What is an Initial Coin Offering and Are They a Good Way to Raise Money?
Are initial coin offerings headed for a trainwreck — or a rocket-ride?
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IRS Plans Disaster Webinar for Tax and Accounting Professionals | 2017
IRS plans webinar for tax preparers, accountants in response to unprecedented national disasters
Do You Have Business or Vacation Travel Plans Before Year’s End? Read These Tips First
Year-end business air travel tips from Google for the business traveler and holiday vacationer.
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What are White Papers? And How a Small Business Can Use Them for Marketing
From developing leads to building long-term customer relationships, white papers can help you stand out in your marketplace.
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Introduction | SmallBusiness.com Guide to Starting a Blog
A blog serves as the foundation of your company’s brand and story. And you can set it up in an hour. (Sponsored by GoDaddy.)
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How to Start a Small Business Blog, Step 1 | Name Your Blog
Depending on your blogging strategy, choosing the right name can be the difference in blogging success or failure.
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How to Start a Small Business Blog, Step 2 | Choose a Blog Platform
While there are plenty of blog publishing options to choose from, there are many reasons that WordPress is the most popular. Here are a few.
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How to Start a Small Business Blog, Step 3 | Choose a Web Host
With so many web hosting companies out there, how do you choose the one that will meet your needs when you don’t know yet what your needs may be.
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How to Become Better Focused and the Rewards You’ll Receive if You Are
Four steps to being more focused, productive and less stressed out.
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How to Add More Information-Specific URLs to Your Google Listings | 2017
Google listings now offer your business the ability to have multiple links for setting up an appointment, reserving a table, placing an order, etc.
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How to Start a Bicycle Shop | Financial Overview
Studies show the most profitable bike shops today deliver excellence while also controlling costs.
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How To Determine if Your Unpaid Internship Program is Legal
Unpaid internships are not summer employees you don’t have to pay.
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Small Business ‘Active Shooter’ Preparedness Resources From the Department of Homeland Security
Homeland Security provides free courses, materials, and workshops to better prepare your business to deal with an active shooter situation.
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Check Out Our Growing Library of SmallBusiness.com Guides
SmallBusiness.com Guides help you go deep into the information you need right now.
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Small Business Administration (SBA) Contact Information | 2017
A comprehensive list of links and phone numbers for District, Regional and National SBA offices.
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SBA Resources That Help U.S. Military Veterans Start and Run Businesses | 2017
We encourage small businesses to hire U.S. military veterans. We also encourage veterans who own or want to start a business to look into these Small Business Administration programs.
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Half of U.S. Millennials Want to Start a Business During the Next Three Years
More than any other generation, Millennials believe there is more job security in owning your own business than in working for someone else.
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How Small Businesses Are Succeeding in Very Small Towns
Examples of small town small businesses who are working together with big results.
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U.S. Resources for Women Business Owners
Agencies and programs to assist women create, sustain and grow businesses.
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3 Top Ranked Free Online Courses on Starting and Growing a Small Business | 2017
Two great words (“free” and “learning”) for current and prospective business owners.
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Here’s How Small Business Owners Are Buying, Using Technology | 2017
Tech adoption grows, but a surprising number of small businesses are clinging onto paper.
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How Small Business Owners Differ From Others in Debt, Money & Demographics | 2016
A comparison of characteristics and demographics between those who own small businesses and those who do not
Bookmark This! | 35 Data Sources About Business From U.S. Government Agencies
Small business data sources provided by U.S. federal government sources.
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Answers to 20 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions About U.S. Small Business | 2016
From “What is a small business?” to “How do most small businesses get funded?” the 20 most asked questions about small business.