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-114259-m-2-sc-59-take_advantage_of_electronic_communication-i Collectors are starting to use electronic communications to locate debtors or past-due customers. Many people have public social networking profiles ... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0800 114259 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114252-m-2-sc-59-cash_shy_try_bootstrapping-i I define bootstrapping as "pursuing success with limited resources and with the help of others." By limited resources I mean a shortage of ... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0800 114252 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114247-m-2-sc-59-save_money_by_renegotiating_your_lease-i Every tenant picks up the newspapers and reads that landlords are underwater on many of their buildings as vacancy rates increase and rental rates ... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0800 114247 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-114210-m-2-sc-59-strengthen_your_credit_policy_today-i Controlling when you get paid is a huge component in the survival--or failure--of your business. Whether extended to new or existing customers, you ... Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0700 114210 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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-113673-m-2-sc-59-economic_crises_call_for_better_marketing_plans-i As I write this, uncertainty crashes all around us like a violent hurricane. Now is the time to bolster your sales and marketing plans and get ready ... Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113673 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113715-m-2-sc-59-how_to_make_a_million-i So you want to be a millionaire. You dream of going from rags to riches with money to spare. You brainstorm ideas, searching for the one that's ... Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113715 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113618-m-2-sc-59-4_steps_to_assessing_your_products_profit_potential-i I've talked to a lot of people who have found a promising market by coming up with a product or service that would solve a problem. But ... Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113618 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113608-m-2-sc-59-stretch_your_travel_dollar-i The airline industry is struggling--no secret there. Rising fuel costs have raised ticket prices to uncomfortable levels, for travelers and airlines. ... Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113608 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113606-m-2-sc-59-buyers_market-i With all the talk going on about a recession, you might think that now would be a lousy time to buy another company. But when organic growth ... Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113606 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113628-m-2-sc-59-the_going_rate-i Question: Now that interest rates have come down, do you think it makes sense to refinance the mortgage that we took out to buy our company's ... Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113628 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113632-m-2-sc-59-its_your_business-i Despite its reputation as a top-flight steakhouse chain, New York City-based Smith & Wollensky's stock floundered after the company went ... Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113632 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113524-m-2-sc-59-business_credit_cards_simplify_record_keeping-i It's true that careless use of credit cards can put you out of business faster than you can swipe your card through the reader.  When used ... Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113524 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113527-m-2-sc-59-something_to_bank_on-i If lenders are giving business borrowers the cold shoulder, Renee Wood, founder of The Comfort Company, hasn't felt the chill. When Wood, 43, ... Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113527 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113471-m-2-sc-59-adventure_capital-i Elie Ashery had already seen two of his dreams come true. He raised $12 million in venture capital for a dotcom and used the proceeds from its sale ... Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113471 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113374-m-2-sc-59-whats_my_company_worth-i David Lindsay, 38, is the CEO of Confluentia Group, a New York City startup business analysis consulting firm in the financial services sector. Like ... Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113374 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113357-m-2-sc-59-before_you_buy_that_small_business-i There's no doubt that buying an existing small business is less risky than starting one from scratch. Why? Because, unlike a startup: the ... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113357 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113315-m-2-sc-59-offset_your_investment_portfolio_with_foreclosures-i In the second of my three-part series on alternatives to house-flipping, I'm focusing on how to balance your potentially upside-down portfolio ... Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0700 113315 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113693-m-2-sc-54-low_interest_loans_for_startup_entrepreneurs_without_credit-i How entrepreneurs can use micro finance organizations to establish a good credit record and receive low interest business funding Sat, 03 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 113693 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113706-m-2-sc-54-top_insiders_tips_for_obtaining_a_small_business_bank_loan-i Time-saving presentation strategies to help entrepreneurs get their first business bank loans Sat, 03 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 113706 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113705-m-2-sc-59-fast_help_for_cash_poor_revenue_generating_companies_-i Top strategies for fast growing companies to secure more working capital Sat, 03 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 113705 http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-article-a-113703-m-2-sc-54-extra_help_for_small_businesses_after_a_disaster-i How to qualify for SBA disaster recovery loans Sat, 03 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 113703