Check out the best stories of the week of Dec. 27 from Your Business, the Globe's home for entrepreneurs. Read our columnists, view archives of discussions, and connect through social media on the Your Business homepage.
You must spend money to make money. Although it's a good idea to watch costs, it shouldn't come at the expense of investing to make your business run better, differently or more efficiently.
From the cornerless office to the windowless basement. Corporate execs ditch high-profile jobs to launch a new company.
UFCs social media strategy packs a punch. Ultimate Fighting Championship's outreach can be a lesson for any small company.
It's not who you know -- it's who knows you. One valuable exercise: Split your network into categories to reacquaint yourself with your connections.
The top five Customer Experience stories of 2010. From eliminating mealy-mouthed language with customers to focussing on "touch points" from before to after the sale, these were the top five Customer Experience stories of 2010.
Tampon trip proves choice can be bad. Consumers want fewer choices, not more choices, but they may not know it.
Waiter, there's a hole in my font. Pages will be printed, so here's how to do it in an environmentally sensitive way.
Web security: In 15 minutes, and it's free. With three-quarters of mid-market companies lacking full time Web security staff, one tech firm creates a free tool to plug the holes.
Hey Doc: Thanks for the surgery - and the great service. Hospital CEO says health care industry could learn something from the private sector.
The top five Innovation stories of 2010. From stories about beer branding to one woman's belief in her not-Crocks clogs, these were the stories that got people talking in 2010.
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