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Clayton Christopher of Sweet Leaf Tea talks about how to choose a business name. His suggestion: make your name short and memorable but don't get too hung up on the decision. Your name can eventually be changed if necessary and can evolve with your business. Read More

An article in the New York Times' small business section reports on a Maryland University business school study that suggests venture capital firms often ignore business plans and even an entrepreneur's past startup experience when deciding what projects to fund preferring to go on instinct and their experience instead when judging a venture's Read More

Jessica Swanson unveils 10 business marketing myths with my personal favorite as number one--you have to spend money to make money. Most of these tired old cliches keep getting dragged out at business meeting after business meeting and in conversation after conversation and it makes you wonder if anyone who repeats them has had any first hand expe Read More

Serial-entrepreneur and blogger Scott Burkett has this small business outsourcing advice for startup companies. It should be understood that Scott uses the term offshoring because much of this outsourcing may involve dealings with businesses outside the country in which you operate. It should also be understood that much of Scott's advice here is Read More

Oliver Waller, director of OneMinuteU, shares some secrets about small business tax breaks including what to deduct and what to watch for. Be sure to check with your own tax preparer and carefully research any advice you might get online, but the suggestions in this brief article may open your eyes to some of the amazing possibilities out there an Read More

Susan Payton of the Dell Small Business Community gives these tips for starting a small business during a recession. While it may seem counter to common sense, Susan insists an economic downturn can be good time to start a new venture while lay offs make talent available and put people in need of additional income. Among the key questions Susan su Read More

From the Microsoft Small Business Center columnist Joseph Anthony gives 7 tips for buying a business. Among his suggestions are to remember that you are buying not only a business but a lifestyle and also the importance of getting your own professional advice before striking a deal. Read the rest of Anthony's advice and if you've had experience Read More

New York-based entrepreneur and consultant Ahmet Kirtok gives these tips for making your small business green. Amazon.com and other huge companies are introducing green initiatives and Ahmet argues if your small business doesn't you could be left behind. But how can your small business make a difference? Read this blog post for more. Read More

In an interview with social marketing expert Ben Wills on ECommerce Rocks from GSINC, presenter Gareth Davies discusses the use of MySpace, Facebook, Digg and even YouTube to promote your small business. Social media marketing for small business is nothing new, but you'll be inspired by Wills' take on this topic and some helpful examples of how Read More

In this episode of The Small Business Podcast, online small business owners David Michaels and Daniel Miller discuss managing information for small business. Among their suggestions are use of Gmail, Google Analytics and other readily available tools to track information. A more unusual suggestion is to limit availability using mostly e-mail thus Read More