With only 6% of new small businesses getting funded by bank loans, small biz survivors raise their money creatively. Lots of small biz people turn to family and friends, partially because rural families tend to live close together. Rural banks play a role, too. If it ain’t an ag loan, many rural bankers ain’t interested! […]
Archives for March 2006
US Tax Time: 10 Tips Plus IRS Resource
Yes, tax time is rushing upon us here in the USA. Inc.com has a slideshow of 10 Tips for Your Business about taxes. You’ll find it with the other great slideshows at Inc.com. Also, you may think the Internal Revenue Service is the last place you would turn for help, but you ought to check […]
Delegate More Work to Your Computer
Want to delegate more work to your computer? Here are two thoughts for today. First, templates are a great way to delegate work to someone else. I guess you could call it pre-delegation, because someone already did the work before you even asked. PigPog has a whole post of useful templates this week. Don’t forget […]
Protect Your Work with Creative Commons Licenses
The Creative Commons license protects creative works with more flexibility than a standard US copyright. “Creative Commons helps you publish your work online while letting others know exactly what they can and can’t do with your work. When you choose a license, we provide you with tools and tutorials that let you add license information […]