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This article from Entrepreneurship.com on the top 8 franchise ownership myths may help those considering franchises as an opportunity. Whether you're interested in starting a small business and trying to figure out whether franchise ownership might be the right way to go or evaluating a franchise opportunity that has come across your path, this a Read More

This video from SBTV examines whether an activity can be considered a small business or hobby especially for tax purposes according to Internal Revenue Service guidelines. A key point to remember is that to be a business, an activity must generate a profit within a certain period of time sometimes varying based on the type of activity. If a hobby Read More

This article from WebCPA looks at the Private Company Financial Reporting Committee of the International Accounting Standards Board and its discussion of a global accounting standard for small business. What exactly such an international standard will mean for small entrepreneurs the world over is unclear. If standards are simply a means by which Read More

Here's a review of Mac accounting software for small business from PC World. I'm not a Mac guy but we've certainly looked at Quickbooks for our own business use. Here, however, is a comprehensive list and brief overview of some other possible options including MYOB AccountingEdge, MoneyWorks Gold, Billings 3, iBiz 4, Freshbooks and Side Job Tra Read More

Entrepreneur Dharmesh Shah of the blog On Startups offers this interesting post on how to hire sales people. The post includes a formidable list of 14 tips Shah says he gathered from observing sales teams he has observed that work pretty well, including the one at hi us own software marketing startup HubSpot. Though Shah's company is definitely a Read More

Here are some small business tips for social media from BizCentral USA. Many small business remain confused about precisely how to use social media sites like Facebook and LinkedIn top develop relationships with customers and business partners. The post gives a simple overview of the top few of what may be well over a hundred big sites with more s Read More

Take Denise O'Berry's Facebook small business 101 and learn how to promote your business on the rapidly growing social network. Sure you have a Facebook identity for your business or service but have you used your Facebook account to create fans for your yourself or your company? Denise shows you step by step how to use Facebook fan pages for yo Read More

Adam McFarland of Musings of a Balding 26 Year Old Entrepreneur has the following observation about over thinking your small business idea. Don't do it! Using reprinted portions of a conversation with a San Diego entrepreneur, McFarland makes the case for launching your small business idea with as little money and time invested as possible. This Read More

From the trenches of a San Francisco-based entrepreneur, here is small business startup advice of a more subjective nature on the My Life, Starting Up blog. Suggestions include becoming involved only with those who share your passion and trying to find a way to pay anyone who doesn't have a vested interest in your company. The advice should be vi Read More

Vanessa Summers, Entrepreneur.com's "Financial Guru", suggests these tips when creating direct mail products for your small business. If you thought the age of print was dead and gone, think again. Summers explains research now indicates a targeted direct mailing campaign can result in a 300 percent increase in conversions (those who take some Read More