This guest post is part of our ongoing Small Business Perspective series, and is written by Theresa Gould, owner of RobnT Business Solutions in Chicago, IL.
Of the 23 million non-farm businesses in 2002, women owned 6.5 million businesses, generating $940.8 million in revenue, employing 7.1 million workers, and paying $173.7 billion in payroll, according to [...]
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Women Driving Small Business Growth
Are Small Business Lines of Credit Shrinking?
There is no question that the country has been mired in economic turmoil over the past year. Despite the conditions, the market is still filled with entrepreneurs looking to launch a business and small business owners looking for a way to get ahead. Many of these individuals (including some of our readers) will be looking [...]
Internet Offers Platform for SBA
There is no question that our current President and his administration have embraced the Web like never before. Speeches, pending legislation, and information on all kinds of government programs are now outlined online, including ways to get in touch and communicate directly with the government. The highest offices’ use of social media has had a [...]
Overrated small business ideas
Is your business idea the right idea?
It is often said that the best time to start a new business is in a recession, and some data has shown that through a variety of factors, new businesses are more likely to start during tough economic times. So naturally one might think that during the worst financial [...]
What can Washington do for you?
A lot has been made of late on the Federal Stimulus package. With banking institutions and large corporations getting federal funding, it was starting to look like small businesses were beginning to get left out of the bigger picture.
However, that appears to have changed in plan outlined by President Obama. Within the new plan, the [...]
Tips sure to help on your taxes
Earlier today I came across John Tozzi’s latest column on BusinessWeek’s small business blog. The piece, Hidden Tax Tips for Entrepreneurs is a worthwhile read for small business owners looking to maximize their deductions this year.
One of the more interesting points in the piece comes from CPA/Author Bernard Kamoroff:
Don’t expect your accountant to find all [...]
New online courses from the SBA
Sharon McLoone recently posted up a brief story noting that the Small Business Administration has added some new online courses to help small businesses out. The topics include:
“Downshifting in a Slowing Economy: A Business Planning Guide.” That course is designed to help business
owners reorganize and streamline business strategies. Other tools include a new automated business [...]
