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Financial Planning July 1, 2009 Donald Jay Korn |
Filling the Gaps Clients who own small businesses are likely to face problems in this uncertain economy, and financial planners can help address at least some of their issues.  |
PHONE+ July 1, 2009 Steve Hilton |
Ask Steve: Is There a Home for HDTV at the Office? Adopting cable TV for use in the SMB office setting.  |
Entrepreneur July 2009 Dennis Romero |
Surfing's Next Safari Firewire shapes a new generation of surfers.  |
Entrepreneur July 2009 Dennis Romero |
Homelessness, Hair Care and 12,000 Bottles of Tequila How John Paul DeJoria became a billionaire.  |
Entrepreneur July 2009 Lindsay Holloway |
What Are You Afraid Of? Entrepreneurs reveal what scares them the most. Survey says: everything from speaking in public to keeping up with technology to growing too fast. Experts deconstruct your worst nightmares and show you how to deal.  |
Entrepreneur July 2009 Carol Tice |
Running the Numbers Are you ready to be a multi-unit franchise owner?  |
Entrepreneur July 2009 Amy Cosper |
Surfboards, Colorful Casts and a Podbelt It all starts with inspiration.  |
Entrepreneur July 2009 Robert Kiyosaki |
You Can Rebuild It Sometimes you just have to melt down and start over.  |
Entrepreneur July 2009 Jason Daley |
If It's Broke, Decorate It This entrepreneur fell off her bike and into a successful business.  |
Entrepreneur July 2009 Jennifer Wang |
5 (More) Great Books on Entrepreneurship Once you've read the first 100, check out these other works of entrepreneurial wisdom.  |
Entrepreneur July 2009 Joel Holland |
Looking Fly on the Cheap Here are some surefire methods for polishing your college startup's appearance.  |
Entrepreneur July 2009 Asheesh Advani |
Why Budgets Matter Even start-ups need to forecast and plan - especially now.  |
Entrepreneur July 2009 Donnell Alexander |
Innovation for Things We Carry How bondage and punk rock inspired a new way of accessorizing.  |
Entrepreneur July 2009 |
What Can VoIP Do? Here's a look at four VoIP features that can help boost productivity and make a small company boom.  |
Search Engine Watch June 9, 2009 Carrie Hill |
Dear Google Analytics... I'm writing an open letter to the Google Analytics folks on behalf of my small business friends around the Web. We're getting a little frustrated with the product, and the so-called "help" within the platform.  |
Inc. June 2009 Ryan McCarthy |
A Buyer's Market: What Is Your Business Worth Now? As part of Inc.'s 2009 guide to business valuations, we look at why now is a great time to buy a business.  |
Inc. June 2009 Kasey Wehrum |
How Businesses Can Respond to Criticism on Yelp Yelp, the online review service, recently announced that business owners will be able to publicly answer negative posts. Three business owners give their views on when it makes sense to respond to critics posting negative reviews.  |
Inc. June 2009 Darren Dahl |
For Sale: An Inn on a Maine Island The owners of a 32-room hotel on Mohegan Island off the coast of Maine are putting their hotel up for sale for $4.3 million.  |
Inc. June 2009 Carl Schramm |
The Silver Lining for Small Business in a Recession The Kauffman Foundation president talks about why great companies tend to get launched during recessions.  |
Inc. June 2009 Joel Spolsky |
Joel Spolsky: A Visit to Microsoft and Google Back-to-back trips to Microsoft and Google reminds this entrepreneur just how smart those guys are -- and how much he loves running a small business.  |
Inc. June 2009 Matt Mullenweg |
The Way I Work: Matt Mullenweg The founder of Word Press and Automattic, manages a successful Internet business where everyone is working from home.  |
Financial Advisor June 2009 Karen DeMasters |
Total Service Baystate Financial uses its wide array of services to advise small business owners.  |
MyBusiness Jun/Jul 2009 Megan Pacella |
Fair Trade The down economy has a lot of small businesses in a money squeeze, but you don't always need cash to get the products and services you need to run your business.  |
MyBusiness Jun/Jul 2009 Megan Pacella |
Management 101 Take a peek inside DK Publishing's Essential Managers series for answers to common employer questions.  |
MyBusiness Jun/Jul 2009 |
Perfect Match There's a tremendous amount of real estate space available today for small business owners who are in the position to take advantage of significant opportunities  |
MyBusiness Jun/Jul 2009 |
Recession Risk What kind of entrepreneur opens up two temporary stores during this economy?  |
MyBusiness Jun/Jul 2009 Nancy Mann Jackson |
Stealing the Show The best way to get face time with buyers in a new industry? Attend a trade show.  |
MyBusiness Jun/Jul 2009 Lena Anthony |
Lending Help The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed by President Obama earlier this year allocated hundreds of millions of dollars to the Small Business Administration's lending programs  |
MyBusiness Jun/Jul 2009 Alyson McNutt English |
The Search Is On The good news is there are plenty of government grants and contracts available to small businesses -- especially now that the federal government is pumping billions of dollars into revitalizing the economy. The bad news is government money is neither free nor easy to win.  |
MyBusiness Jun/Jul 2009 Shannon McRae |
This Is Your Life If you're ready to let go of the feeling that your business can't operate if you're not behind your desk, having a star team of employees is the first step toward making the leap.  |
MyBusiness Jun/Jul 2009 Karen J. Bannan |
Would You Like Fries With That? In a time when people are trying to keep spending stable, or even looking to save money, "up-sell" can seem like a dirty word.  |
MyBusiness Jun/Jul 2009 Summer Huggins |
Wow Them Now This tough economic climate hasn't stopped savvy small business owners. Entrepreneurs everywhere have come up with outside-of-the-box ways to wow their customers, and possibly woo some new ones.  |
MyBusiness Jun/Jul 2009 |
Senators Support Estate Tax Relief This spring, a majority of U.S. senators expressed their support for providing additional permanent estate tax relief for small businesses.  |
MyBusiness Jun/Jul 2009 |
New NFIB Legal Guide Learn what you can and can't say to employees about unions  |
MyBusiness Jun/Jul 2009 |
NFIB Gets Social on Twitter and Facebook In addition to launching a new NFIB.com in April, the National Federation of Independent Business has expanded its online presence to include social media tools like Facebook and Twitter.  |
MyBusiness Jun/Jul 2009 |
NFIB Opposes Paid Leave Program An effort has begun in Congress to expand the Family Medical Leave Act into a program that would force small employers to provide up to 12 weeks of paid leave to all workers.  |
MyBusiness Jun/Jul 2009 |
Payroll Tax Holiday Gains Momentum The National Federation of Independent Business has continually told lawmakers that passing a tax holiday would be the most effective thing Congress could do to help small business owners. And now Congress is paying attention.  |
MyBusiness Jun/Jul 2009 |
NFIB Teleforums Bring Leaders to You Would you like to ask a politician exactly what he or she is doing to help small business? We are giving members in several states the unique opportunity to connect with top lawmakers through a series of exclusive, members-only teleforums.  |
MyBusiness Jun/Jul 2009 Lena Anthony |
Curing the Healthcare Cost Crisis Key stakeholders in the healthcare debate -- including small business owners, healthcare providers, individuals and even health insurance companies -- all agree that something must be done to fix America's healthcare system. The tax rules put the self-employed at a disadvantage.  |
MyBusiness Jun/Jul 2009 |
What You Need These days, promoting your business on social media sites is an essential part of a good marketing plan. But do you have the right equipment to pull it off? Stock up on these gadgets to stay ahead of the curve.  |
MyBusiness Jun/Jul 2009 Dan Danner |
Small Business First The president and CEO of NFIB shares a little about what the National Federation of Independent Business has been doing these last four months.  |
MyBusiness Jun/Jul 2009 Bill Dunkelberg |
Leading Indicators The economy remains in the dumps, as does small business owner sentiment about it.  |
MyBusiness Jun/Jul 2009 Elizabeth Milito |
Rule of Law As health care costs continue to rise, many small business owners are looking for ways to cut costs. Be careful.  |
MyBusiness Jun/Jul 2009 Laura Kiniry |
Uncommon Enterprise As Felicity Chapman's business grows, so does her clientele. That's because her Mountain View, Calif.-based coworking facility doubles as a day care.  |
Entrepreneur June 2009 Emily Weisburg |
101 Best Franchises to Run From Home Most of the following run-from-home franchises can be purchased for less than $50,000.  |
Entrepreneur June 2009 Joel Holland |
All for Profit and Profiting for All College students are starting for-profit companies that promote social causes.  |
Entrepreneur June 2009 Kim Orr |
Banking on Bankless Neighborhoods These banking entrepreneurs used greed to achieve their mission of changing the face of low-income neighborhoods.  |
Entrepreneur June 2009 |
Building a Frozen-Treat Empire One entrepreneur's looking to share the sweet taste of success.  |
Entrepreneur June 2009 Kevin Manahan |
Scoring a Team-Player Franchise A former NFL star gets a slice of the franchise pie.  |
Entrepreneur June 2009 Romanus Wolter |
Level the Playing Field Make sure people in positions of power value your experience and judgment.  |
Entrepreneur June 2009 Sara Wilson |
Something From Nothing A look at how life leads to business.  |
Entrepreneur June 2009 |
Avoid These Startup Snafus Three established entrepreneurs share their most infamous startup slip-ups and how they would craft a do-over.  |
Entrepreneur June 2009 Nichole Torres Garcia |
Reach These Startup Milestones Three startup milestones to help get your business into the stratosphere.  |
U.S. Banker June 2009 Steve Garmhausen |
Seeking to Solve a 401(k) Riddle SunTrust Banks Inc.'s launch in April of a retirement plan platform for small employers seems like a no-brainer.  |
Wired May 22, 2009 Chris Anderson |
The New New Economy: More Startups, Fewer Giants, Infinite Opportunity "Involuntary entrepreneurship" is now creating tens of thousands of small businesses and a huge market of contract and freelance labor.  |
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