If year-round sunshine isn't enough reason to lure you to Florida, the state's shifting attitudes toward business development might be.

The question-and-answer session after a business presentation can help you seal the deal. Here's how to make the most of Q&A sessions.

Surviving in a down economy is tough enough for small businesses. Growing is an even bigger feat. NFIB polled business owners about the external factors impeding their businesses' growth. This infographic shows their biggest challenges.

When you have to navigate through hundreds of tweets, it can be difficult to find relevant information. Luckily, there are many helpful tools to help you keep tabs on Twitter.

It can be easy to fall prey to scams when you're leasing equipment for your small business. Here's how to avoid them.

Running a business is stressful enough, not to mention keeping up with the changing social media networks and technology. Here are a few options for making social media management easier for your small business.

Sometimes the way to boost sales is to get more business from your existing customers. Here are four creative ways to cross-sell your products and services.

America's small businesses have a slim chance to avoid another year of weak sales, scant job creation and low profitability. But the signals from the sidelines aren't encouraging and the clock is running out.

Even if your industry is stagnant, you can harness the success of growing sectors. Here's how.

Consider these four beginning-of-the-year strategies to get a jumpstart on a successful and productive 2012.

The clock is running out. Small-business owners have grown weary of waiting for the president to provide a real plan to help bring customers through their doors.

Learn important information on rate changes and what they mean for employers.

Friends can be a boon to your business. They can send new customers your way, and during a business slump they can be a great source of moral support. But friends can also add stress to your work life by expecting special treatment such as discounts and part-time jobs for their kids. There is nothing wrong with extending special favors to friends, as long as everyone involved understands and agrees to the parameters

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expanding the scope and cost of its Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (LRRP) program, which seeks to reduce the spread of lead dust from old paint. Here's how your business may be affected and some of the consequences you can expect.

Find out the essential trade-offs should you consider before running background checks on job candidates.

Experts in local search engine optimization recently shared their best tips for improving how your business shows up in local results on Google. Find out how to improve your rankings.

Every job applicant wants to know the secrets to ace an interview. But it's just as important for employers to know how to conduct an effective interview since many employment disputes are the result of poor hiring procedures. Use the following as a roadmap for finding and hiring the best candidate.

The evidence is growing. America's small businesses are in jeopardy. All the signals along Main Street are red and flashing: Handle Small Business with Care!

NFIB's letter to the IRS expresses concerns about the paperwork burden being placed on small businesses by the new "merchant-card and third-party reporting payments" Line (Line 1a-e) on future income tax returns.