Archive for August 5, 2008

What to Do When an Employee Leaves

Use these steps to achieve a smooth transition during employee turnover.

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Investors’ early-warning system

The MSN CAPS community's ratings aren't always right, but participants did a remarkable job of predicting some of this year's winners and losers among energy and financial stocks.

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McDonald’s to change Dollar Menu

The Dollar Menu helped spark a turnaround in 2003 by drawing more traffic to the chain's restaurants. But as food costs rise, the menu is squeezing profits.

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The FSB 100

FSB's annual look at America's fastest-growing small, public companies. Read on for their success secrets, including global expansion, savvy marketing, long-term planning - and sometimes, old-fashioned luck.

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Get users (and Google) to trust your site

Dear FSB: Our current Web site, www.fusedsolutions.com, does an okay job of portraying the appropriate information to those that get there, but unfortunately not many get there. Can you please give us a few tips on how to get our site to the top of search lists and build substantial traffic? - Justin Groden, Fused Solutions, Potsdam, N.Y. "It's not a surprise that no one gets there, as there's not much you're doing right," says Rich Schefren of Strategic Profits. "If a marketing person was involved with this site, he or she needs to be fired for marketing malpractice. You only have to look at competitors to see how bad it is."

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Businesses for Sale