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We all want to raise our income, right? Okay, maybe not Bill Gates. Bill, if you are reading this, then you can move on. For the rest of us, here is an incredible list of resources that will assist you in increasing your income. It doesn’t matter if you are working in Corporate America, self-employed, freelancing, writing a blog, looking for a
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Many entrepreneurs don’t have the luxury of having a separate accounting department, instead doing their own number crunching. It’s not always easy, but you can make it less difficult by making use of the huge number of free financial tools for businesses that are available on the Internet. Here are 100 calculators that can help you get and keep y
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THE ECONOMIC STIMULUS package signed by President Bush on Wednesday includes two significant tax breaks for small-business owners. The provisions, designed to encourage business spending, come in the form of bigger depreciation write-offs:
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This is about the guy who started TheFunded.com, a Web site that lets entrepreneurs anonymously rank, review, and post comments about venture capital firms. Not only can you use the site to find VC firms, but you'll get the inside scoop of how they'll treat you.
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Many entrepreneurs ask Guy Kawasaki what is the best way to open a pitch to potential investors. Here he answers that question, but also tells you the ten worst opening lines that you can use.
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This is an excellent interview with Joel Spolsky of Fog Creek Software about how to bootstrap your business without taking money from a venture capitalist. Joel gives excellent advice for the majority of entrepreneurs who will start their companies up without being backed by a venture capitalist.
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While every business has a bank, few have a banker. That’s because bankers are too often seen as obstacles standing between an entrepreneur and the bank’s vault. However, small businesses are not doing business with a building — the bank — they are working with people — the bankers. So forging a relationship is crucial.
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Inflation has sunk its teeth into small businesses this year. The number of owners citing inflation as their No. 1 concern on the National Federation of Independent Businesses monthly economic index in April was at its highest level since 1982. One in five owners is raising prices, according to William C. Dunkelberg, the trade group’s chief econom
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A House Small Business Committee hearing was called this week to examine a trend that is alarming small businesses across the country. A growing number of states are imposing so-called "business activity" taxes on companies that have a connection, or "nexus," with the state. A nexus can exist, even though a business has no employees or physica
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No matter how passionately you believe in your business, you've got to make the numbers work before you can turn your dream into the reality of a large and profitable company. While nobody has a crystal ball that can predict the future, a good financial model will help you understand the key elements that make your business tick and help you avoi
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Somewhat of a parody on the lives of entrepreneurs, and how they are forced to stretch the truth to get the critical things they need to survive.
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MoreBusiness.com releases a new center featuring tips and tricks on preparing small business taxes. Visitors can learn about small business tax deductions, view a 12-point tax to-do checklist and access useful forms, links and tax tools.
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Start-ups go out of business all the time, often before they even have a chance to even really start up at all. The main culprit in the savage slaughter of these young establishments is the same perpetrator behind the bulk of our fiscal difficulties: Debt.
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Not just retailers are in trouble in today’s economy. Companies that manufacture consumer goods, building material and the many other industries are also reporting difficulties.
Why should the average business owner care? Because another business that sells to one of these troubled companies may also be heading for disaster and that business mi
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Searching for a government grant or no-interest loan to start a business? Don't waste your time.
"I've worked in small-business development since 1989 and there have never been any special programs for women and minorities in terms of easier access to money," says Lori Kravets, executive director of the Growth Opportunity Connection, a non More...
"I've worked in small-business development since 1989 and there have never been any special programs for women and minorities in terms of easier access to money," says Lori Kravets, executive director of the Growth Opportunity Connection, a non More...
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