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Ron Ameln, owner of the St. Louis Small Business Monthly, has a rather dire prediction for the impact of health care legislation currently being proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives. According to Ron, the current health care legislation will kill small business by forcing companies with payroll reaching a certain level to either provide h Read More

This article entitled "Entrepreneur chic" explains how to start a business in a bad economy from the perspective of a Latina entrepreneur. But the tips listed here can easily apply to just about anyone and are good food for thought. I've never been a big believer in formal business plans though it's certainly important to know where you are he Read More

Are you thinking about selling your small business but are not sure of the fair market value your business represents? Small business expert Rieva Lesonsky answers a question in this podcast from AllBusiness.com about how to determine fair market value of your business and answers a question about alternative to broker services when making this im Read More

From MarriedMillions.com, a video covering small business legal and accounting advice with Dr. Robert Yancy, a S.C.O.R.E. counselor, gives a great basic overview of the main things to consider when operating a small business. The key points include protecting your personal assets from business liabilities and determining how expenses and income re Read More

This article from Microsoft Small Business Center gives some helpful tips for protecting your business from lawsuits. Again, however, it's best to use common sense here and consider exactly how many assets you really have to protect in the beginning. How big a target is your small business for a lawsuit and how much will it cost in legal fees to Read More

This overview from MyOwnBusiness.org gives a summary of insurance for small business. While the Website clearly suggests buying insurance immediately and bringing an insurance agent in on your startup, remember that insurance will be an additional cost and you will need to consider the value of such a wide range of protection before you actually h Read More

In this video from Your Business Channel, experts give advice on how to improve sales. Among their suggestions are a focus on companies with which you are already doing business and some advice on building relationships with prospects. Of course, the best tip involves the quality of your product and the experience it gives clients. Obviously, the Read More

Ecademy founder Penny Powers gives her most important business tip explaining how to be likable. Penny insists that the trait of being likable requires building relationships by sometimes admitting to your weaknesses as well as sharing your strengths. In this video interview from Your Business Channel she also reviews other business success tips. Read More

James Chen, a venture capitalist and blogger at Pure VC, suggests that government should be run like a business, especially in economic hard times. Unfortunately, he says that both the state government in California and the U.S. federal government have chosen to do what businesses know is unwise, trying to raise revenue either to cover budget defi Read More

This post shares 7 tips for small business blogs giving advice on how to start one and what content you may want to include. The post suggests studying other blogs in your business niche and making decisions about the purpose of your blog. It also gives recommendations for how to seek out other similar blogs in your business niche. Read More