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Social media in the workplace carries risks

Social media in the workplace carries risks

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This year, delaying taxes can be particularly costly

This year, delaying taxes can be particularly costly

Don't wait to tackle taxes this year, or your small business may miss out on credits that would lower your 2009 tax bill or face a delay...

Poketo wallets make art pay off

Poketo wallets make art pay off

Angie Myung's and Ted Vadakan's dreams of having careers in the arts hit them right in the wallet. In a good way.

By the numbers: arts and crafts

$27.3 billion Amount U.S. consumers say they spent in 2008 for arts and crafts supplies.

Where to sell a new product?

Where to sell a new product?

Dear Karen: I launched a new product but I can't get stores interested. Besides my own website, what sales options do I have?

Independent artisans are crowding onto the Web

Independent artisans are crowding onto the Web

The online indie craft scene is getting crowded as home-based entrepreneurs move beyond craft fairs or networks of friends to tap...

Choosing between bank loans and equity financing

Dear Karen: When financing my business, how do I decide when to get bank loans and other debt financing and when to seek equity...

Disabled veterans' firms get a boost from California

Disabled veterans' firms get a boost from California

With thousands of service members returning home to California after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, a new push is underway to help...

SBA wish list seeks rules reform

For many small-business owners, it can seem as though federal bureaucrats do little more than churn out reams of mind-numbing regulations...

Rising premiums help justify Obama's latest healthcare push, Sebelius says

Rising premiums help justify Obama's latest healthcare push, Sebelius says

A renewed push for healthcare overhaul is being driven partly by the need to stem escalating insurance costs that are stripping families and...