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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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It's Getting Harder to Make Money on YouTube
More than a million video makers have signed up for the site's ad revenue-sharing program, but ad rates have been falling -
Financing
VCs That Back Women Beat Those That Don't
The least-connected venture capital firms are the most likely to invest in women-led companies -
Profiles
How Three Social Ventures Look Beyond Profits
A look at a few of the companies that made B Lab's "B Corp Best for the World" list -
Marketing
Online Sellers Experiment More With Brick-and-Mortar Shops
Online businesses are opening brick-and-mortar locations to build brand awareness and test new retail strategies -
Technology
At Rally.org, Fundraising for Charitable Causes Is Big Business
A website that channels political donations finds a new calling -
Profiles
Don't Throw That Out! LeanPath Harnesses Data to Fight Food Waste
A small company's simple technology entices kitchen workers to waste less, saving big food-service operations money -
Financing
Crowdfunding's on Hold. So Is Crowdfunding Fraud
Predictions about a robust new source of capital for entrepreneurs and a flood of fraudsters preying on gullible investors haven't materialized -
Technology
How Small Businesses Use Big Data
Startups and small companies are finding ways to use voluminous data sets to gain insights into customers, employees, and products -
Technology
Expensify Brings Bitcoin to Main Street
A company that does expense reports for more than 200,000 businesses is offering the virtual currency to clients that seek to lower international transaction costs -
Apps & Software
China's Instagram and Other Tech Startups Look West
Chinese startups try to move from imitation to innovation and take on U.S. companies -
Health Care
'Take Your Pills' Reminders From Apps and Gadgets
An array of technological and old-fashioned solutions to get patients to take their meds -
Small Business
Even Realtors Have a Startup Accelerator
The trade group gets in on the fad of tech investing, but with a model that's different from your average TechStars imitator -
Policy
Putting Cyber Threats on To-Do Lists at Small Firms
The same tactics that have compromised big institutions are wreaking havoc on small companies lacking IT resources -
Small Business
'Lean In, Fall Over, Get Back Up:' Wendy Lea on Marissa Mayer and Sheryl Sandberg
A Silicon Valley veteran weighs in on the recent talk around two of the tech industry's power women -
Small Business
EBay Changing Fees, Questioning TOMS Shoes, Making It in America: March 20
A daily roundup of the most compelling stories about small business and entrepreneurship
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Marketing
It's Getting Harder to Make Money on YouTube
More than a million video makers have signed up for the site's ad revenue-sharing program, but ad rates have been falling -
Policy
Overlooked in the Online Sales Tax Bill: Free Tax Software
Tax collection is too complex for retailers, say opponents of a proposed law scheduled for its final vote in the Senate in May. Free software is intended to make it easier -
Financing
Venture Capital Firms Are Disappearing. Why Do VCs Think Things Are Looking Up?
About 400 firms have stopped investing or gone out of business since 2000, by one count, but VCs are optimistic about the next 18 months -
Technology
How Small Businesses Use Big Data
Startups and small companies are finding ways to use voluminous data sets to gain insights into customers, employees, and products -
Marketing
How to Run an Effective Social Media Program
Which platforms work best? Manage them yourself or delegate? Spend time or money? As social media grows in influence, businesses need to answer these questions -
Financing
VCs That Back Women Beat Those That Don't
The least-connected venture capital firms are the most likely to invest in women-led companies -
Advice
Integrated Marketing: If You Knew It, You'd Do It
The glut of places to advertise makes it easy to confuse customers with contradictory messages. Execute a strategy that integrates all your efforts -
Technology
Video Gamers Pay Big to Hear Enemies Better
Gaming headset maker Turtle Beach sold more than $300 million in product last year by convincing customers sound quality matters -
Profiles
Startups Shake Up the Sleepy Vibrator Market
In 1902, Hamilton Beach patented the first vibrator for retail sale. A new breed of companies is now launching "more mature" designs -
Advice
How Social Media Is Changing CRM
New customer relationship management tools are letting companies communicate with customers rather than just thrust messages at them -
Marketing
Online Sellers Experiment More With Brick-and-Mortar Shops
Online businesses are opening brick-and-mortar locations to build brand awareness and test new retail strategies -
Financing
Crowdfunding's on Hold. So Is Crowdfunding Fraud
Predictions about a robust new source of capital for entrepreneurs and a flood of fraudsters preying on gullible investors haven't materialized -
Profiles
How Three Social Ventures Look Beyond Profits
A look at a few of the companies that made B Lab's "B Corp Best for the World" list -
Advice
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 -
Manufacturing
Small U.S. Manufacturers Give Up on 'Made in China'
Put off by piracy and quality problems, small companies are returning to U.S. factories
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Financing
VCs That Back Women Beat Those That Don't
The least-connected venture capital firms are the most likely to invest in women-led companies -
Marketing
It's Getting Harder to Make Money on YouTube
More than a million video makers have signed up for the site's ad revenue-sharing program, but ad rates have been falling -
Financing
Venture Capital Firms Are Disappearing. Why Do VCs Think Things Are Looking Up?
About 400 firms have stopped investing or gone out of business since 2000, by one count, but VCs are optimistic about the next 18 months -
Marketing
How to Run an Effective Social Media Program
Which platforms work best? Manage them yourself or delegate? Spend time or money? As social media grows in influence, businesses need to answer these questions -
Technology
How Small Businesses Use Big Data
Startups and small companies are finding ways to use voluminous data sets to gain insights into customers, employees, and products -
Profiles
Don't Throw That Out! LeanPath Harnesses Data to Fight Food Waste
A small company's simple technology entices kitchen workers to waste less, saving big food-service operations money -
Policy
Overlooked in the Online Sales Tax Bill: Free Tax Software
Tax collection is too complex for retailers, say opponents of a proposed law scheduled for its final vote in the Senate in May. Free software is intended to make it easier -
Profiles
How Three Social Ventures Look Beyond Profits
A look at a few of the companies that made B Lab's "B Corp Best for the World" list -
Technology
At Rally.org, Fundraising for Charitable Causes Is Big Business
A website that channels political donations finds a new calling -
Advice
Integrated Marketing: If You Knew It, You'd Do It
The glut of places to advertise makes it easy to confuse customers with contradictory messages. Execute a strategy that integrates all your efforts -
Profiles
Beyond Webvan: MyWebGrocer Turns Supermarkets Virtual
Buying diapers? Don't forget baby food. Supermarkets leery of Amazon and Wal-Mart are feeding a Vermont software business that handles online ordering and virtual promotions -
Profiles
Local Farmers Go Online to Sell Direct to Chefs
Rather than rely on a food distributor or farmers' market, chefs seeking local ingredients can now buy them directly from farmers online -
Marketing
Online Sellers Experiment More With Brick-and-Mortar Shops
Online businesses are opening brick-and-mortar locations to build brand awareness and test new retail strategies -
Advice
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 -
Profiles
Because the Customer Is NOT Always Right!
That's the tagline of a new website that aims to aggregate information about deadbeats and give business owners a forum to vent
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Marketing
It's Getting Harder to Make Money on YouTube
More than a million video makers have signed up for the site's ad revenue-sharing program, but ad rates have been falling -
Financing
VCs That Back Women Beat Those That Don't
The least-connected venture capital firms are the most likely to invest in women-led companies -
Policy
Overlooked in the Online Sales Tax Bill: Free Tax Software
Tax collection is too complex for retailers, say opponents of a proposed law scheduled for its final vote in the Senate in May. Free software is intended to make it easier -
Financing
Venture Capital Firms Are Disappearing. Why Do VCs Think Things Are Looking Up?
About 400 firms have stopped investing or gone out of business since 2000, by one count, but VCs are optimistic about the next 18 months -
Marketing
How to Run an Effective Social Media Program
Which platforms work best? Manage them yourself or delegate? Spend time or money? As social media grows in influence, businesses need to answer these questions -
Financing
Crowdfunding's on Hold. So Is Crowdfunding Fraud
Predictions about a robust new source of capital for entrepreneurs and a flood of fraudsters preying on gullible investors haven't materialized -
Advice
Small Businesses Team Up to Land Federal Contracts
Subcontracting and partnering can help entrepreneurs break into the lucrative world of government work -
Marketing
Online Sellers Experiment More With Brick-and-Mortar Shops
Online businesses are opening brick-and-mortar locations to build brand awareness and test new retail strategies -
Profiles
Portland Bike Maker Sees Made-in-USA Demand from Overseas
About 99 percent of bicycles sold in the U.S. are made in Asia. One Portland (Ore.) manufacturer still makes everything here and is riding a wave of foreign orders
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