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Karen E. Klein is a Los Angeles-based writer who covers entrepreneurship and small-business issues. E-mail your questions to Klein to get specific advice from experts in her twice-weekly columns.
Your Small Business Questions, Answered
Send us your questions on challenges you face in your business. Journalist Karen E. Klein will interview experts and distill their insights into answers.
Karen E. Klein
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Renegotiate a Lease When a Big Competitor Moves In
Start by gathering information about the market and preparing an affordable, palatable plan. Then avoid e-mail and do your best to meet in person… -
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Getting Started, Getting Paid, and More Answers to Business Questions
To address challenges readers face in their businesses, Karen E. Klein interviews experts and distills their insights -
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How Are the SBA’s Loan Programs Doing?
The Small Business Administration is pushing to expand loan availability and streamline its loan-guarantee approval process. Approvals in the last… -
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For Obamacare to Work, Small Employers Must Embrace Exchanges
High costs keep many small businesses from offering workers health coverage. Exchanges being set up this year could cut prices—if enough people participate -
Taxes
Tax Prep Basics for Small Business Owners
A tax pro urges employers and the self-employed to organize paperwork, raise questions, and understand deductions
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Determine What To Charge as a Consultant
First, research your competitors' rates. Then decide on a pay structure and avoid undervaluing your knowledge and services -
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Great Product. Now, How to Sell It?
Getting a new product from the factory to store shelves can be a minefield for entrepreneurs -
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Breaking Into the Energy Drink Business
First, determine how to raise the $100,000 you'll likely need to launch your product. Then evaluate whether to hire a consultant or go it alone -
The R&D Tax Credit Explained for Small Business
If you have an engineer on staff, you probably can claim a research credit, says CPA Sean Haggard -
Don't Be Tempted by 'Shelf Corporations'
Historically, off-the-shelf structures were used to streamline a startup, but selling them as a way to get around credit guidelines is new
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When Moms Who Run Businesses Take Maternity Leave
Marissa Mayer's plan to "work throughout" her brief maternity leave sparked vigorous debate. Absent much of the discussion: how entrepreneurs… -
Starting a Business in the Logistics Industry
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What Limits Hispanic Entrepreneurs
Hispanic-owned businesses are outperformed by their white counterparts, according to a new report, which urges policymakers to improve access to education -
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Time to Sell? Setting a Price for Your Cash Business
To determine the value of a services business, calculate the "seller’s discretionary earnings"—the total financial benefit the owner derives from… -
Small Businesses Should Focus on Exports
Although exporting is traditionally considered the domain of multinationals, Kathleen Brush says small and midsized companies have plenty to gain…
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