For 10 years, I’ve had a successful employee benefits insurance agency. Due to illness, I’m in the process of putting my agency on the market. Other than discussing it with my local networks and colleagues, how should I go about marketing the sale?

How much vacation is a small business legally required to give its employees each year? How do you develop a vacation plan that keeps employees happy but doesn’t sink your business?

When I was looking at venture capital funds for my business, I found that some were for early-stage companies while others were for seed stage. What’s the difference?

There’s no doubt in my mind that Steve Jobs was a true innovator. What lessons can small-business folks like me learn from him and apply to our businesses day to day?

I don’t have a website for my gift shop yet, and I don’t even know where to start. What are the most important things I should have on my website to help me attract more customers?

What’s the best way to sell my business — or is it better to lease it? If I decide to lease, what’s another way of coming up with a leasing price other than by square footage?

My business is almost a year old now and doing well, although it's still not turning a profit. How much should I pay myself, especially when the business is still running on money from investors and loans?

My parents purchased the building in which they run a restaurant, but they haven’t incorporated. They need to invest in a better sprinkler system that's going to cost them thousands of dollars. Will incorporating help them absorb the cost of this investment?