Small Business
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Wall Street Jumps Back into Small Business Loans
Lending to small U.S. businesses is making a comeback, with 12 investment firms arranging $1.38 billion of initial stock offerings
- Small Business Loans Drop by $15 Billion in Q1
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From Startup Dreams to a Cubicle Life
While entrepreneurship students get MBAs with the goal of launching a startup, many make corporate pit stops before they go into business for themselves
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Amazon May Soon Need to Collect Sales Tax
A proposal in the U.S. Senate aims to end the longtime exemption for e-commerce
- Close the Internet Sales Tax Loophole
Featured Columnists
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Karen E. Klein
Karen E. Klein is a Los Angeles-based writer who covers entrepreneurship and small-business issues.
- Building a Business vs. Making a Living
- Organize and Streamline Your Home-Based Business
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Richard Greenwald
Richard Greenwald is dean and also serves as a professor of history and social science at St.
- To Boost the Economy, Help the Self-Employed
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Featured Small Business Bloggers
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Financing
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Building a Business vs. Making a Living
You need to comprehend financial basics to make your venture more than just a revenue stream, says Bill Hettinger. Learn how to read cash-flow statements and gauge your competitive position
- The New Entrepreneur: Small Business Loans Drop by $15 Billion in Q1
- Today's Tip: Prepare a Better Tax Strategy for an S Corp
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Managing a Small Business
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When Your Business Can't Repay a Bank Loan
A business turnaround adviser explains why small and midsize companies are having trouble servicing their debt and offers advice on defusing tough situations
- How to Make Your Employees Work From Home
- Better Ways to Handle Business Conflict
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Policy
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To Boost the Economy, Help the Self-Employed
Despite their importance to our economic health, we impede nearly one-third of our workforce by making so-called freelancers, contractors, and consultants play by outdated rules
- Make Business Credit Cards Fair, Too
- The Case for Patient Capital
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Sales & Marketing
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Today's Tip:
Spending on Ads vs. Investing in Customers
Generally speaking, advertising is considered an investment, not an expense—but it still isn't the best choice for most startup companies.
- Today's Tip: Maintain Good Customer Service at a Fast-Growing Business
- Five Ways Business Owners Cope With Rising Costs
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Smart Answers
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Building a Business vs. Making a Living
You need to comprehend financial basics to make your venture more than just a revenue stream, says Bill Hettinger. Learn how to read cash-flow statements and gauge your competitive position
- Organize and Streamline Your Home-Based Business
- How to Build Awareness of Your Online Service
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Starting a Business
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Organize and Streamline Your Home-Based Business
To make self-employment work, experts suggest designating a workspace at home, sticking to a daily schedule, and using a time-management system
- Questions to Riddle Before You Start a Business
- Why Self-Employed Consultants Fail
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