January 13, 2009
Our company purchases general liability coverage based upon our monthly sales total. Recently, we noticed that we have been paying the insurance based upon our total ...
January 9, 2009
Given the current economic climate, small-business owners are wondering what risks may lay ahead, and how to identify and manage them. But rather than focusing on risk...
January 6, 2009
Even as retailers suffered and the stock market closed out one of its worst years, the December Discover Small Business Watch showed a slight uptick in optimism among ...
December 30, 2008
When Lipscomb University in Nashville contemplated opening a business ethics institute in 2008, its backers could hardly have foreseen how timely and relevant it would...
December 23, 2008
I own a small used-car dealership and I'm in need of an employee. I've searched online everywhere on how to add an employee to payroll. I don't have payroll for ...
December 19, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama has his incoming team drawing up an economic stimulus plan that is, by all accounts, mammoth. With private work drying up, can small ...
December 12, 2008
Q: My business lease is nearly up and I planned to renegotiate for a lower payment. However, now I'm wondering if we should try to buy office property instead, with ...
December 9, 2008
Despite popular perception, not all great entrepreneurial ideas emerge from college dorm rooms or Silicon Valley garages. Many businesses start with the weekend work ...
December 5, 2008
I own a coaching business and do a lot of cold-calling. I frequently leave messages, either with assistants or on voice mail, explaining what I do and leaving my ...
December 2, 2008
Two business partners and I purchased a house in Vermont as a rental business venture. One of the partners died recently. Can we simply have his name removed from the ...
November 25, 2008
I am charged with getting venture capital for our media technology company that focuses on next-generation home entertainment. This financial crisis has got me ...
November 21, 2008
The conventional wisdom on yearend tax planning is to accelerate deductions and defer income. But 2008 may be the year conventional wisdom gets upended. CPA Michael ...
November 18, 2008
Americans expect entrepreneurs to help pull the economy out of recession, but the latest findings from an international study show a declining trend in U.S. ...
November 14, 2008
Smaller businesses are significantly less likely than larger ones to offer health insurance, surveys (BusinessWeek, 7/2/08) show, but there are small firms that offer ...
November 11, 2008
I read your article (BusinessWeek,com, 11/7/08) in regards to President-elect Obama's plans regarding small businesses and I am determined to start a business of my ...
November 7, 2008
The election is finally over, and as the dust settles, it's time for some accounting. How will small businesses fare under an Obama administration? Smart Answers ...
November 4, 2008
Q: Our small manufacturing company has a $1 million-plus employee profit-sharing account deposited with UBS Financial Services (UBS). We recently received a letter ...
October 31, 2008
Maneuvering a small business through rough economic seas is tough enough. But doing it amid a divorce at the same time—well, the stakes are pretty high. Lisa ...
October 24, 2008
I am interested in the logistics industry. Would you please talk about how to start up a freight forwarder company?—P.D., Los Angeles Broadly speaking, the U.S. ...
October 17, 2008
I make a product that I sell at craft fairs but I'd like to get it into retail stores, too. Do I need to hire sales representatives, and if so, what tips do you have ...
October 14, 2008
I have a small woman-owned software and computer engineering business with employees all over the country. I have a secured line of credit against my house and an ...
October 10, 2008
Record financial bailouts that are followed by historic stock market drops, frozen credit markets, and a growing global economic crisis. Each day seems to bring a new ...
October 7, 2008
To many people, the idea of starting a new business right now sounds about as attractive as going all in on the stock market. But Peter Justen, a serial entrepreneur ...
September 30, 2008
The financial crisis has touched off worries among entrepreneurs about the status of their business loans and credit lines (BusinessWeek.com, 9/26/08). Will they have ...
September 26, 2008
I own a small auto dealership. Could I advertise any tax advantages to my customers if they buy electric vehicles and then buy a solar panel installation that would ...