Business.gov helps small businesses understand their legal requirements, and locate government services supporting the nation’s small business community. It is an official site of the U.S. Government. For resources specific to microbusinesses and home business owners, check out the Business.gov blog on Sparkplugging.
Whether your small business is feeling the economic pinch or not, it’s hard [...]

Business.gov helps small businesses understand their legal requirements, and locate government services supporting the nation’s small business community. It is an official site of the U.S. Government. For resources specific to microbusinesses and home business owners, check out the Business.gov blog on Sparkplugging.

One certainty about running a small business is that each day presents new [...]

There’s a national dialogue going on right now on health information technology and privacy. Are you a part of the conversation? Maybe you should be.
If you are in the healthcare business, this conversation is going to be critical to how you do business in the coming years. If your business is not [...]

In my entry last week I talked about how to get your business registered to work with the Federal government – what forms you need to fill out, registration numbers you need to get, I’s to dot, T’s to cross, etc.
Once those things are done, there are only two more things you’ll need to get [...]

The U.S. government is the largest consumer in the country, spending nearly $589 billion each fiscal year on contracts. The government is also an omnivorous consumer, spending that money on everything from office furniture to food services to medical personnel to highly advanced technologies.
For an entrepreneur or small-business owner, the thought of entering such a [...]

Do you ever have an issue regarding your small business that you have grappled with? Silly question, huh?  Of course you have.  You seek out advice.  You search on Google, read blogs, reach out to other small business owners, family and friends.  Sometimes, when the issue has to do with the law or regulations, the [...]

A little while ago, we explored Federal Resources for Disabled Entrepreneurs for individuals with disabilities that want to start their own business.  What if you are a small business owner considering hiring a disabled person?  What things do you need to know?  What risks must you consider?  And what advantages may you be eligible for [...]