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"It's all very well to say 'qualify your bids'", said a company director last week, "but in our industry, a two per cent win rate is the norm." - is that for real??? Read More

Some small-business critics have argued that Obama's proposed tax plan is unfair to small businesses. Are they right? Read More

Now that the dust has almost settled on the 2009 tax filing season, small business owners who are already hard-pressed by the economy have something else to worry about: a knock on the door from an Internal Revenue Service agent. IRS audits of small businesses increased by 41% from 2005 to 2007, while large business audits actually declined by Read More

One simple fact of marketing is that the Internet is a much different playing field than traditional advertising channels like newspapers and television. According to a study by Webvisible and Nielsen Online, only 9 percent of small business owners say they are satisfied with their online advertising efforts. Getting it right is critical in today Read More

Tired of Twitter yet? Apparently businesses are still frothing at the mouth and hemorrhaging at the wallet over it. If you're just thinking about starting to use Twitter for your business, this article might make you think twice whether or not it's right for you. Read More

Finding that perfect business name can make or breakl a business, Heather Smith discusses important tips that you should keep in mind, before making the final decision. Read More

Business needs to look at all areas to save money, and Heather Smith highlights some tried and tested methods of saving on your necessary but expensive accounting fees. Read More

Credit card banks aren't through cutting credit card lines. By 2010, about 20% less credit -- a drop of $1 trillion -- will be available via plastic. Small businesses, about half of which rely on credit cards either to finance their operations or as a safety net, will feel the pinch. Higher credit lines won't come back after the recession, eith Read More

Within a half hour period, magazines deliver more than twice the number of ad impressions as TV and more than six times those delivered online, according to a new study. The research also found that though TV doesn't deliver as many ads per half hour as magazines, net recall of TV ads was almost twice that of magazine ads. Meanwhile, magazines Read More

The founder of Silicon Alley Reporter and Mahalo.com offers advice from the trenches to entrepreneurs in trouble. We're going to find out who the real entrepreneurs are in 2009 because they are going to spend another 12 months, on top of the last six, cleaning up the mess. It will be two years of total pain, so before we go any further, you g Read More