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Small Business: Management

  • Just Do It: Summer To-Do List for Small Businesses Friday, 31 May 2013 | 10:31 AM ET

    Business slows down for some small shop owners in the summer. From networking to updating websites, a to-do guide for all those pesky tasks you've been meaning to do—for months.

  • The 'Opportunity' Entrepreneur Returns Saturday, 25 May 2013 | 1:17 PM ET
    Cameron Sheldrake, president and founder of Off the Cob, maker of sweet corn tortilla chips.

    Feeling hopeful about their prospects and broader economy, U.S. entrepreneurship rates are at the highest in more than a decade, according to a report. See which state is star.

  • Risky Business: Lessons From the Bloomberg Scandal Monday, 20 May 2013 | 8:30 AM ET

    Bloomberg's scandal offers uncomfortable lessons in how we do business in a digital era. We're also more tolerant of leaving behind our electronic data, and not calling out missteps.

  • Run the World!: Case for More Women Entrepreneurs Friday, 10 May 2013 | 11:32 AM ET

    Business ownership benefit communities, according to our guest bloggers. That's why two groups are launching more access to capital to more women this Mother's Day.

  • Need Cash?: More Contracts for Women Entrepreneurs Thursday, 9 May 2013 | 10:43 AM ET

    A small change to federal rules that just went into effect means more contracts could go to women-owned small businesses, Inc. reports. See if your business qualifies.

  • Ten Best States for Starting a Business Thursday, 2 May 2013 | 9:38 AM ET

    Maryland and Colorado are among the states supportive of innovation, according to a report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

  • Small Business Rulebreakers Get Competitive Edge Thursday, 18 Apr 2013 | 8:50 AM ET
    A small business owner takes a break.

    Competing with companies that hire immigrants, who aren't authorized to work in the U.S., is tough for a smaller employers that follows the law because of the cost. What's fair?

  • As Economy Improves, Start-Up Activity Falls: Study Wednesday, 17 Apr 2013 | 11:41 AM ET

    As the economy improves, fewer entrepreneurs are launching their own businesses, according to a Kauffman Foundation report. Plus, start-ups are hiring. So what's the darker theory?

  • Social Media a Bust for Small Businesses: Study Wednesday, 17 Apr 2013 | 10:12 AM ET

    About 61 percent of small employers don't see any return on investment on their social-media activities, according to a survey from Manta, a social network for small businesses.

  • Where America's Likely Tax Cheats Live Monday, 15 Apr 2013 | 1:38 PM ET
    Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California.

    A new study used confidential IRS data to show clusters of potential tax cheats - including small-business owners - in five metro areas. See which red flags tip off the IRS.

  • Uh Oh, Obamacare Math Sinks In for Small Businesses Monday, 15 Apr 2013 | 10:58 AM ET

    Main Street is looking ahead to 2014, when the tax implications of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, begin to kick in. A review of the key provisions.

  • Why Now Is the Best Time to Be an Entrepreneur: Pro Thursday, 11 Apr 2013 | 11:45 AM ET
    Ted Leonsis, GroupOn Co-CEO, Revolution Growth Fund Founder and owner of the Washington Capitals.

    With many big companies spending less, the time couldn't be better to launch a start-up, Ted Leonsis, a longtime tech executive, told CNBC.

  • Spooked by Uncertainty, Little Main Street Hiring Tuesday, 9 Apr 2013 | 9:01 AM ET

    Small-business owners' confidence fell in March — halting three months of gains, with few entrepreneurs making hiring plans. You call this a recovery?

  • Dorms Funds for Start-Ups: So Does College Matter? Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 10:14 AM ET

    Venture firm First Round Capital has started the Dorm Room Fund, giving college students $500,000 to fund start-ups. Does college matter for entrepreneurs?

  • Nine Core Beliefs of Really Lousy Bosses Monday, 1 Apr 2013 | 9:59 AM ET

    The worst managers have a broken understanding of the workplace, company and team dynamics, Inc. reports. Are you making these mistakes?

  • More Startups Outsource Manufacturing on US Soil Wednesday, 27 Mar 2013 | 10:10 AM ET

    Inc. explores five key factors to a successful manufacturing strategy, which can include specialty contract manufacturers right here at home.

  • Minimum-Wage Hike? Why Main Street Hates It...A Lot Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 1:37 PM ET

    The battle over a minimum-wage increase has begun, and small employers on both sides have entered the debate.

  • Richard Branson's 3 Tips for Balanced Workplaces Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 9:53 AM ET
    Sir Richard Branson

    With the release of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In," Virgin's Richard Branson offers three tips for a more effective workplace, whether you're a startup or more established company.

  • Internet Sales Tax Needs to Be Fair: Tech CEO Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 1:44 PM ET

    As legislators consider standardizing the collection of Internet sales tax, the debate on what's fair for online retailers and small businesses is heating up. Chegg's CEO weighs in.

  • UPenn Entrepreneurs Remake Online Customer Service Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 11:33 AM ET

    From Airtime to Firefly, meet the three UPenn entrepreneurs behind two software startups that are changing how smaller companies do business online.

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