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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

An Industry Association Does Good

It’s not the best time to be in the tanning salon business. Earlier this week, the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer moved UV-emitting tanning beds into

10 Legitimate Businesses You Can Start for Under $20

What’s Your Online Networking ROI?

Are you Tweeting, LinkedIn, Digging, or Del.icio.us? Seems like every day I see a new article explaining how to use social media to build my business. But when I talk

Five Guidelines for Outsourcing Your Search Engine Marketing

Presenting Small Business Financial Statements to a Lender

The number of retired individuals entering the exciting world of entrepreneurship is at an all-time record high. Many retired people starting their own businesses are now doing so purely as