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-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 ... 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Mon, 21 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700 2012 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-2053-m-2-sc-52-accounting_and_bookkeeping_service_industry_lingo-i To make the right business purchases, you have to know the language. Here's a guide to accounting industry lingo. Mon, 21 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700 2053 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-2147-m-2-sc-52-accounting_for_your_success-i A bookkeeper can provide many accounting services for your small business -- and at a relatively low cost. Sat, 08 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700 2147 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-2204-m-2-sc-50-managing_your_workers_comp_costs_more_effectively-i Here are steps you can take to manage your workers compensation costs more effectively. Tue, 09 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0700 2204