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Small-Business Guide: Small-Business Owners Face a Transition After the Sale
Thursday, May 17, 2012 3:08:01 PM CST
The negotiation phase is critical when transitioning from entrepreneur to employee of a parent company.
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You’re the Boss Blog: Introducing Deirdre Lord, a New Business Group Member
Friday, May 18, 2012 5:00:39 AM CST
Deirdre Lord and a longtime colleague teamed up to start The Megawatt Hour. "Essentially, we're the Turbo Tax for businesses that buy energy in deregulated markets," she said.
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You’re the Boss Blog: Why I Cut My Own Salary
Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:00:49 AM CST
Our cash is holding steady, but I don't have a good feeling about the immediate future. We're just not seeing as many eager buyers.
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The Agenda: Obama Proposes New Tax Credit for Small Businesses That Hire
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 9:49:58 AM CST
A company that increased its payroll by $4 million would be allowed a $400,000 income tax credit.
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You’re the Boss Blog: Could You Handle Being an Employee?
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 9:40:45 AM CST
When a business is sold, some owners make the difficult transition from entrepreneur to employee. Owners who have had the experience say it is important to negotiate well - and be prepared for the worst.
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Small-Business Guide: How Some Beat the Odds to Keep Family Businesses Healthy
Thursday, April 5, 2012 3:28:01 PM CST
Only about 30 percent of family businesses survive beyond the founder’s generation. Those that do have a willingness to reinvent, a focus on succession and an openness to outside help.
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Wealth Matters: A Tip for Restaurant Investors: Study the Demographics
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 10:00:46 AM CST
The most successful investors in restaurants consider how a style fits an area and track who their customers are, said Hudson Riehle of the National Restaurant Association.
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Selling Online Products by Subscription Is All the Rage
Friday, March 9, 2012 8:08:02 AM CST
In a new take on an old business model, online entrepreneurs have come up with creative ways to sell products, like dog food, that have not traditionally been sold by subscription.
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Drive to Tax Internet Sales Harms Affiliate Marketers
Friday, January 27, 2012 1:08:02 PM CST
Moves by states to collect sales taxes from retailers that use affiliate marketers, which direct Internet traffic to the retailers, are costing marketers heavily.
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Wealth Matters: Avoiding Pitfalls When Mentoring Entrepreneurs - Wealth Matters
Monday, April 2, 2012 8:48:01 AM CST
A prime complaint about mentoring programs is their failure to pair people correctly. A joint venture of the Clinton Foundation and UBS plays matchmaker.
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Conversations: A Groupon Alternative Aims to Offer Small Businesses a Better Deal
Thursday, March 15, 2012 12:17:17 PM CST
Constant Contact’s chief says its SaveLocal service picks up where daily deal sites like Groupon and LivingSocial fall short.
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Senate Seeks to Toughen JOBS Bill, Aimed at Easing Rules on Start-Ups
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 12:48:01 PM CST
Already passed by the House, the bill is intended to make raising money easier for start-ups. The Senate will take it up, with amendments that would toughen safeguards for investors.
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Entrepreneurs Must Consider New Tax Matters
Thursday, February 16, 2012 10:48:01 AM CST
Starting a business means mounds of intricate tax-related paperwork that might need to be reviewed by a professional.
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Small-Business Guide: Business Owners Adjusting to Patent System Overhaul
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 11:28:01 AM CST
Entrepreneurs see pros and cons in the America Invents Act, which is being phased in through March 2013.
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Special Section: Wealth: Taking Back Your Business
Thursday, February 9, 2012 12:36:02 PM CST
Entrepreneurs who have seen the companies they sold hurt by bad management or a bad economy often get the urge to take back control.
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Wealth Matters: Advantages and Risks of Gingrich’s S Corporation
Thursday, February 9, 2012 10:00:55 AM CST
Newt Gingrich set up his speaking and consulting business as an S corporation, which exempted this portion of his income from Medicare taxes, an unusual move for a business based on services.
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The Bay Citizen: Before Ice Cream Shop Can Open, City’s Slow Churn
Thursday, February 2, 2012 11:29:13 PM CST
When people talk about trying to ease the regulatory burden faced by small businesses, consider the case of Juliet Pries, who wanted to open an ice cream shop.
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Case Study: After the Parent Fails, a Franchisee Ponders His Next Steps
Thursday, January 12, 2012 3:08:02 PM CST
William Burris and nine others paid thousands of dollars for franchises in a box rental business. When the Australian parent company collapsed, the franchisees faced some difficult choices.
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Warby Parker’s Pop-Up Store Offers Eyeglass Frames
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 12:08:02 PM CST
The online retailer Warby Parker tries its hand at a pop-up shop in SoHo, inside a yurt.
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Romney Turns to Supporters He Considers a Natural: Business Leaders
Thursday, December 29, 2011 3:30:07 PM CST
Mitt Romney, aware of the Christian conservatives aligned against him in Iowa, has devoted special attention to the business community.
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In a New York Village, the Bank Around the Corner
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 10:28:02 AM CST
The Bank of Cattaraugus, New York State’s smallest bank by asset size, plays an outsize role in a village of 950.
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Five Businesses That Did Not Survive 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011 12:40:03 PM CST
For a second consecutive year, it was a challenge for owners to keep the cash coming in the front door.
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Why Business Owners Routinely Bet the House, and Why It’s Getting Harder to Do
Thursday, December 1, 2011 2:36:31 PM CST
As home values have plunged, entrepreneurs have found it very difficult to get loans using their residences as collateral. Sometimes, they even lose their business.
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The Bay Citizen: Popuphood Opens Temporary Store Neighborhood in Oakland
Friday, December 2, 2011 12:40:19 AM CST
Popuphood, a group of six businesses with rent-free six-month arrangements in Oakland, opens this week and challenges the definition of what a pop-up business is and can become.
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Small-Business Guide: Strategies for Growth, Even in Down Times
Thursday, May 10, 2012 3:36:02 PM CST
A look at three small businesses that found ways to grow in trying times.
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Case Study: Newark Nut Company Buys a Perfect Domain Name. Yet Sales Suffer.
Thursday, April 26, 2012 1:48:03 PM CST
Despite high hopes and careful planning, the Newark Nut Company’s Web traffic took a dive after moving to Nuts.com.
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Start-Ups Use Technology in Patient-Doctor Relations
Thursday, April 12, 2012 3:10:04 PM CST
Some entrepreneurial doctors and patients have come up with Web sites and mobile apps to ease monitoring of a person’s vital signs and even make appointments.
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Conversations: Leaving Investment Banking to Turn Around a Family Nut Business
Thursday, April 19, 2012 2:28:02 PM CST
Jeffrey Braverman left Wall Street and concentrated on increasing the Newark Nut Company’s Internet sales.