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Women Entrepreneurs - The Real Economic Stimulus Package

Women are starting businesses like they're going out of style and the people behind the "Make Mine a Million $ Business Club" are happy to call attention to that fact. The club, while sponsored by American Express, is based on a national grassroots campaign with the purpose of empowering women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses.

Healthcare Presses Expensively On Small Business

High costs not only took a toll on the coverage offered to small business employees, but on the health of the owners too.

Report: Tech Entrepreneurs Not Too Young

Imagine a roomful of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, and you'll probably see a bunch of Mark Zuckerberg look-alikes.  New data shows that these guys' moms and dads are more likely to have started something successful, though.

What Do You Know About Workers' Comp?

Do you understand your workers' compensation insurance coverage? If you don't, you're not alone. A recent survey conducted by EMPLOYERS found that 14% of small business owners and executives don't even know who their insurer is. They're spending money on the coverage without understanding how it works. For example, what they get for their premium payments, or why they continue coverage with a particular carrier.

Watch Out For Web Analytics Gotchas

Used properly, web analytics provide tremendous insight into one's visitors. As a small business person, it's important to avoid the time wasters in the logfiles.

Online Communities Creating A Lot Of Interest

Type, type, and type some more if you want, but content creation isn't everything.  In fact, new data - although it isn't quite the same as the results of comprehensive survey - indicates communities might be much more important to people.

Now Hiring

Today, InfoUSA announced the results of a poll that it conducted among thousands of small business executives across the United States. The poll, which small business owners might be interested in, asked "What are your hiring plans in the next 6 months?". 1,131 people responded and the results are as follows:

Offering Credit To Customers Is An Option

If your products or services are out of customers' price ranges, you can say the customers are out of luck.  You can lower your prices.  Or, if you want, you can offer credit.

SBA Taps Small Business Person of the Year

If you happen to be surrounded by a crowd of trumpeters, see if they're willing to work up some kind of fanfare.  Shawn Boyer, the president and CEO of SnagAJob.com, has been named the Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Do You Have an IT Staff?

Tech company CDW recently conducted a survey regarding business growth and the role that information technology (IT) plays in small businesses.The survey, which resulted in CDW's "Small Business Driver's Seat Report", identified growth and technology issues that small business owners consider among the most important. A Lack of IT Staff