3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Nov. 21
1. Small business advocacy group urges the end of Bush tax cuts. The American Business Sustainable Council and Business for Shared Prosperity are urging lawmakers to end the Bush-era tax cuts as part...
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1. A strategy for avoiding a Petraeus-like email scandal. Here's a way to have a foolproof plan to avoid the email disaster suffered by David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell. The "plan is so effective...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Nov. 14
1. Papa John's wants to raise pizza prices to compensate for Obamacare. Does his math add up? Forbes columnist Caleb Melby says no. 'Papa' John Schnatter is taking Obamacare to task. The CEO of Papa...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Nov. 15
1. Heart-wrenching stories from struggling Sandy-affected business owners. While power has been mostly restored and cleanup has commenced, hundreds of small businesses are dealing with big challenges...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Nov. 16
1. Six ways to prepare for Small Business Saturday. Are you prepared to take advantage of this year's Small Business Saturday, set for Nov. 24? An article in BusinessNewsDaily offers insurance-themed...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Nov. 26
1. Not everyone thought Small Business Saturday was a success. Early reports are coming in from New York to California that small businesses saw a jump in sales this past Saturday, according to The...
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1. How to tell if you're acquiring an Apple or a Gateway. If you think your company could benefit from an innovation-driven acquisition, Harvard Business Review shares a few considerations for...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: September 27
1. Why domestic manufacturing is a "smart investment." Outsourcing manufacturing has become an unfortunate norm, particularly for startups or small companies looking to shave costs. While it's true...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Dec. 22
1. Denny's doles out loans to franchisees. Restaurant chain Denny's (DENN) is following a franchise industry trend by offering franchisees up to $100 million in financing assistance. Denny's is...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Dec. 28
1. The 10 best entrepreneur interviews of 2011. Under30CCEO offered up its 10 best interviews this year, and the list includes a wide variety of successful entrepreneurs from real estate mogul Barbara...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Jan. 31
NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- What's happening in small business today? 1. Obama wants small-business tax breaks. President Barack Obama is moving forward with proposals for small businesses, planning to...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Jan. 20
1. Were small businesses hurt by the loss of the Keystone Pipeline deal? President Barack Obama's kibosh on the Keystone XL Pipeline deal has reverberated within the small businesses that were...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Mar. 9
NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- What's happening in small business today? 1. You're getting your product sold by major retailers. For many entrepreneurs, it's great to get your product on the shelves of...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Mar. 6
NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- What's happening in small business today? 1. Entrepreneurship is proposed as the solution to young America's job woes. Youth employment is at a startling 60-year low and...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Jan. 9
1. Where in the world should your business sell? With the U.S. and Eurozone GDPs expected to grow at less than half the rate of the total world economy's estimate of 4% this year, big business is...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: September 24
1. How to get a jump on 2012 holiday sales. Small merchants should take a page from big retailers and start their preparations for the holiday shopping season. According to Rieva Lesonsky's...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: June 15
1. Immigrants own nearly one in five U.S. small businesses. A report by the Fiscal Policy Institute confirms a growing and much-talked about trend: Immigrants own 18% of small businesses with fewer...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: August 8
1. Mobile payments goes mainstream. Starbucks(SBUX ) and mobile payments platform Square have signed a deal to bring the mobile payments platform to Starbucks' 7,000 locations, a landmark deal in the...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Feb. 28
NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- What's happening in small business today? 1. Small-business owners are unprepared for retirement. A disproportionate number of small-business owners, while concerned about...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Oct. 19
1. Another day, another depressing pulse of small-business owners. Small-business owners are less confident that the economy will strengthen next year, according to the latest The Hartford 2012 Small...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: May 29
1. The 100 most brilliant companies revealed. Entrepreneur's annual report is out and it should come as no surprise that the list is top-heavy with digital tech companies ranging from social media to...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: July 20
1. ABC's Shark Tank is looking for young entrepreneurs. Young entrepreneurs have until the first week of August to get their submission in to be on ABC's popular series Shark Tank, according to...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Dec. 5
1. Small businesses battle with banks for loans. Here's an example of how banks are stifling the growth of small businesses. Lisa Whiting, owner of Imagination Trends, a graphic design firm, can't get...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Nov. 10
1. Jobs for veterans.The International Franchise Association, in conjunction with the White House and U.S. Chamber of Commerce, launched an initiative to recruit 75,000 veterans and 5,000 wounded...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Mar. 2
NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- What's happening in small business today? 1. It's time to think about political discourse in your shop. Big businesses show support for chosen candidates all the time without...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Feb. 14
NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- What's happening in small business today? 1. Valentine's Day and small business. Small Business Trends has a great round-up on Valentine's Day stories related to small...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Jan. 17
1. Boost your slow season. Ever consider hosting free workshops to share your expertise or thanking your VIP customers with a small token of appreciation? How about identifying some best-sellers...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Jan. 12
1. Small-business lending up 18% in 2011. Loans made to small businesses hit a four-year high in November, at the same time delinquent small-business loans declined, according to Reuters, citing the...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Nov. 28
1. Small Business Saturday success. Even though sales figures aren't available, Small Business Saturday, sponsored by American Express (AXP) OPEN, was a "HUGE" success, according to a status update on...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: August 27
1. Split-level economic recovery. Large and small companies differ on whether the economy is recovering. According to the New York Stock Exchange's annual economic survey, more than two-thirds of...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: April 20
1. House passes small business tax-cut bill. As expected, the House of Representatives passed a measure late Thursday that would provide small to medium business owners with a tax cut for 2012. The...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Mar. 14
1. How did one entrepreneur turn women's shapewear into a $1 billion company? Sarah Blakely, founder of Spanx, started the woman's hosiery line out of her apartment. But the product soon turned into...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Nov. 22
1. Get $50,000 for being a start-up in Providence, R.I. Start-up accelerator Betaspring is offering $50,000 for tech start-ups that establish themselves in Providence, R.I. Of course, there is a...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Jan. 13
1. Is private equity good for entrepreneurs? Inc.com features a great primer on private equity for entrepreneurs. The article lays out at what stage entrepreneurs typically use the financing --...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: August 21
1. Frugal start-up tips from millionaires. Even the most successful entrepreneurs had to pinch pennies in the early days of launching their businesses. Get alerts before Link and Cramer make every...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: June 7
1. Dell launches startup fund; partners with #FixYoungAmerica initiative. Dell(DELL) launched the Dell Innovators Credit Fund, a debt financing initiative that will provide entrepreneurs with up to...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Jan. 4
1. Patrick Dempsey isn't just McDreamy, he's also an entrepreneur. The 46-year-old actor, first made famous by his role in the 1987 movie "Can't Buy Me Love" but known more recently by that of Dr....
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: January 31
1. Immigration overhaul may finally address America's brain drain. If U.S. immigration laws are left as is, it could cripple the nation's economic growth, given that an increasing number of immigrants...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Jan. 24
NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- What's happening in small business today? 1. Starbucks raises the exposure of CDFIs. CDFIs, or Community Development Fund Institutions, are getting increased exposure ever...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: March 11
1. Small businesses already being hit by sequestration. Small businesses that use the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit -- a credit designed to encourage businesses with fewer than 25 employees to...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Dec. 2
1. Support gaining for extending the payroll tax cut. The debate between Republicans and Democrats over the fate of the payroll tax cut extension seems to be tilting with a nod from at least one top...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Feb. 4
1. Yodle's expansion within small-business advertising. Yodle CEO Court Cunningham spoke to Street Fight about its mobile-advertising plans, eventual move into social-media services and its hope to...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: March 13
1. Small business tax reform proposed. Rep. David Camp, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, proposed on Tuesday a set of reforms aimed at tax relief for small businesses. Camp is hoping to...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Dec. 27
1. The U.S. Postal Service's planned cuts worry small-business owners. The millions of sole proprietors running operations that rely on inexpensive shipping could face a new reality as the U.S. Postal...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Feb. 1
1. New website details small-business regulations. The House Small Business Committee, led by Republican Chairman Sam Graves, launched a new website Thursday aimed at highlighting rule-making...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Dec. 6
1. Hurricane Sandy weighed on small-business hiring last month. Small-business hiring slowed to a crawl in November, as many businesses struggle to recover from Hurricane Sandy. According to...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Nov. 27
1. Small Business Saturday spending exceeds expectations. U.S. consumers spent $5.5 billion shopping "small" this past Saturday, exceeding original estimates, according to research from the National...
View Article3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Nov. 29
1. Fast-food workers strike in New York in an effort to unionize. The New York Times is reporting that fast-food employees at several restaurants including McDonald's, Wendy's, Domino's and Taco Bell...
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