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Have you made these small business legal mistakes? If so, you're probably not alone, but since the consequences could be dire maybe it's time you have another look. There are legal pitfalls at every step along the way when putting together and running small businesses and the following article from AllBusiness looks at some of the big ones. See if you can find some mistakes you've made in your ow Read More

Creating an ebook can be an inexpensive and easy way to promote your business or expertise or even to add a new revenue stream for your small business. Seth Godin, who ought to know a thing or two about this sort of thing since he has published a few ebooks of his own, gives this simple technical overview on Squidoo, the social media site he helped create. A few words of caution here. Despite wha Read More

Rich Brooks of Flyte New Media explains in detail how he produces and markets Webinars for his business and how you can do the same. Webinars remain a cost effective means of marketing a business and creating revenue, Brooks insists, and the tools needed to create and market them are readily available. Brooks reviews the Web tools needed to create a first rate Webinar then shares some tips on get Read More

If you think high tech development is only for big business, think again says the Small Business Technology Council. The Washington D.C.-based group has put together this data about the importance of high tech small business in the U.S. Some basic information from the report suggests that high tech small business in the U.S. employees more engineers and scientists than large business and many mor Read More

This post from eHow.com looks at some of the necessary legal forms you will need when selling a business. The article by eHow contributing writer Kelcey Lehrich gives an overview of the three main legal documents you will likely need when selling your small business. These include the Bill of Sale, Covenants Not to Compete and the Buy-Sell Agreement. Though certainly much research will be require Read More

From the smallbiztechnology blog, here is a year end glance at how to grow your small business in 2010. Be aware that most are technological. They involve a variety of ways to improve online marketing for your small business. The post is again a great reminder about how the new media has changed everything we do. Read More

In a day and age of identity theft, e-commerce success for small business can rest on providing adequate data security. And small businesses are looking at means to compete with larger e-commerce sites already focused on customer data security technology. In this article from Inc. Technology, we look at some of the tools available and financially in the reach of small businesses to increase the s Read More

Attorney Robert M. Todd gives an overview in this video about how to incorporate a small business. Specifics will vary from state to state and you may want to employ professional help to do the work, but also be aware that the kind of incorporation versus other options such as creation of a limited liability company should also be considered to make sure that the legal solutions fit your individu Read More

This is a very cool story about a legal clinic that provides both experience for law students and legal advice for small businesses who otherwise would not have the money to seek such advice. Though this is the story of one such clinic in a single community it could definitely serve as a blueprint for a movement that could level the playing field for many small businesses that have never had adeq Read More

I'm sure everyone will have a slightly different list when it comes to top tools to improve small business productivity, but here are the selections from About.com guide Susan Ward of Small Business Canada. I'd love to get a discussion going in the comment section about whether you agree or disagree because I've always been of the belief that these are highly subjective matters anyway. Isn't it p Read More