Archive for January, 2010

Five Ways to Protect Personal Assets

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Even if business owners aren’t worried about their ability to repay creditors, they should still put protections in place, says Tom Taulli

When Your Business Loan Affects Your Personal Credit

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Small business debt hasn’t traditionally been reported to consumer credit bureaus, but the rules of the game are changing

What Obama Said About Small Business

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

A short but prominent section of President Obama’s State of the Union focused on helping small businesses to create jobs. Here’s a look at what he said and what it means

About That $30 Billion

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Obama: Here’s $5,000. Go hire someone.

Friday, January 29th, 2010

When President Obama called last month for a new tax break to spur job creation, critics blasted him for offering no specifics. On Friday, Obama plans to fill in the details: He wants to give businesses a $5,000 tax credit for each net new employee they hire this year.

Why Main Street is frustrated

Friday, January 29th, 2010

In his State of the Union speech Wednesday night, President Obama touted a slew of federal initiatives aimed at stimulating small business hiring and growth. Again.

Income and Wealth: How Did Households Owning Small Businesses Fare from 1998 to 2007?

Friday, January 29th, 2010

The study, Income and Wealth: How Did Households Owning Small Businesses Fare from 1998 to 2007?, updates previous reports prepared for the Office of Advocacy on the income and wealth of U.S. households that owned (or did not own) small businesses over various economic periods.

Business-owning Households More Likely Than Others to Have Higher Income and Wealth

Friday, January 29th, 2010

The study, Income and Wealth: How Did Households Owning Small Businesses Fare from 1998 to 2007?, updates previous reports prepared for the Office of Advocacy on the income and wealth of U.S. households that owned (or did not own) small businesses over various economic periods.

EBay shakeup brings $0 listing fee

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

EBay is about to shake up its pricing structure again, introducing an option that allows sellers to list up to 100 items for free each month if bidding starts under a buck. If the goods don’t sell, eBay collects no fee.

Main Street view: ‘Everything is going to banks’

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

In his State of the Union speech Wednesday night, President Obama touted a slew of federal initiatives aimed at stimulating small business hiring and growth. Again.