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Saving Money or Physical Staff Presence?

A couple weeks ago, a survey was released indicating that many technology workers would be willing to take a 10% pay cut if they could work out of their homes.

Trouble With Finances?

If finances aren't your thing and you are looking into starting your own business, you might be interested in this piece of news. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that it will offer two free online finance courses for small business owners to help them with basic finance and borrowing. The magic word there of course is "free". The fact that they are online isn't bad either. Free courses that you don't even have to leave the house for. What do you have to lose?

Your Time is Worth Paying For

Every day I still get lots of emails and phone calls asking me to answer SEO questions and how to build their businesses for free. I get far more email than I could possibly answer, but much of it is from people who place a $0 value on my time - which does not scale as a 1 person business, especially after the failure of communism. There are a couple great things about running a paid members only forum in a marketplace dominated by the cheaper faster free mindset

Social Media Marketing Inexpensive?

Alright, so one of the weird little misconceptions I’ve been dealing with for a while now is the belief that social media marketing is, well, how do I say this? “Cheap.”

SBA: Look at What We've Done

The American Small Business League (ASBL) continues its quest to prove that the U.S. Small Business Administration is doing all the things it shouldn't be - in particular, giving large corporations federal contracts that should be going to small businesses.

Flexibility for Employees Could Mean Money Saved

An interesting survey was released yesterday indicating that many technology workers would be willing to take a 10% pay cut if they could only work from the comfort of their homes. It's not that surprising considering the current cost of gasoline.

Small Business Healthcare Sees Improvement

Business costs have recently been mentioned in research about the biggest concerns among small business owners in the United States. Among such concerns, more specifically, was the cost of healthcare. Research results just released by the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), give some insight as to why this is a big concern, especially for the really small businesses. Some findings from the study by the NASE include:

WSJ Gives Advice for Small Business Survival

Call it a "recession", an "economic slowdown" or "market re-adjustment", but either way, small business owners are bracing in the face of uncertain times, wondering which way to move to survive!

You Know What Your Problem is?

A study conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) asks the question, "What is the biggest problem facing small business owners?"This is not a question that is easily answered without some thought. Different businesses have different problems, and place higher priority on some of these problems than others. The general consensus, however suggests that business costs are the biggest problem. In particular, health insurance and energy costs.