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You're the Boss Blog: The Role of Profit in a Social Business

9 hours 20 min ago
TerraCycle's sales have grown every year for the past nine years, but the company earned its first profit in 2011.

You're the Boss Blog: This Week In Small Business: YOLO!

9 hours 31 min ago
The most annoying phrases of 2012, small-business predictions for 2013, start-ups to watch - and you won't believe how many people applied to work at Comcast last year.

Crowdfunding for Small Business Is Still an Unclear Path

January 6, 2013 - 12:17pm
For new businesses, the regulatory path to crowdfunding — Internet-based financing that involves ordinary investors — is still far from clear.

Case Study: A Start-Up’s Dilemma: A Lack of Capital, or Lack of Control

January 4, 2013 - 10:48am
The founder of Eatwhatever, a breath-freshening product, needed capital to run her business. Should she take an investor’s offer of cash and expertise but lose control of her company?

You're the Boss Blog: A Photo-Scanning Service Learns How to Get Exposure

January 4, 2013 - 7:00am
On a typical campaign, the company spends more than $10,000 a month on Google ads that it believes end up more than paying for themselves.

You're the Boss Blog: Business Group Members Talk About Surviving Another Year

January 3, 2013 - 7:00am
And then, said one owner, 'There's something else that comes and knocks you upside the head.'

You're the Boss Blog: Small-Business Tax Incentives Survive the Deal

January 2, 2013 - 4:34pm
Section 179 expensing lives! Advocates for small businesses had feared that legislators might overlook their interests in the high-pressure 'fiscal cliff' negotiations.

You're the Boss: How to Run a Small Business

January 2, 2013 - 4:01pm
From Jay Goltz's suggestions on how to diagnose business problems to Paul Downs's attempts to master Google AdWords, here are the best insights from another year in the small-business trenches.

You're the Boss Blog: Should a Cash-Poor Entrepreneur Give Up Control to Keep Her Start-Up Alive?

January 2, 2013 - 11:45am
For Jacqui Rosshandler, the decision came down to this question: Isn't 25 percent of something better than 100 percent of nothing?

Neighborhood Joint | Soho: At Dube Juggling Equipment in SoHo, Balls Stay Up in the Air

December 31, 2012 - 3:08pm
At Dube Juggling Equipment in SoHo, Brian Dube has carved out a career helping people who have a knack for dealing with more than one thing at a time.

Prototype: Pest Control in the Sky, Courtesy of a Raptor

December 27, 2012 - 6:08pm
In a twist on the ancient sport of falconry, more companies are employing hawks and falcons to keep birds like sea gulls and pigeons away from areas where they aren’t welcome.

‘Crowdfunding’ Rules Are Unlikely to Meet Deadline

December 27, 2012 - 5:33pm
A delay by the Securities and Exchange Commission has frustrated backers of a provision that exempts small companies from having to register before they can sell stock to the public.

You're the Boss Blog: RocketHub Ponders Its Future in Crowdfunding

December 26, 2012 - 11:31am
Much depends on how the rules are written, but if the company needs to raise more capital, it probably won't use its own platform.

You're the Boss Blog: This Year in Small Business: Not Impressed!

December 26, 2012 - 8:40am
A sampling of some of the best small-business writings that we linked to this year.

Start-Ups Take on Special Tasks for Small Business

December 20, 2012 - 4:03pm
At the holiday season especially, small-business owners find themselves burdened by dozens of specialized tasks that need to be done. A number of start-ups are ready to help.

Creating Value: When Your Broker Doesn't Really Represent Your Interests

December 19, 2012 - 10:24pm
The answer is not always obvious, which is just one reason selling a business can seem like entering an alternate universe.

Start: How Small Businesses Use Fiverr, TaskRabbit and Other Services

December 19, 2012 - 12:42pm
Have you tried any services like these? If so, what worked for you?

Staying Alive: Why I'm Looking for a New Bank

December 18, 2012 - 11:29am
Here is what I'm looking for: a bank with convenient branches that is big enough to have excellent technology (A.T.M.'s and Web site) and good security.

You're the Boss Blog: Reflections on the Third Anniversary of My Pink Slip

December 17, 2012 - 2:00pm
A student in an M.B.A. class recently asked me what my five-year plan was. I wanted to answer that it was to try to make payroll next week.

You're the Boss Blog: This Week in Small Business: Free iPads

December 17, 2012 - 9:44am
Best LinkedIn pages. Best Pinterest pages. Noteworthy Kickstarter projects. Start-up trends. And a rough week for bankers.

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