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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.
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Rejection Therapy: A Hundred Days of 'No'
To take some pain out of a courted investor's abrupt rejection, tech entrepreneur Jia Jiang launched 100 Days of Rejection Therapy, actively courting "no" as a way of building inner resistance -
Taxes
Fiscal Cliff Deal: A Mixed Bag for Business Owners
Most entrepreneurs will owe a little more. Here's how to gauge the specifics of the New Year’s Day deal -
Advice
A Year-End Checkup to Keep Your Small Business Healthy
Take the time at the start of the year to assess your business and plan for the future -
Policy
Four 2013 Tax Lessons for Small Business Owners
Washington's dithering makes it hard to plan. Here's what you can do to prepare for the future, anyway -
Advice
How to Keep New Year's Resolutions: Make Them in August
People rush to visit goal-setting websites at the start of the year. Data from one, StickK, suggests that those pledging changes in late summer succeed more frequently -
Advice
Government Surplus: Cheap Stuff From Uncle Sam
To save on equipment, small businesses are snapping up excess government inventory, from kitchen sinks to Coast Guard cutters -
Marketing
Does It Pay to Handle Advertising In-House?
More companies are managing their marketing themselves instead of hiring outside agencies. An advertising veteran offers advice on going it alone -
Financing
‘Grunt Funds’ Are Trending in Startup Circles
Equity stakes are a common source of conflict at nascent business ventures. A new way to determine who gets what is gaining traction -
Policy
Why the Feds Want to Give Aspiring Entrepreneurs Unemployment Benefits
A new push by the U.S. Labor Department and the Small Business Administration encourages states to extend unemployment benefits to would-be entrepreneurs, not just job-seekers -
Advice
Risking Retirement on Selling the Business
Many small business owners gamble their retirement on selling out rather than diversifying their assets. They also retire significantly later than employees do, two new studies show -
Advice
Hidden Bias: Why You Should Pitch After Lunch
A candid blog post from the “Harvard of entrepreneurship” shows how unexpected factors influence decisions -
Advice
Retailers Use Technology to Manage the Holiday Rush
Apps and other services can help retailers manage the customer deluge, both online and in brick-and-mortar shops -
Advice
Alternatives to Running Your Business From Home
Finding an affordable place to get your startup off the ground doesn't have to mean beating the morning crowd to Starbucks -
Policy
Why Few Sandy Victims Are Tapping Government Loans
The SBA expected a flood of businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy to use its direct lending program. The response has been tepid -
Management
How to Keep a Generator Running When You Lose Power
Getting backup generators to function properly during a disaster requires extensive planning, testing, and maintenance
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