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Only about 16 percent of businesses with fewer than 50 employees in the United States have 401(k) plans. Small-business owners are so focused on developing their businesses that some do not realize that those assets can grow at a much faster rate for their retirement under the right plan. An October survey by ING DIRECT's ShareBuilder401k, fo  More...
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An ideal scenario for increased productivity would be to approach your desk every day with your work already prioritized and your schedule set up so that you have a block of time marked off for uninterrupted work. There would be nothing on the desk to divert your attention while you are working. Your sole focus would be on the current project.  More...
The more businesses a person owns, the higher his or her income, education level, and loan amounts and mortgage, finds an Experian study of small-business owners - sole business owners and multi-business owners. Compared with the overall population, small business owners are more likely to be married and have children, have a college education  More...
Companies that have struggled with change should take note: recent discoveries in how the brain functions have resulted in new conclusions about implementing change. In other words, it's time to rethink how we think.  More...
The most recent data show that only about half of self-employed people in the U.S. workforce run incorporated businesses. Entrepreneurs who fail to incorporate are making a huge mistake. Corporations have a much higher rate of success than sole proprietorships, even when it comes to small businesses. Incorporated small businesses outperform uninco  More...
Federally speaking, there are a wide variety of tax benefits for small businesses. Many depend on the type of business you own. One of the most fundamental, but dramatic, is available to LLCs and corporations with S-status. If they're eligible, they only pay tax at the shareholder/owner level, as opposed to paying at the corporate level and again  More...
IN the latest twist on the information-age truism that technology is making the world even smaller, entrepreneurs in India are trying to build a new market for the offshore services they offer: helping small businesses cope with even the most mundane day-to-day tasks. Thanks to Indian companies like Brickwork India and GetFriday, even sole proprie  More...