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SLO CAL's small business owners see the value of sustainable approaches—and the locals and tourists benefit big time.

Seven key strategies small business owners can use to unlock long-term growth.

This is becoming a non-negotiable asset in the modern restaurant landscape.

Viet Nguyen, CEO and executive chef of Kei Concepts, is building a legacy. Although his business encountered several challenges, his loyalty to his personal mission, supportive staff, and hospitality-centered business model is making an impact on his customers, community, and industry.

Planning to pass on your business to your kids? Preparing them for the next phase of your business is a complex and multifaceted process — so here's what you need to do.

Our evolved definition of success underscores the undeniable importance of mental and physical well-being.

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Service culture guide Jeff Toister shares his tips on how to provide employees with effective customer service training to impress your customers.

"Swipe fees" — charges imposed on merchants for processing card payments — can add up for small businesses, with some saying it's their third largest expense.

Trickery owner Aaron Rabkin shares the magic behind his solo business, which has maintained 100% 5-star reviews over six years of operation.

Five steps to creating a strategic plan that will keep you from managing from crisis to crisis

It can be hard to raise capital for a small local business if you haven't learned the right strategies. Ultimately, however, raising capital is possible at any level — if you employ the correct approach. Here's how.

There are five key components that entrepreneurs have to get right to navigate their environmental, social and governance transformation successfully. Find out where your focus should be.

Tired of getting stuck on repetitive grunt work? Outsource tasks like data entry, paperwork and administrative duties.

Square experienced widespread outages on Thursday and Friday morning.

Customer feedback, whether glowing or critical, can be a boon for your business. This week, Yelp's Small Business Expert Emily Washcovick is joined by Alok Ahuja, CEO and founder of Trexity, to talk about how he started his business and found success by focusing on one very simple thing: constructive feedback.

From conducting a carbon footprint assessment to setting goals and investing in energy-efficient technologies, how to transform your company into a greenhouse gas emissions-neutral enterprise.

Carmen Sturniolo, owner of Ambitious Athletics, started his journey in the fitness industry after a family tragedy made him realize he wanted to channel his energy into creating a business that focused on improving people's health.

Becoming a star in the business world isn't complicated. A few simple strategies can put you in the spotlight.

Hear how the owners of Illusions Bar & Theater created an intimate magic experience ranked #2 in Arts & Entertainment on Yelp and Entrepreneur Media's first ever Top 150 Mom & Pop Shops list.

While conventional wisdom discourages small business owners from hiring members of the same family, there are actually smart and strategic reasons to do so — but there are still drawbacks to consider. Here's what you should know about hiring employees who are family members.