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The U.S. Treasury Department is preparing to buy up small business loans from the Small Business Administration in an effort to get small business lending back on line. The Washington Post reported the federal government is preparing a $15 billion initiative to stimulate small business financing since private lending has been slow to rebound. For Read More

Are you wasting time and money to perform useless SEO parlor tricks that have little-to-no effect on the bottom line. With the latest brouhaha over PageRank sculpting, the boondoggle nature of many techniques that pass for SEO has become clearer than ever. It's no wonder that many outside of the industry think SEO equals “voodoo” or “black Read More

Many people don't go into business because of the uncertainties, lack of success guarantees, and the unfamiliar. They're hesitant to try something new. Read More

Most of you who know me know I am big fan of Guy Kawasaki and not just because he was an Apple evangelist but because he understands startups. He invests in them, launches his own and writes no BS books on the topics that are must reads for anyone out there looking to start a business, especially if you are looking to raise capital for your busines Read More

Health insurance, healthcare, is both an important investment for small business and a huge expense that risks being forced onto small business, regardless of their ability to pay. Now's the time to educate yourself on this issue and its impact on your business. This post and the comments lay out many of the issues and much of the dialogue going Read More

Incorporate these seven traits, or habits, into your twittering and you'll be sure to be a more popular Twitterer. For an all around better time Tweeting, be quick to follow users exhibiting these traits! Read More

This is a great list not only of tips to help handle the stress of business ownership, in this economy, but of prioritizing your day for maximum results. Read More

It's also sometimes called bootstrapping and refers to a method of small business startup which ignores the big investment approach. From Suite 101, the Web community, come suggestions ranging from pet care to home care, as all possible startups without the need for much capital at all. Try to think of suggestions we haven't and share them throu Read More

From Webpreneur to consultant the editors of About.com's Entrepreneurs page claims these ideas for small business startup will all cost you less than $20. The low budget startup is designed to remove barriers for getting into business but also to create a business with little overhead and hopefully little or no debt before generating revenue. Read More

Green is in. Big time. Serious growth in the franchise sector... Read More