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These 10 tips will help you touch base with your employees consistently and effectively.

If the experts agree that we're in a recession, these tips will have you so far ahead of the game, the news will barely register.

Getting a few more dollars out of each customer can put startups on a fast track to success.

E-businesses have great opportunities--and steep competition. Develop lasting customer relationships with these e-mail marketing tactics so your first sale isn't your last.

We canvassed the country to find towns with the best mix of business advantages and lifestyle appeal. Check out our 100 top picks and find the perfect place to build your dream.

Abundant tech talent. Gorgeous views. (But costly homes and taxes.)

Abundant tech talent. Gorgeous views. (But costly homes and taxes.)

Starting a company in one of these business-friendly locations can save a proprietor big bucks: These seven states have no individual income tax, and some have no corporate income tax.

Starting a company in one of these business-friendly locations can save a proprietor big bucks: These seven states have no individual income tax, and some have no corporate income tax.

New businesses turn bad neighborhoods into great business locations.

New businesses turn bad neighborhoods into great business locations.

Every city has a skid row. For years Detroit's was Cass Corridor. Even at 4 a.m. commerce thrived. You could buy drugs, sex, cheap wine, and stolen merchandise at almost any hour of the day. But you couldn't buy a freshly baked loaf of bread. The area was a culinary wasteland, until two idealistic bakers opened Avalon International Breads.

Every city has a skid row. For years Detroit's was Cass Corridor. Even at 4 a.m. commerce thrived. You could buy drugs, sex, cheap wine, and stolen merchandise at almost any hour of the day. But you couldn't buy a freshly baked loaf of bread. The area was a culinary wasteland, until two idealistic bakers opened Avalon International Breads.

On Monday, the Justice Department approved the $4.6 billon merger of Sirius Radio and XM Satellite Radio Holdings, the nation's only satellite radio providers.

Craig Bramscher wasn't thinking about electric motorcycles when he founded Oregon-based Brammo Motorsports. The 6-foot 4-inch serial entrepreneur and gearhead wanted to create a high-performance car that would accommodate taller drivers.