Small Business
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More Small Businesses Are Selling Receivables at a Loss
Owners who can't get bank credit or aren't selling much are tapping commercial financiers known as factors—despite their higher cost
- How Kabbage Crowdsources Credit Scores
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How to Run a Bookstore
Neatness doesn’t count: Customers prefer stacks on the floor to books on the shelf
- New York’s 34-Year-Old St. Mark’s Bookshop Seeks Cut in Rent
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America's Best Young Entrepreneurs 2011
Meet the 25 most impressive U.S. companies in Businessweek.com's seventh annual roundup of promising U.S. entrepreneurs age 25 and under
- 2011 Finalists: America's Best Young Entrepreneurs
Featured Columnists
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Karen E. Klein
Karen E. Klein is a Los Angeles-based writer who covers entrepreneurship and small-business issues.
- If Federal R&D Grants for Small Business Get Cut
- When a Fee Hike Angers Club Members
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Stacy Mitchell
Stacy Mitchell is a senior researcher with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, where she directs...
- Don't Subsidize Big Boxes at Local Shops' Expense
- Commentary: Misrepresenting Small Business
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- When Mentors Matter More Than Money
- Cultivating Entrepreneurs During High School
- Reality Show Tracks TechStars' Startups: Episode 2
- U.S. Labor Market, Government Role in Job Creation
- What Role for Government in American Business?
- Next Life: Jay Godfrey, from Stockbroker to Dressmaker
- Banks to Small Business: Online Theft? Tough Luck
- How Kabbage Crowdsources Credit Scores
Featured Small Business Bloggers
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The New Entrepreneur
by John Tozzi
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Financing
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If Federal R&D Grants for Small Business Get Cut
The SBIR and STTR programs funnel billions to entrepreneurs. Advocates and investors are worried Congress won't reauthorize them
- The New Entrepreneur: TechStars Will Offer $100,000 to Each of Its Startups
- How Would You Get the Government to Help American Business?
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Managing a Small Business
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I Married an Entrepreneur
Maintaining a healthy relationship with a business owner is tough. A program for spouses at networking group Entrepreneurs' Organization is meant to help
- When Your Business Can't Repay a Bank Loan
- How to Make Your Employees Work From Home
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Policy
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How Would You Get the Government to Help American Business?
Small businesses in the U.S. are suffering. The political party that helps themfirst is likely to get their backing in November
- Don't Subsidize Big Boxes at Local Shops' Expense
- Failing at Innovation? Bank on It
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Sales & Marketing
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Today's Tip:
Sell More by Adding Variety
People buy more jelly beans when they're offered an assortment of colors. This is true even if all the different-colored jelly beans taste exactly...
- Today's Tip: Get a Second Chance for a Good Impression
- Today's Tip: Plan Website Improvements for the Holidays Now
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Smart Answers
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When Past-Due Bills Seem Unfair
You can't be indefinitely liable for a vendor's shoddy accounting, says a financial pro. More crucial is the importance of your business relationship
- I Married an Entrepreneur
- When the IRS Makes a Refund Mistake
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Starting a Business
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America's Best Young Entrepreneurs 2011
Who are the country's most promising business founders age 25 and under? With help from our readers, our seventh annual roundup
- The $32,000 Startup
- Fix a Strained Business Partnership Now
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