Restaurant Sneeze Guards and Food Shields - 02/06/2008

Protect your self-serve or action stations

Delaware Corporation Registration - 09/14/2007

Incorporate in Delaware for low fees and a business friendly state government.

Finding a Philippines Call Center - 09/14/2007

Cheap, friendly labor is the attraction of the call center, Philippines style.

Carpet Cleaning Equipment - 09/25/2007

Portable carpet extractors or a carpet cleaning truck mount, choose the right carpet cleaners.

Charter Buses - 09/29/2007

How to charter a bus without getting taken for a ride

Custom Label Printing for Products - 09/30/2007

From CD label printing to wine label printing, get your product labels printed right

Storage Lockers - 10/01/2007

How to lock down a good deal on school lockers and other metal lockers

OCR Software - 10/15/2007

Optical character recognition software converts paper documents to digital files

Exchange Traded Funds - 10/23/2007

Buy and sell baskets of stocks with the ETF.

Registered Agents - 01/22/2008

Headquarters in one state, operations in another? Get a resident agent.

Apparel Software - 11/01/2007

From fashion design software to POS systems, apparel software has altered the industry.

Data Mining Services - 11/09/2007

Glean important business intelligence by data analysis

Company Profile Research - 02/05/2008

Use business information to ace a job interview or sales pitch

Webcams - 12/04/2007

Put internet video to work for your business with cheap webcams

Buying From Socially Responsible Companies - 05/13/2008

Here's another way to go: Buy from Fortune Magazine's annual list of most accountable companies.

Custom Label Printing for Products - 02/05/2008

Thanks! FotoLabels.com looks like a very slick way to handle small-run printing.

New Video Surveillance Technology and Uses - 10/15/2007

I recently learned that my dry cleaner uses video surveillance to record what clothing customers drop off. In case of a dispute over lost clothing, the first thing they do is review the recording from their camera.

Closing a Business - 06/13/2007

For a light look at ending a business, check out www.ihatemypartner.com , particularly the videos. Site is sponsored by The Shotgun Fund, a Canadian company that specializes in financing business dissolutions: http://www.shotgunfund.com/

Wireless Internet Service Providers - 04/23/2007

Something new to watch for: Fon (www.fon.com) sells you a wireless router to use at home, then when you leave home, you can get wireless service off the routers of other Fon subscribers for free.

Starting a Pet Sitting or Dog Walking Business - 01/31/2007

Here's some advice from someone who's hired dog walkers and sitters -- tell your customers your plan for days when you are sick or unable to come to the house. If you have a substitute walker or sitter, bring them around to introduce them to the pets and the owners. I happened to be at home one day when a substitute came by -- imagine my surprise when I saw a complete stranger walk into my kitchen. Remember, you are going to be entrusted with the keys to people's houses.

Choosing the Right Domain Name - 11/21/2006

Another way to approach this: Bid on an existing domain name that's expiring. Enom.com (http://www.enom.com/auctions/default.asp) is one place to go.

Counterfeit Currency Detection Equipment - 11/19/2006

What can I tell just by holding a bill up to the light? Or is that method out of date?

Preparing for a Flu Pandemic - 10/27/2006

Kerry, really useful guide about a problem I wouldn't have thought about if you hadn't pointed it out. It strikes me that these steps could apply to other kinds of disasters like snow emergencies or earthquakes. I'd like to see the pandemic checklist from Health and Human Services but it looks like they changed the page because the link doesn't work . Can you add the link again? Thanks!

Resume Search - 10/04/2006

Another free resume database is Craigslist, particularly if your'e looking for a local, entry-level or part-time candidates.

Using Classified Advertising Online - 10/03/2006

I just found out about three sites that will let you create a good-looking classified ad from a template then place it on the major classified Web sites: vflyer, postlets and mpire. Check them out.