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We asked established child-care operators to share their best advice. Here's what they said.

Although you get to decide your own salary, determining the amount might be one of the toughest decisions you'll make.

How to deal effectively with some of the main safety issues you'll encounter in your child-care business.

Failing to plan financially might mean you're unknowingly planning to fail. Learn how to develop short- and long-range plans to control your cash flow.

Everything you need to know about finding and managing the staff you need to make your child-care service a success.

If banks turn you down for a standard loan, check out these options from the federal government.

The relationships you develop with the parents of the children in your care are unlike any other customer relationship.

If you want a business loan, make sure you have these dozen items in your loan application.

Learn to determine pricing that will make you a profit but won't scare away parents.

Find out the pros and cons of the types of loans you can get when financing your new business.

These tips will help your business increase its visibility online.

If you're seeking equity funding for your new business, don't forget to look into angel investors.

Here's what you need to know when setting prices for your goods.

An introduction to financing your new business with equity funding

You are what you sell, so we'll help you learn to match the needs and wants of your customers to the right goods and prices.

Read this before you approach friends and family to finance your new business.

It's details like these that can make you a success or doom you to failure.

Here's what you need to consider if you're thinking of bootstrapping your business.

Location is key to a successful retail operation. Get the facts on how to decide where to base your business.

Learn how to protect yourself from unexpected issues by having the right type of insurance coverage.

Discover the pros and cons of structuring your new business as a nonprofit.

Once you decide you want your new business to be a corporation, follow these steps.

Find out the essentials of the different legal business structures you can choose for your new business.

As a new business owner, you may be confused about what you owe in business taxes the first year out. Read this guide to get it done right.

A competent and compatible accountant is a must-have for new business owners. Here's how to find one.

Having a lawyer on standby is one of the smartest moves a new business owner can make. These tips will help you find one that's a good match for you.

These words and phrases to show customers how important they are to you and your business.

Follow these tips for providing excellent customer service, a must-have for any successful business.

Once you get prospects and customers to visit your website, use these tips to get them to stick around.

Problem: You've built your website, but no one has come. Here are some strategies for getting eyeballs on your site.