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Small business owners often wonder whether it is better to lease or purchase. There are cash management and tax considerations. This article sheds light on the issue. Read More

Should an entrepreneur use credit cards to fund a start-up or to finance ongoing business? Who does the new Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 really protect? Here are the facts. Read More

A couple of months back, I was somehow allowed to be on a conference call with CEO Matt Shay and some others, from The International Franchise Association. (IFA) The topic was the lack of availability for small business loans. I'm... Read More

Award-winning writer, Jerry Wilkerson, has been in the franchise industry for a paltry 32 years. He has been adding his thoughtful insight as of late, to all who will read his articles. Jerry may not know that he's an award-winning... Read More

Want to improve the quality of your customer presentations? Here are four simple questions to challenge yourself with. If you can answer these before walking into the appointment with your prospective customer, you will significantly increase the odds of a successful effort. Good luck! Read More

Twitter has the potential to allow you to reach a larger targeted audience. Here are a couple of ways to follow and unfollow Twitterers. In addition, a way to target a Twitterers by geography or by category. Read More

If you are a small business owner who is always on the lookout for gadgets or technology pieces that can improve your productivity or make your office a better place to work at, check out these gadgets that you should have on your office wishlist. Read More

If Google Voice, Google Wave, and Google Buzz are grouped together with the existing suite of Google Apps, would it become a budget-friendly teleworking platform? Here are some reasons why Google Apps might be your organization’s ideal telework platform: Read More

There's lots of fear about the possibilities of considerable costs for some small businesses in the new healthcare legislation, and costs certainly will be based on what we've seen in terms of estimates of how the new rules will work. But one columnist says the healthcare law shouldn't put anyone out of business, just cost your business an awful lot more. Read More

Small business owners will lead the economic recovery. This is a column by one such leader who has decided to run his business leanly, manage his growth conservatively and is not much interested in government stimulus until business gets better. Reading his experiences may give even the most discouraged small business owner hope and the realization that you are not alone. But more than that, it m Read More