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Sweating the Recession and Predicting the Next Big Economic Pain

Important stories and highlights from the world of business. Today: Immigration issues, the Big Three CEOs are back, the unions seem ready to deal, absenteeism, new environmental regulations and much more.

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Small Business Opinion Column by Charles Cooper.
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Workman’s Comp: Fighting Liability

When your employee is injured or killed on the job, is that an automatic workman’s comp claim? That is the question that will soon go before the courts in California as the mother of a woman killed on the job fights for benefits for her young grandson, but is the case as cut-and-dried as it seems?

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Advice, tools, and services to help small business owners start, run, and grow their businesses more successfully.

Convincing the Masses

Convincing the Masses

If not cautious, highly financed advertising campaigns can quickly crumble like a fallen empire. Here are just a few examples of marketing gone wrong.


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Go Green at Work

Go Green at Work

If you use our simple tips for making your office greener, saving the world can be a reasonable resolution.


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Clicks vs. Bricks

Clicks vs. Bricks

More and more Americans are opting for online shopping, so get ahead of your competition by selling your products online. Read how setting up your business for online retail can be relatively easy and cost-effective.


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Brush With Success

Brush With Success

Dr. Asle Klemma of Advanced Dentistry has found a way to both be successful and give back to his hometown through his cosmetic dentistry practice.


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Truth in Advertising?

Truth in Advertising?

Who hasn't seen the ads with the sharp graphics and lab-coated physicians hawking miracle pills and potions for weight-loss and fat elimination? Keep your ads on the up-and-up by following the FTC rules.


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Business in the Wilderness

Business in the Wilderness

Entrepreneurs in early America set the stage for business models of today. The settlers of the New World were in it to make a profit, both for themselves and for their investors. Learn about entrepreneurs of the past.


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Commercial Success

Commercial Success

Most memorable moments in television advertising come from small business commercials aired in local markets every day. Learn how these ad campaigns led to a major boost in business and name recognition for these companies.


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Umbrella Insurance

Umbrella Insurance

Despite the introduction of new legislation to help small business owners, crippling lawsuits are still a real concern. Learn how a good umbrella insurance plan can protect your assets.


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Greenhouse

Greenhouse

Orchids by Hausermann has been growing orchids for over 70 years in Villa Park, Illinois. Learn how this family-owned business has bloomed, weathered change, and survived into its fifth generation.


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Small Businesses Around the World

Small Businesses Around the World

What do countries as different as Yemen and Denmark have in common? Small businesses make up a large percentage of their economies and make up much of their culture.


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Market Your Business on the Internet

Market Your Business on the Internet

Spending even minimal amounts of time on web marketing could be massively beneficial for your company, resulting in a higher search ranking for your business and much more income.


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Branding Your Business

Branding Your Business

It's not enough to just have a name and logo for your business—you need to create a brand that incorporates your whole identity. Our experts share how to establish your business as a successful, brand-name company.


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Women in Small Business

Women in Small Business

Who says it's a man’s world? Today’s female entrepreneurs are shaking up the small business scene like never before.


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POS Systems

POS Systems

Point-of-sale systems are becoming more common and cheaper than ever. Does that mean it's necessary for every business owner to get one?


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"Government" Grant Scams

"Government" Grant Scams

Government grant money is readily available is the ultimate lure, and while in certain circumstances it can be an attractive option, many times it can also be a malicious trap set by criminal scammers.


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