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Companies filing bankruptcy right now are small enough to fail—while many of their creditors are only around because the government rescued them...

—John Tozzi, The New Entrepreneur

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America's Most Promising Startups

Our ongoing series tracks new companies from across the country that embody the creativity and resiliency common among today's entrepreneurs

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Nathan Egan, founder of Freesource Agency, says entrepreneurs should better exploit social media networking as a low-cost, high-return marketing tool to find new customers and strengthen business relationships

Online Shopping Is Overrated

Data security problems and pesky online forms make Internet shopping a pain. Pro or Con?

The CEO Guide to Carbon Accounting

Coca-Cola, Cisco, Intuit, and others use ever more sophisticated tools to measure their environmental impact and meet emissions goals"

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Getting Started

Seniors as Entrepreneurs: Their Time Has Come

Desperate for Entrepreneurs

Think Twice About Being First to Market

The Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs

Slide Show: America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs

Turning Entrepreneurial with Pamela Slim

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Small Business Financing

Turning Nonprofits into For-Profits

When Your Business Loan Affects Your Personal Credit

Throwing Car Dealerships a Rope

SBICs Keep Capital Flowing in a Dry Time

No Relief for Small Business Cardholders

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Small Business Sales & Marketing

Customers Your Company Doesn't Want

Pitching to Mommy Bloggers

In Advertising, Consistency Pays Off

An Expert's Guide to Discounting

How to Land a Government Contract

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Small Business Success Stories

America's Best Independent Stores

Who Are the Richest People in Town?

Slide Show: The Richest Man (or Woman) in Town

America's Long-Running Restaurants

Riding Out the Recession With Repairs

Startups in a Downturn

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Small Business Leadership

'An Explosion' in Women-Owned Companies?

The Right Way to Handle Layoffs

How to Hire—and Get Hired—in a Recession

In-N-Out Burger: Professionalizing Fast Food

The Right People vs. Getting the People Right

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Small Business Technology

Saving Face Online

Plus: Online Spying. The Good Kind

Digital Heft Through Cloud Computing

Fifty Best Tech Startups

Internet Marketing: Is Regulation Coming?

Windows 7: Another Reason to Dread the Holidays

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Today's Tip: Management & HR

How important is structure and predictability to you? The more important it is, the less flexible you will tend to be, and the more you will tend to feel stress when change happens unexpectedly.

—Keith Ayers, President, Integro Leadership Institute

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Best U.S. Entrepreneurs 25 and Under

For our fifth annual roundup, we're asking readers to nominate promising independent businesses run by entrepreneurs who are no more than 25 years old

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Smart Answers

How to Structure a Bonus Program

A solid bonus strategy can build in incentives to reward the right kind of new contracts for your employees and subcontractors

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Staying Cool If Inflation Heats Up

Here are a few things small business owners can do to prepare for inflation, if economist Arthur Laffer's predictions turn out to be right

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'Let Me Tell You a Story'

It's the best way to grab potential customers' attention and warm them to your pitch. Here are some tips

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How We Started a Liquor Brand

Courtney Reum on how he and his brother went from Goldman Sachs bankers to makers of a high-end liquor from the Brazilian açaí berry

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Revitalizing Health Care with Technology

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