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How are the credit markets affecting small businesses in the United States. To try to get some statistical data to answer their questions, the author decided to take a look at peer-to-peer lending. Peer-to-peer lending gets at part of the effect of the credit markets on small businesses because some entrepreneurs borrow money from other individual Read More

Are you happy with your credit card processor? Are you getting the best deal? Many small businesses across the U.S. aren't which has led to the launch of a comparison-shopping website for B2B financial services. Read More

Michael Taylor of Slate's BizBox argues that small businesses' natural low-debt conditions puts them at a tremendous advantage as credit becomes increasingly scarce. Read More

Some interesting, innovative and environmentally friendly ideas to assist the small and micro business owner to save money, and increase their bottom line. Every dollar saved is a dollar in profit. Read More

This looks to be an excellent resource for evaluating business valuations for your own or for others. Read More

Buying a franchise and starting business is a serious undertaking that requires careful planning to assure that one's due diligence is not compromised by emotional short cuts. The journey begins with understanding that you are investing in yourself and maybe a concept to help achieve your goals faster than you can on your own but you need a g Read More

The National Federation of Independent Business Index of Small Business Optimism rose 2.9 points to 91.1 in August, but continued one of the longest strings of recession-level readings in the history of the survey — dating back to 1973. Two-thirds of the gain was due to a new confidence among small business owners who expect business conditions to Read More

There's little room for error when it comes to pricing your business' products or services. If you set prices too high, you risk scaring off new customers, but if you set them too low you may not make enough money to survive the long haul. The key is to strike the right balance between being competitive and being profitable, and that means do Read More

Michael Taylor of Cedarcrest Capital writes on Slate's BizBox about his experience with Dun & Bradstreet. It...didn't go so well. Read More