Nobody wants to think about the possibility of having their company - or, their company’s information - struck by identity thieves. Yet, identity theft is a reality.
As a business owner, it’s imperative to know what your role is if your company is successfully targeted and a customer’s identity is compromised. What are your legal responsibilities? [...]

You may have seen our post last week on market research performed by the government that you can leverage (for free) to build your business plans, monitor the market, and stay on top of the trends.  In that post, we focused on business data available on the market, the economy, and general information about your [...]

Last year, a regular reader and commenter told me she had been laid off while she was pregnant. Instead of wallowing in her misery, she decided to take it as an opportunity to start freelancing. In that moment I had an idea - and my gut just told me to GO WITH IT. So I [...]

Any successful business owner will tell you marketing your small business begins with research.  The experts can direct you to the best methods for performing research and provide you with successful strategies for market research, but a lot of the statistics and demographic information you desire can be obtained, for free, from the government.
The government [...]

With the looming recession upon us, businesses are starting to cut back their budgets for goods and services, while the government has plans to increase spending in an effort to boost the economy.  Small business owners feeling the economic crunch are starting to take notice of the big spender named Uncle Sam and seeing how [...]

Did you know that FORTY percent - 40% - of young people want to be their own boss someday? That’s a LOT of aspiring entrepreneurs. Millions, in fact.

Truth is, only a fraction of those people ever really start a business. Some get comfortable in a lifestyle that they can’t afford to give up. Others realize [...]

Recovering in the Wake of Natural Disaster …And What You Can Do Now to Prepare Before a Natural Disaster Hits Your Business

Again, recently, residents were forced to flee their hometowns in an attempt to run from wildfires in California.  The fires are have charred more than 76 square miles over the past two weeks taking [...]