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According to their website, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) makes equal employment opportunity policy and approves most litigation. It has five commissioners and a General Counsel appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Commissioners are appointed for five-year, staggered... More

StickyBlogs.com: 1. Joining an online business based on the look of their web site and banners is a major mistake. Many online opportunities try to entice newbies with fancy web pages and banners but offer very little else. Researching each opportunity you are interested in is the key to making a smart... More

WorldNetDaily: Substitute brains for bucks. Make ‘creativity not cash’ your start-up mantra. Map out a budget you feel comfortable with and work within it. Barter early and often: It’s one of the smartest start-up moves you can make. One entrepreneur we know traded fitness workouts... More

Unfortunately, we live in an age where business owners cannot be too careful in the people they employ. People bring alot of baggage with them into your business, and you need to know who it is you are dealing with. So, it is extremely advisable to use bacground check as screening devices in the hiring... More

You don’t have to be an attorney to own and operate a successful small business. There are far too many things to do in keeping a business running for an owner to get bogged down in matters of law. However, there are many areas of law involved in a small business. So, it is essential that small... More

BloggingStocks: A recent report published by the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) gives indications that although American small businesses are certainly tightening their game plans a bit, they are by no means going down for the count. The report reviews a number of important indicators,... More

* Rule No. 1: Incorporate. Milito said going alone often provides poor asset protection and poor tax benefits, and she recommends having an attorney or accountant review corporate records once a year. * Rule No. 2: Know the law. “Ignorance is no defense, and in fact it’s a good way to get... More

Emailwire: Business owners should be paying attention to employment law requirements. Not only are they required to follow specific regulations concerning employment law, but they are also required to notify their employees of their employment law rights by placing an employment law poster in a conspicuous... More

Search Engine Watch: “Free” is a word that perks up ears and piques interest. In marketing, sometimes “free” is too good to be true, but in some instances, free is good. How can you market your Web site on a limited budget? It can be done. Here are 30 things you can do to get... More

Christine Comaford-Lynch is a Small Business Financing Columnist for BusinessWeek.com. She is also CEO of Mighty Ventures, a business accelerator with offices in Napa Valley and Silicon Valley (Calif.). As an entrepreneur, she has built and sold five of her own businesses and served as a board director... More