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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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Wring the Most Out of a Trade Show
First determine what you want to achieve while attending or exhibiting. Then plan exactly how you'll spend your time and use your resources -
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Reimagine Your Company as an Upstart
You can't stand out unless you do something different—or differently—than your competitors. Identify a breakthrough idea, put it in place, and then tell your customers -
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'People Problems' Sink Most Startups
Most early stage business failures stem from founders not communicating, says Noam Wasserman, who says it's crucial to understand motivations and agree on responsibilities and equity at the start -
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More Reasons Not to Spy on Potential Hires
Common sense (and the potential for legal trouble) should dissuade employers from forcing job applicants to divulge their Facebook passwords -
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How to Protect Your Company's Data
Most small businesses do not adequately plan for data loss. Experts offer advice on putting a system in place -
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Why Entrepreneurship Is Declining
Americans are still starting new ventures at a higher rate than before the recession, but fewer are hiring -
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Family Businesses Should Plan Now for Rising Gift Tax
With a tax break expiring next year, should family business owners speed up transferring ownership to the kids? -
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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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A Marketer's Homage to the Soda Can
The soft drink giants sell hundreds of millions of cans of soda every day. Learn from the century of tweaking that went into perfecting their packaging -
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When to Quit Your Job and Start a Business
One camp recommends easing in gradually. The other says a strong commitment is crucial from the start -
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How a New IRS Form Affects Americans With Overseas Businesses
More than 50 million businesses that use third-party payment servicers such as EBay and PayPal will get the forms. The goal is to flush out income that was unreported in the past -
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Taking Stock of Yelp's Ad Sales
As Yelp's IPO nears, the review site is counting on local businesses to buy pricey advertising. Gauging its effectiveness isn't easy -
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Muster the Courage to Start Your Own Business
First do the planning and determine what you hope to get out of the venture. Then set a deadline to make the leap -
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How Small Retailers Get Big Brands to Trust Them
Persuading household names to let independent shops sell their products means meeting requirements, from promising good placement to sharing financial information -
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Training the Blind to Run Businesses
A new program designed to empower individuals teaches them how to overcome popular perceptions about vision loss and compete with able-bodied entrepreneurs
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