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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

IXL Home Biz: If the following points describe you, you could probably use a bad credit business loan through a business cash advance. 1. You Own a Merchant Business A business cash advance can benefit a merchant business owner in so many ways. Working capital is one of the key ingredients of a successful... More

Small Business: 1. Have a induction policy for welcoming and training new employees. Don’t just leave it to whoever is available. Human resources should cover the HR side of the induction with a trainer (if you have one) or a senior manager or supervisor covering the more hands on part of the... More

ITworld.com: *Send out an e-mail newsletter. Even if you have a small bricks-and-mortar business, you should be collecting the e-mail address of every customer who walks through your door. That way you can send them a regular newsletter with special offers, special events, coupons, and more. “Your... More

BusinessWeek: 1. Keep Selling. Purchasing agents are reporting sharp drops in weekly sales calls across many industries, Rauseo says. That means less competition for your products or services. “It’s easier to get a commission-only sales force going today” with so many individuals looking... More

Press Release 365: For a limited time, Axioi, Inc. will provide coaching at no cost to new members of one of the world’s most successful work-at-home training programs. By enrolling through a special URL, new members of the Maverick Money Makers Club will automatically be eligible for one month... More

Financial Post: If you’re in the midst of divorce, meditation, a healthy diet, plenty of exercise and laughter could help your business – and you – survive. That’s because the better shape you’re in, the greater the likelihood you’ll be able to tend to the business. Not... More

Virtual Entrepreneur: How gloomy are entrepreneurs? Check out the latest results of a survey of 805 small-business owners by the National Federation of Independent Businesses, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying group. In the last 420 months that the NFIB has taken that monthly pulse of small-business... More

Many small businesses don’t have their own boardroom. Woo them with attractive facilities. Startup Costs: $50,000 – $100,000 About Franchises Available? No Online Operation? Yes Entrepreneur.com: Business Overview The increasing trend toward conducting business enterprises from a home office... More