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Bottled Water vs Tap Water

Think gas prices are too high? Why are we paying for bottled water at $10.00 per gallon?

Sure, gas prices are high, but why are we paying even more for water? Not only does bottled water contribute to incredible amounts of waste, but it also costs a thousand times more than water from the tap, and there’s a good chance that that’s exactly where it comes from—a municipal water supply. Last year, this popular convenience sent 38 billion empty plastic bottles to America’s landfills.


Section: Best Things to Avoid, Fall 2007
Tags: bottled, water, gas, Pepsi, Coke, Dasani, Aquafina, save, money, saving, cut, costs Read More »

Crunchless Credit

Think borrowing money from family and friends is risky business? Virgin Money acts as a middleman to ensure the safest transactions.

Online peer-to-peer lending is revolutionizing funding business startup costs, and Virgin Money USA is at the forefront.


Section: Best Neighbors, April 2008
Tags: community, Virgin Money, loans, financing, Branson, Yip, Advani, credit, money Read More »

Internet Marketing on a Budget

Savvy business owners know that success depends on exploring the variety of marketing opportunities offered. In order to maximize promotional budgets, business owners must increasingly choose the right marketing opportunity based on their skill and knowledge level as well as their promotional budgets. While you may already be reaping the rewards of print advertising, marketing your products and services on the Web provides greater reach into your prospective audience and a more


Section: Other, Summer 2007
Tags: internet, money, marketing, budget, business, sales, resources, online advertising Read More »

A Blueprint for the Future

America's Best Companies' new Member Reseller Program lays the foundation for thousands of businesses to prosper.

America's Best Companies is growing at a phenominal rate, and you can be a part of that growth as well. Our new Reseller Program allows you to make a profit from promoting ABC in your community or on your website.


Section: Other, April 2008
Tags: money, reseller, affiliate, internet, sales Read More »

A Virtual Back Office Can Help Your Business to Succeed

One of the most time consuming aspects of running your own small business is the day-to-day task of office management. Learn how the Internet can help turn this around.


Section: Best Business Sense, Summer 2007
Tags: business, money, marketing, management, communication Read More »

Save Your Business Money

Employing a few simple practices can often make the difference of several thousands of dollars per year. Are you spending more money than you need to?

Employing a few simple practices can often make the difference of several thousands of dollars per year. Are you spending more money than you need to?


Section: Features, February 2008
Tags: save money, business, advertising, green, energystar, small business discounts, Eric Swanson Bowmaker, money, finance, accounting Read More »

10 Ways to Make More Money

Easy strategies for improving sales.

Consider this handy list the beginning of a field guide of sorts. In future issues, we’ll stop and discuss each of these methods for improving your business in depth, one at a time, issue by issue. This issue, with the introduction of myABCspace, we demonstrate the benefits of having a website for your business in today’s booming Internet based world. In ten issues, if you follow our advice, you should have all the tools you need to be well on your way to being one of America’s best companies!


Section: Features, Summer 2007
Tags: money, marketing, business, ebay, internet, technology, sales, resources Read More »

Finding Your Funding

Launching a new business usually requires borrowing the money needed for start-up costs. Here's how to find the right amount of money from the right lenders.

Launching a new business usually requires borrowing the money needed for start-up costs. Here's how to find the right amount of money from the right lenders.


Section: Features, June 2008
Tags: funding, money, finances, start-up, business, cash flow, resource Read More »