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Fighting the U.S. PTO Backlog – Information On How to File a Patent Application

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is still facing a significant backlog in processing applications. One of the problems recently cited by the PTO is that it takes

Katja Presnal masters the online business world (after an 8-year career break)

Katja Presnal’s online store Skimbaco.com got an unexpected PR jolt in May, 2008, when Tom Cruise pointed out his daughter Suri’s cute ladybug shoes from the Skimbaco site while giving

The Donald – Is His Network Really Going to Make You Rich?

Donald Trump has a long list of accomplishments. While he may be best known in pop culture for The Apprentice, he built his reputation and his fortune (and lost it

Microsoft Pulls the Plug on Free Office Live Domains

Chat boards are rumbling and grumbling with the news that Microsoft is going to make customers who signed up for free custom domains with Office Live Small Business start paying $14.95 a year

New Blog Cuts Government Red Tape

There’s something new at business.gov, the official online business link to the U.S. government: community. OK, starting a blog site isn’t that new an idea generally. But the business.gov blog, which

Four For Friday For Entrepreneurs

Q1 – Reality TV: No longer a fad, reality television shows can be seen on nearly all major networks, and span the programming landscape from shows focused on birth, dating,

Forget Wall Street, Small Businesses are Still Hiring

Despite massive layoffs continuing to come from corporate giants, small businesses in the U.S. are recruiting new talent. Companies with fewer than 50 employees accounted for more than 50 percent

Small Business Owners Are Optimistic…Except When They Aren’t.

It’s raining research this week. Several studies of small business owners’ attitudes have just been released, and depending on who you believe, owners are either more despondent than ever, or