Calendar for Small Business Owners [Downloadable Tool]

Access this downloadable calendar with important dates for payroll tax deposits, wage reports, and employment tax returns to keep your eye on throughout the year.

How Much Does It Cost to Start a Business?

What does it cost to start a business? We’ll break down how much you’ll spend to get your small business up and running, along with the types of expenses for starting a new business.

Empanada Harry’s is Miami's Modern Mom-and-Pop Bakery

Harry and Michelle Coleman grew up around passionate mom-and-pop businesses. Then they started their own.