Just as you recover from tax day, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council offers its analysis of the best and worst states when it comes to taxes.
The “Business Tax Index 2009: Best to Worst State Tax Systems for Entrepreneurship and Small Business,” ranks the 50 states and District of Columbia according to the costs [...]
Thinking about leasing office space for your small business or start-up? Now might be a good time to shop around.
Corporate downsizing and business closures are leading to much higher commercial vacancies in many U.S. metropolitan areas. Rising vacancies means many landlords are eager to woo new tenants to their space - and small businesses are [...]
Warehouse clubs – those big-box stores that charge annual membership fees and sell everything from gigantic plastic jugs of Heinz ketchup to flat-panel TVs and bulk-sized paper products – are aggressively courting small-business owners these days. And it’s no surprise: Small-business growth is seen as inevitable as more laid-off workers start businesses.
Wal-Mart-owned Sam’s Club just [...]
Consumers aren’t the only ones trading down. With rising food costs, the nation’s restaurateurs and cooks are getting conscientious about what they put on the menu, with some using cheaper cuts of meat and value-friendly ingredients such as rice and hot dogs, according to the third annual chef’s survey by QSR magazine, a trade publication [...]
Just when you thought the reality-TV masterminds had nothing left in their arsenal, Fox will air a new reality show chronicling small businesses as they’re forced to lay off employees.
The show is called ‘Someone’s Gotta Go’ and is in production. The show will visit real businesses around the country and let employees vote on who [...]
As stimulus money starts trickling out, some are asking a timely question: Is the federal government doing enough to ensure small businesses get their share?
Lloyd Chapman, president of the American Small Business League – a California-based group that follows small-business contracting issues – argued in an editorial on HuffingtonPost.com yesterday that the Obama administration needs [...]
In tough times, knowing where your customers shop and what they are buying can prove to be a boon to retailers’ strategies to keep their businesses afloat. Last month, Nielsen Inc. released its study, “U.S. Consumer Dynamics Across Channels and Categories,” and found the following results:
– Grocery stores continue to capture the highest percentage [...]
There’s much written about socially responsible businesses these days that are started with lofty philanthropic goals — and that’s admirable. But I’m always heartened to learn about little creative ways that everyday businesses are chipping in for the common good.
I recently interviewed Dawn Kuduk, the owner of a small café in Tunkhannock, Pa. When opening [...]
- The House Committee on Small Business urged the new Small Business Administration administrator, Karen Mills, to jump-start SBA lending by using the measures allotted for in the stimulus package. [Washington Post]
- Tips from a search-engine expert on how small businesses can boost exposure in Google search results. Highlights: “Breadcrumbing” by leaving mentions in online [...]
In today’s Wall Street Journal, I wrote about how a growing number of small-town Americans are taking up the century-old, big-city trend of hot-dog vending. Sales of hot-dog carts have skyrocketed in the last year, say manufacturers and distributors.
Buyers are opting to sell wieners because they’re sold precooked and tend to undergo less scrutiny from [...]