Education is not a business! That's a typical response when anyone suggests that public schools should behave more like businesses. While this is true, one indisputable fact about businesses is that inefficiency equals failure. Education stands to benefit from the same survival tactics as its private sector counterparts. This article presents ten business practices that will help school districts maximize resources and run smoothly. These practices include asset management, business plan, digital age performance assessment, security assessment, benchmarking, a clear mission, highly competent hires, business ethics, estimating investment value, and negotiation. (Contains 10 online resources.)