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Entrepreneur.com: Everything is cheaper Let’s face it: There is great value right now in this and in world markets. This is the right time for fantastic deals in virtually every category, from land and equipment to commercial office space, personnel and labor. As asset prices have been knocked... More

Americans for Tax Reform: On Monday, the Obama Administration announced a series of government-focused solutions for America’s small business sector. Unfortunately, none of them involve long-term ideas to incentivize small businesses to be created or hire more employees. Below are ten ideas President... More

New York Daily News: No tax question is too tough for New York’s top accountants, and Your Money is putting them to work for you — for free. The annual Daily News Tax Hotline is returning this week to assist filers. An all-star team of certified public accountants will be on hand tomorrow, Wednesday... More

Virtual Entrepreneur: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama on Feb. 16, 2009. It is massive, not only in dollar amount ($787 billion), but also in length (781 pages, single-spaced). The legislation represents about $1 billion of tax and appropriation... More

MarketWatch: Unable to get loans at banks, more small-business owners are turning to credit unions. Most credit unions didn’t get in on the subprime-loan market, so they’re not smarting from multibillion-dollar losses like many banks. Many also have extra cash because deposits increased... More

Buffalo News: For four decades, Hal Leader owned and ran Printing Prep, steering it through one industry change after another. Even in retirement, the founder remains ebullient about the digital printing and graphic company’s latest innovations, like images applied to a set of blinds or a tablecloth.... More

Kiplinger.com: Going solo Franchises, however, are but a part of the small- business universe. Some 52% of small businesses are home-based; some 21 million have no employees beyond the founding entrepreneur. Such businesses range from eBay sellers and dog walkers to tutors, real estate agents and consultants,... More

Great Dad: The Internet has opened doors to many work-from-home occupations. Here is a list of the most popular web-based businesses, requiring very basic academic qualifications: 1. Data Entry This job involves information processing. Qualifications required include familiarity with a word processing... More

Springwise: Lucky Seven makes custom caps that bear the logos of fictional companies featured in cult films and television shows. Founder Jay Jay Burridge is a self-proclaimed seventies kid, who spent much of his childhood wearing a Star Wars cap. Burridge, who is an artist by trade, founded the London-based... More