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This blog features Carol Roth's tough love on business and entrepreneurship, as well as insights from Carol's community of contributors.

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The Dollar Factor: How Factoring Can Fund Your Small Business

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How would you describe your porridge inventory levels? Are you using words like sufficient, plenty or low? When...