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Hard times are hard on small businesses, but there are ways to attempt to cut costs and raise revenue during a downturn without layoffs and slashing benefits. In this article from BusinessTomatoe.com we are shown some of these solutions which might not at first occur to a business owner, ideas like removing poor selling products from inventory or Read More

Should you buy or rent office space for your new small business startup? It depends, says Joseph Anthony at Microsoft Small Business Center. Anthony lays out a number bof factors to evaluate when making a decision on such issues beginning with the questions on cash outlay as well as fixed vs. variable costs. Of course, depending upon the size of y Read More

This week is Global Entrepreneurship Week, the second annual celebration of entrepreneurship worldwide sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and U.K.-based Make Your Mark. For more information on the events planned, which will reportedly involve three million people in 5,000 events worldwide visit the article and links at Entrepreneur. Read More

Win $150 in a small business contest sponsored by bizSugar.com. We've teamed up with our good friends over at SmallBizBee.com to offer a $150 prize for this year's small business and entrepreneurship essay contest. Entry requirements, rules and details are available through the link below. Also be sure to watch for a post on the bizSugar blog to Read More

This report by CNN Money.com Small Business examines the role played by small business as the "backbone" of the economic recovery. Though over half of all workers in the U.S. are employed by small businesses loans to this sector by banks in recent months since the economic downturn has fallen noticeably...despite economic assistance poured into Read More

A CNN Money.com Small Business report suggests few banks are likely to take the U.S. government up on a new round of TARP funding aimed at helping small businesses. The report suggests that earlier programs soured banks on taking federal money or loan guarantees for a variety of reasons including too much regulation, insufficient demand or lack of Read More

Social networking can be key to your small business, especially if that small business happens to be largely online. In this video from the Vimeo network, Justin Small of Searching Solutions talks about how establishing relationships with others online can help you tap into their sphere of influence bringing increased visitors to your Website and Read More

When creating your small business plan think big but start small. With an unusual presentation style, startup business coach Joseph Flahiff urges entrepreneurs to start small with a much bigger idea in mind. Check out Joseph's interesting presentation in this video on Vimeo which explains why entrepreneurs with really big dreams must start small Read More

Entrepreneur and author Cameron Joh gives this brief but exciting interview on CNN about starting his first business with $50 before he even became a teenager. If you haven't heard Joh's story and think there's something holding you back from getting into business for yourself, you owe it to yourself to check out this interview. Joh argues you Read More

Selling your small business even in hard economic times may not be as complicated as it seems. This is especially true if you take the proper steps in the process. Domenic Rinaldi suggests these important tips on "selling your business with confidence." Rinaldi's article also warns against loosing your leverage by appearing desperate in hard ti Read More