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Improve Your Bottom Line

February 15, 2013

Tweet Progress feels good. When you are productive and can meet the needs of your business, you feel a new sense of power. Feed off of that energy and keep going! Don’t get discouraged – figure out how to grow your profits. Become empowered by the rush of getting things done and you will find satisfaction [...]

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Friday Five: Small Business News from Around the Web

June 10, 2011

Tweet The Wild WE understands that as small business owners, your time is precious. So we are launching a new feature, the “Friday Five”: the top five stories and blog posts we find to help you start a business or grow your existing one, or that you just may find as interesting as we do. [...]

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Sexism Endures for Women Entrepreneurs

June 8, 2011

Tweet As much as women have made strides in starting and owning their own small businesses (some 29% of small businesses are owned or partly owned by women), there is still an undercurrent of sexism that pervades in this culture. Recently, the Wall Street Journal touched on the “subtle sexism” found in the tech industry, [...]

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The Small Business Credit Card Secret You Should Know

May 24, 2011

Tweet Like most small business owners, you probably have a credit card issued in your business name that you use solely for business-related expenses. You shopped around, found a great interest rate or rewards program, and you use it sparingly. Used wisely, a small business credit card can help your business operate successfully. But there [...]

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3 Strategies for Turning Your Small Business Around

May 23, 2011

Tweet In this uncertain economic climate, it’s not unusual to find your business in a slump. Slower business and hiccups in your cash-flow can leave any small business owner feeling discouraged. But before you throw in the towel, check out these 3 strategies from Entrepreneur.com to help your small business stage a comeback. We’d also [...]

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3 Ways to Cut Credit Card Payment Processing Fees

May 20, 2011

Tweet For many small business owners, the fees charged by credit card companies to process transactions are the bane of their existence. The fees can vary depending on the processor you use, the type of card submitted, and the type of transaction. Currently, legislation is being debated that could lower these interchange fees, however, when [...]

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5 Last Minute Tax Tips for Small Business

April 15, 2011

Tweet Usually, April 15th marks Tax Day, the last day to file your U.S. taxes. Due to a holiday, we get a three-day reprieve. If you are like many of your fellow entrepreneurs, this weekend won’t be spent enjoying the warmer spring weather, but rather playing catch-up with your tax filings! Here are 5 last [...]

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Another Reason Why Now is the Time to Start a Business

March 23, 2011

Tweet While it may never seem like a good time to become an entrepreneur starting a business, the study from the White House that shows that there is still an income gap between the sexes may be the incentive some women need to become an entrepreneur.  While the pay scale is still unfair in business [...]

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Where Are All the Women?

March 2, 2011

Tweet For women starting a business, here is an interesting piece of news.  In the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards, only 25 of the 145 competitors were women.  So we have to ask, just where are all the women? If women entrepreneurs are outpacing men in small business, then why aren’t they competing more for funding? [...]

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7 Tips for Negotiating with the IRS

February 18, 2011

Tweet Uh-oh. It’s an entrepreneur’s nightmare. You filed your taxes, but now the IRS has found a problem with your return. Instead of that refund you had already spent in your head, you owe the government taxes and penalties. What do you do now? Bonnie Lee at Fox Business offers you 7 Tips for Negotiating [...]

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