Funding and Building your Business

What is the single most important step the new Administration could take to help small businesses?

Startup entrepreneurs and small-business owners benefit when they surround themselves with astute advisers.

Microsoft is giving away software, services and support to startups earning less than $1 million to help them get off the ground and to the next level.

As the economy continues to falter and the commercial real estate market slows, small-business owners are searching for shorter leases and for office space that can expand, shrink or be subdivided. And many entrepreneurs are eschewing brokers, opting to do the work themselves.

You can be in the middle of nowhere and still build a great business.

Sales presentations are hard to do well but easy to screw up. Here are eight sure-fire ways to ensure that your sales presentations fall flat:

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"We no longer have a bottomless pool of talent to do the work that is needed. Even highly successful businesses are scrambling to tap this limited pool and are adapting the business and workplace to address a new normal."

One of the most enjoyable aspects of the early days of new business ownership is the opportunity to make all the big decisions, as some entrepreneurs say, "all by themselves."

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