We know business is done on the state and local level.  That’s why the Business Gateway program has been working with state and local governments in addition to Federal agencies to provide a complete resource center for your business on Business.gov.  Each month, the site promotes a “feature city” on the homepage and further provides [...]

Are you a disabled person considering starting a business?  Read this before you open up shop as there are government resources set-aside specifically for you!
The government recognizes that people with disabilities have specific challenges when starting a business that other small business owners may not face.  Because of this, the government has created special assistance [...]

In my last blog entry about Identity Theft I talked about what your responsibilities are if your business is hit by identity thieves – if information about your customers is compromised while in your possession.
I started with that entry first, as opposed to starting with a “protect yourself” entry first, because most business owners do [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]