I should really stop reading newspapers. All they do is get you depressed. And angry. When you write a column like this, you read a lot. An awful lot. You have to stay on top of just about every development having anything to do with the world of entrepreneurship and small business. And when you […]
“I have been laid off for over a year now and have decided it’s time to start a business of my own. I recently came across a business broker that specializes in buying and selling web-based businesses. Basically, they represent companies and individuals who have built traffic on a website. You buy the domain name […]
Here are more legislative reforms the new Congress should consider to promote entrepreneurship and business development in America: Allow Tax Credits for Job-Changing Education. One of the stranger dichotomies in tax law has to do with your ability to deduct continuing education classes. Under current law, you can deduct classes that improve your ability to […]
As the new 114th Congress slouches its way towards Washington this week, America’s small businesses and their owners may well be wondering: is this a good thing or a bad thing? While nobody knows for sure, I personally believe there is a chance for some real reform in the new Congress, for two reasons: Republicans […]
I have received some e-mail questions from third-party sellers on Amazon.com—some of the three million Americans who sell their own merchandise on Amazon’s website. “I just received an e-mail from a major manufacturer telling me to stop selling their merchandise on Amazon. The e-mail says I have to apply to become an ‘authorized reseller’ or else […]