http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index Find information to help grow your online business with business plans, Thomas Register, news articles and more http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114164-m-2-sc-59-spend_smart_to_grow_smart-i Your business isn’t going to grow on its own. If you’re ready to expand, but you’re not sure where to start or how to best ... Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:00:00 -0700 114164 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114175-m-2-sc-56-more_on_c_corporations-i Last month’s article about structuring one’s business as a  C Corporation versus a sole proprietorship , an LLC, an S ... Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:00:00 -0700 114175 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114184-m-2-sc-53-its_not_the_economy_stupid-i Your sales are down. Your operating costs are out of control. Your cash flow has slowed to a trickle. Your bank won’t give you a loan. Of ... Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:00:00 -0700 114184 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114183-m-2-sc-53-how_does_your_business_rate-i Your credit score is the number on your credit report that helps lenders or others predict how likely you are to pay any credit accounts on time. ... Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:00:00 -0700 114183 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114189-m-2-sc-53-dont_get_stiffed-i More than 43,000 businesses filed for bankruptcy last year, according to data from the American Bankruptcy Institute.  Michelle Dunn, a 20-year ... Mon, 25 May 2009 17:00:00 -0700 114189 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114133-m-2-sc-59-how_do_investors_get_paid-i Startups planning to raise venture capital in these turbulent times should pay attention to the way investors get paid during bear markets. ... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:00:00 -0700 114133 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114130-m-2-sc-53-apr_hikes_ambush_biz_owners-i Doug Carpenter isn't a lawyer or a banker, nor does he work for a government agency or a consumer watchdog group. So why is the owner of a ... Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:00:00 -0700 114130 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114124-m-2-sc-53-pros_and_cons_of_alternative_investments-i Successful entrepreneurs--especially those who have sold companies or taken them public--are frequently offered investment opportunities that most ... Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800 114124 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114038-m-2-sc-56-an_overview_of_deducting_business_expenses-i Carol A. Brittain has more than 20 years of experience specializing in business and corporate law. She holds an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global ... Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800 114038 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114027-m-2-sc-56-new_tax_tips_for_businesses-i In these lean times, there's one move that's always smart--preserve your cash by making sure your business gets every tax deduction possible. ... Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800 114027 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114029-m-2-sc-59-dont_fall_victim_to_the_triangle_of_entrepreneurial_finance-i As an entrepreneur you will make hundreds to thousands of operational decisions in setting up an infrastructure and producing your product or ... Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800 114029 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114007-m-2-sc-59-banks_eye_entrepreneurs-i The economy might be on life support, but news about the death of business loans isn't telling the whole story. Some institutions, in fact, are ... Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800 114007 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114024-m-2-sc-59-overhaul_in_the_offing_at_sba-i Having positioned himself as a small-business ally on the campaign trail, it didn't take long for President Barack Obama to take aim at the ... Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800 114024 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113992-m-2-sc-59-where_the_money_is-i Raising money to finance a business startup is difficult; but raising money to finance a business startup during a recession is nearly impossible. I ... Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0800 113992 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113919-m-2-sc-53-i_cut_costs_by_500_per_month-i There's no escaping it: The economy is officially dismal. Many companies are being forced to increase sales and/or decrease costs in order to ... Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:00:00 -0800 113919 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113894-m-2-sc-53-keeping_tabs_on_cash_flow-i There's no getting around it. Businesses run on cash. The current economic situation makes it painfully clear: When the cash goes, the business ... Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:00:00 -0800 113894 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113910-m-2-sc-55-perfect_your_pitch-i As a venture capitalist, I'm constantly on the receiving end of pitches from entrepreneurs looking for capital. While there are plenty of ... Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:00:00 -0800 113910 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113929-m-2-sc-53-can_you_handle_the_risk-i As entrepreneurs, we pride ourselves on being risk-takers. But when it comes to investing, we tend to be protective of the money we've worked so ... Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:00:00 -0800 113929 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113881-m-2-sc-53-recession_costcutting_nonos-i In a sluggish economy, running leaner is a must, but not every money-saving measure is a good one. These experts discuss the moves you shouldn't ... Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:00:00 -0800 113881 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113827-m-2-sc-59-a_bad_economy_may_benefit_franchises-i With all the negativity making headlines these days, it's difficult sometimes to maintain perspective. Foreclosures at record highs. Nearly a ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:00:00 -0800 113827 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113822-m-2-sc-55-seeking_investors-i Question: Our business has grown quickly over the past few years, but with the recession hitting our industry, we're having a tough time getting ... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:00:00 -0800 113822 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113873-m-2-sc-52-bad_debt_get_a_tax_break-i It happens to nearly every business sooner or later: A customer makes a purchase on credit, then never pays up; or a vendor loans a customer money to ... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:00:00 -0800 113873 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113835-m-2-sc-53-shelter_from_the_storm-i It's hard to imagine a more tumultuous market year than the one that's about to wrap. Financial headlines in 2008 repeated billions of ... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:00:00 -0800 113835 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113828-m-2-sc-53-smart_moves_in_a_bad_economy-i In a perfect world, business owners would have plenty of time and energy to regularly review their balance sheets and analyze expenses, cutting ... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:00:00 -0800 113828 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113824-m-2-sc-56-yearend_tax_tips-i If you're dreading tax season, take heart. There are still a few weeks left to make decisions that could lighten your tax load for 2008. ... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:00:00 -0800 113824 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113745-m-2-sc-59-sba_at_a_crossroads-i Talk to people inside the SBA and they’ll say the agency is poised to emerge from several trying years of restructuring a stronger, ... Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113745 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113722-m-2-sc-59-do_rising_costs_point_to_domestic_manufacturing-i In an economy that looks gloomier by the day, a couple of important questions spring to mind: How, specifically, are entrepreneurs affected? What are ... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113722 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113679-m-2-sc-53-money_saving_ideas_for_home_based_entrepreneurs-i Being an entrepreneur means you're independent and free to make your own decisions and set your own schedule. It also includes taking sole money ... Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113679 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113680-m-2-sc-53-you_can_weather_the_economic_storm-i In the Pennsylvania Rust Belt, things aren't as dire as headlines would suggest. In Allentown, the quintessential blue-collar city, a renaissance ... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113680 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113671-m-2-sc-53-how_to_maximize_your_export_profits-i Despite the news about the stagnation of the economy in recent months, there has been one bright spot: export profits. With 95 percent of the ... Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113671