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Something that makes our Business section unique is the number of business experts who contribute regularly. We have guest columnists and regular bloggers who write about business topics from accounting to strategic planning. By keeping up with our section, you can learn a lot about running a business. To make it easier to find those lessons, we have launched Small Business 101. Check it out for lessons in Accounting, Finance, Management and Marketing.

Accounting

Katherine Arno:
Price/value ratio not an easy equation

Jonathan Block:
Preparation is key to a successful audit

Marc Powers:
Personal property depreciation can save company a bundle

More Accounting lessons

Finance

Katherine Arno:
What's a business worth?

Katherine Arno:
Show me the money!

Wendy Paradis:
How to deal with bounced checks

More Finance lessons

Management

Katherine Arno:
Adding a Second Location

Marianne Sensale-Guerin:
Be consistent when growing

Rick Dacri:
When 'It's not my job' isn't the answer

More Management lessons

Marketing

Lynelle Bianco: Management versus Leadership

Katherine Arno:
Thinking outside the box

C.J. Johnson:
Design or design strategy

More Marketing lessons

Class Discussion

Don says: "I run a small business seminar for Maine Guides and as I ran through the list of things that they need to be aware of as they started their businesses, indeed most of them will be micro businesses, I was struck by the difficulty and the number of hoops that they needed to go through to get started..."
Does Maine have a good climate for small business?

Better Business Are You Replaceable? 02/25/08

Of course, we all think we are irreplaceable, whether we run a business or not. In situations where you are the only employee of your...

LifeWorks Want To Change Your Career? Here's How... 05/13/08

Recently I spoke with a prospective client who wants to make a career change. He...

Substance Abuse at Work Substance Abuse and Depression in Female Lawyers 02/05/08

A recent newsletter sent out by the MSBA Women's Law Section included some astounding statistics regarding the incidence of depression...

Making It Happen Getting Ready for the "R" Word -or- Less is More 01/18/08

The "R" word is being bantered about and it puts a lot of us small business people on edge. After...

Your Customer Service Coach Your Employees: Do You Appreciate Them or Take Them for Granted? 02/20/08

If you care about employee motivation and morale, this is an important question to ask�...

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Reader Comments

Gaille says: "With today's gas prices we'll be lucky to see any tourists at all this summer. As for the hotel voucher, I doubt it will be a determining factor for people to visit Maine. Who's going to drive 500 hundred miles or more just to get a free night in a hotel?"
What do you think of the tourism promotion?

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