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BusinessWeek.com -- Small Business
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What the Drop in Self-Employment Means
The number of Americans who were self-employed dropped in August to the lowest level in eight years, showing the economic recovery is not strong enough to nurture new businesses
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Obama Plans Business Tax Cuts, Spending to Aid Growth
President Barack Obama is proposing to expand tax cuts for businesses and boost federal spending on the nation’s transportation system to help bolster an economy that’s losing jobs heading into the November congressional elections.
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Special Report: A Guide to Self-Employment
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Schumer Asks Fed to Limit Pitching of Business Cards
The senator wants the Federal Reserve to look more closely at credit-card issuers marketing business cards to consumers
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Credit Card Reform: No Fix for Small Biz
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Why Small Business Can't Get Financing
The number of Americans who were self-employed dropped in August to the lowest level in eight years, showing the economic recovery is not strong enough to nurture new businesses
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On Deck Capital Targets Businesses Banks Won't Touch
The online lending service is thriving by making loans to struggling small companies. Its founder wants to turn it into a matchmaking system for business borrowers and lenders
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A Conversation with Loopt's Sam Altman
The mobile software company's 25-year-old co-founder and chief executive talks about Facebook Places, Apple's iPad, and the challenges of persuading small businesses to advertise
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Crafting a Career in Eco-Chic Jewelry
Tragedy led Goldman Sachs analyst Monique Péan to make jewelry as a form of therapy. Now Michelle Obama wears her pieces
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Five Steps to Better Crisis Communications
Drawing on his working experience with food producers affected by recalls, Carmine Gallo offers pointers on dealing with an industry-wide crisis
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Five Rules for Collecting Late Payments
To increase your odds of getting paid, act quickly. Maintaining a credit policy can help you avoid getting into the situation, experts say
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U.A.E. Is in Final Stages of Enacting Laws to Boost Investment
The United Arab Emirates is in the final stages of enacting new laws and updating existing regulations to boost investor confidence in the second-largest economy in the Persian Gulf, Minister of Economy Sultan Bin Saeed al-Mansouri was cited as saying by the WAM news agency.
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Sell the Product or the Entire Company
The would-be seller should hire savvy representation and consider bringing on investors or borrowing money, experts say
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Ideas Wanted: Multinationals Open Doors to Entrepreneurs
Giants such as GE and PepsiCo are sponsoring competitions that let startups strut their stuff
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Small Businesses Skip the Health-Care Tax Credit
Insurance brokers say response is low because the value of the benefit declines quickly for companies that pay average annual wages of more than $25,000 or employ more than 25 workers
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Why It's Getting Harder to Hire Foreign Workers
Federal agencies in charge of employment visas are making them harder to get, advocacy groups say
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