Entrepreneur Resources: Small Business Blog

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For many new small business owners, one of the hardest things to figure out is pricing. This is especially true for service-based businesses that charge by the hour. I know I’ve been kept up at night after sending off a proposal wondering whether I charged too little or too much. I say no more of this.

I declare 2010 the year to stop second-guessing your pricing plan.

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Tax season is upon us! Continue reading to get tips on how your home business can decrease your tax liability. This article was contributed by Barbara Weltman of JKLasser.com.
A home office can mean the end of stressful commutes and bad hair days. A home office also can deliver a bigger …

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Tax season is upon us. Since I’m sure we’re all busy gathering our documents and preparing our returns, I wanted to provide links to two articles that might help. The first, from TurboTax.com, gives the new business owner a list of tax issues to consider when getting ready …

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Tax season is upon us. For most of us it’s the time we gladly pull out our old receipts and calculate how well we did with our businesses last year. For others, it’s a season of dread. Below, we have compiled three key resources to help make …

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Mr. Man seemed like the perfect client. He found you through your latest advertising campaign and was eager to work with your company. After meeting at his office, he immediately signed the contract and gave you a deposit. You fulfilled the product or service order in record time and are sure this project will be closed out in the next month. Great turnover, right?

Fast forward to 4 months later…after numerous phone calls, e-mails, and invoices, Mr. Man has STILL NOT paid his remaining balance. In some cases Mr. Man will even start to deny he owes you. In other cases he will complain that your product or service was substandard and insist that he should not pay (despite the glowing comments he gave your work before).

What should you do about this?