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The notion of a payroll tax holiday has received support from the left and the right. And it might prove a particular boon to small businesses. Find out why. Read More

Nada Jones and Michelle Briody, the authors of Sixteen Weeks to Your Dream Business, explain the basics of networking. Read More

Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan, authors of The Three Laws of Performance, discuss the two recessions: the actual external one, and the one in your mind. Managing the second may just be the key to managing the first, too. Read More

Jerry Kalish of Slate's BizBox divines a few rules for how to survive down times from a recent interview with a professor at Harvard Business School. Read More

Larina Kase, author of The Confident Leader, is the latest guest on BizBooks, the regular author discussion series published by Slate's BizBox blog. She answers questions about confidence, Barack Obama, and, yes, procrastination (and how not to do it). Read More

Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan, co-authors of The Three Laws of Performance, explain how to view succeeding in business as a game, by seeing the facts themselves rather than fearful interpretations of them. Read More

Slate's BizBox talks to Dan Ford, president and CEO of a Colorado community bank, about the current lending situation, why his bank (and many other banks) didn't take TARP money, and other topics. Read More

Slate's BizBox looks at President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address and Gov. Bobby Jindal's response for clues as to how the two parties intend to help small business. Read More

Jerry Kalish of Slate's BizBox explains two provisions in the new stimulus package that affect employee benefits. One buttresses COBRA, which provides health insurance to recently terminated workers; the other extends transportation benefits, which can help employers and employees alike. Read More

In a guest column on Slate's BizBox, Dev Patnaik and Peter Mortensen, authors of Wired to Care, explain why a business's empathy with its customers is crucial to its success--and how small businesses can leverage their advantage here. Read More