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Many people are tempted to try earning a living outside of traditional employment but are daunted by thoughts of franchise fees, employee salaries or overwhelming equipment costs prior to making any income from a venture. Here are twenty-one cheap business ideas. Read More

The connection economy embraces the artist rather than the administrator. Because the artist isn’t organized. He isn’t regimented or regulated – half the time his socks don’t match and he can’t find his keys. The artist is difficult to contain, define, or predict.

But a part of us always wants t Read More

From retirement account contributions to self-employment expenses, don't overlook these five common tax deductions. Read More

This is great for helping your relationship with newbies, but it will also allow you to listen to everything people want to know the answer to. It’s like doing market research without leaving your site. Read More

The question of whether or not your credit card rewards are income — and reportable to the IRS — depends on whether you are dealing with a rebate or a windfall. If it’s a windfall, you are supposed to report it as income and pay taxes on it. If it’s a rebate, though, you are in the clear. The good Read More

Having your shipping addresses sent to your shipping carrier or Paypal where you can print all of your labels in bulk is all fine and good. But there are still a few tedious steps that you’ll need to eliminate to handle higher volumes. Read More

Boring people don’t attract anyone, and followers don’t attract followers. That being said, you’ll need to be a leader, be innovative, and do something new and challenging. Put it out there for everyone to see. Read More

While the mass media focuses their "analyses" on Amazon, (a) it isn't Amazon, but in-state consumers who will have to pay the tax, and (b) it isn't Amazon (alone) who will suffer, but thousands of small businesses run by Indiana- and Florida-based affiliate marketers. We've seen major e-tailers ter Read More

In some cases SMBs should consider using personal health insurance plans for their employee benefits. Read More

Banks and other businesses have long been outsourcing some of their IT operations in order to save time and money. One of the problems with outsourcing IT, though, is that it can make your business vulnerable. If you are a financial institution or other business that specializes in sensitive inform Read More