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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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Investing in Main Street Instead of Just Wall Street
Independent business advocates hope the crowdfunding provision in the JOBS Act will help turn local shoppers into investors -
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Business Loans and Hand-Holding, Beer Optional
The maker of Sam Adams brews is expanding its popular lending and coaching program for food and beverage entrepreneurs -
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Are Boomer Entrepreneurs Preparing to Cash Out?
Business-for-sale transactions hit their highest level in more than three years, heightening brokers' confidence about the small business economy -
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Crowdfunding Sites Launch a Preemptive Strike on Fraud
The new law that makes it easier for private companies to sell equity online could unleash scammers galore. Crowdfunding sites are playing defense -
Patents
Can PolyPlus's Batteries Power the Future?
New lithium batteries could power cars and gizmos of all sorts—if recharging problems can be fixed -
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The JOBS Act Loosens Regs for Companies Like These
A look at the kinds of companies that will soon enjoy lighter-touch regulation shows about half now trade at below their public offering price -
Policy
Will the JOBS Act Mean More Surprises Like Groupon's?
The daily deal site’s recent accounting trouble is prompting questions about legislation that would make it easier for companies to go public -
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Corporate America to Small Biz: Sell to Us
A dozen big companies, including IBM, Citi, and Caterpillar, want to make it easier for small companies to compete for their business -
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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? -
Policy
Washington State Tailors 'Social Purpose Corporation' to Sustainable Business
An impact investment firm plans to be among the first companies to adopt the new form -
Travel
As SXSW Ends, Austin Ventures Goes to Work
The venture fund is focused on local talent, but has designs on Silicon Valley -
Travel
SXSW, a Davos for the Web Set
Five lessons from the South by Southwest Interactive festival -
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Is Peter Thiel Just Messing With Us?
The billionaire PayPal co-founder pays teenagers to leave college. Now he's teaching a startup class at Stanford -
Policy
The Fight Over Crowdfunding's Potential
Goldmine for scammers or valuable tool for legitimate entrepreneurs? Debate grows over legislation that would make it easier for individuals to buy equity stakes in private companies -
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A Government Nod for Companies Doing Good
A federal program that once helped finance Apple and Intel is backing funds for social ventures
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