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Is now the time to see if you can renegotiate rent for your office or retail space—even if your lease isn’t up? The Wall Street Journal recently reported that many small business owners are seeking more favorable leases, and with rental rates showing signs of rising, you may want to act soon.
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In today’s always-networked workplace where employees have Facebook, Twitter and the Internet always available to them – if not on their work computers, on their smartphones – it’s harder than ever to keep your staff’s attention focused where it should be (on work) and off the games. Read More

President Obama’s National Export Initiative has long supported increased exporting by small companies. Now the federal government, via the Small Business Administration, is taking additional steps to ease the process by providing grants to states to support their efforts to help entrepreneurs expo Read More

It’s tax time, and depending on where you are in the process of filing and how much your business owes, you might be happy . . . or not so much. If you were already facing a tax lien or owed back taxes, you’re probably not too thrilled.
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Are you looking for a hot, affluent and growing market to target? Consider seniors.

Although older Americans are often overlooked in the rush to target hipper, younger groups as customers, in reality, seniors are a huge market—and getting bigger. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Americans ag Read More

The recent illness of Apple CEO Steve Jobs has sparked calls by stockholders in the company that Apple should publicly name a successor. As Jobs took his second leave of absence from the company to deal with health issues, the company’s stock dipped amid rumors and concerns.
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Is your business using 2D codes yet? If you don’t even know what 2D codes are, don’t worry—you’re not alone. 2D codes are the little, square black-and-white images (kind of like a scrambled-up bar code) that you may have seen in stores or in magazines. You scan the codes using a smartphone to be ta Read More

Travel industry entrepreneurs have reason to be cautiously optimistic this year, according to a new survey by blog WhyMomsRule.com. The survey of 634 moms, divided among Baby Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y mothers with at least one child at home, found an increase in the number of working moms who plan t Read More

The new health insurance regulations are complex and can be confusing—especially when it comes to tax time. However, there are some tax breaks related to the new laws that you won’t want to miss out on. To help, eHealthInsurance.com has created the following list of tips to help self-employed peopl Read More

One of the industries that’s best poised to take advantage of new mobile marketing opportunities is food service. Online Media Daily recently took a look at the findings of a mobile study conducted by Yahoo and Nielsen to explore how mobile phone use impacts purchasing. Here’s some of what they fou Read More