Check out the best stories of the week of Jan. 10 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.
Lack of 'business will' leaves a big mess. Failing to specify what will happen to a business's operations when an owner dies can cause huge problems. For business will essentials, see here.
In lipstick, on a mirror: 'My body is absolutely stunning.' AddMirror technology brings magical ad messaging to your local's reflective surfaces.
Lobbying effort aims to cut red tape. CFIB spearheads another awareness week to bring attention to effects of excessive government regulation, and to push for change. For an online discussion on the topic, see here. And for the prime minister's announcement of the creation of a 'red tape reduction' commission, read here and here.
Scheduling a meeting goes 2.0. Montreal startup hopes its multi-platform app becomes a verb like Google.
Can your business survive without you? Many companies are so reliant on their owners that they wouldn't be able to make it without them.
The Mark knows how to make content king. While the daily online forum's use of well-known contributors has helped grow its traffic, it's also taken the steps to truly engage its audience with its content.
At the office, shut the party down. Guru from Your Business magazine on how to reassert your authority as boss when you've had too much to drink with employees, and how to handle a telecommuting request.
Blogging post 9/11: When the world took note. Scott Rosenberg's book, Say Everything, chronicles the rise of blogging.
Lenders start to loosen purse strings. Banks try to bolster loan portfolios ahead of a recovery.
Seaplane operator offers climate-friendly ride. Harbour Air continues to build a large and loyal client base while becoming first airline in North America to achieve carbon neutrality.
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