If you file your own taxes and have not yet gotten them finished, here is a little extra deduction that is new for this year. If you do not itemize deductions, and if you own your own home (that means, probably, that you make mortgage payments), you may add the amount of any real estate…
SBA this week is implementing two key provisions laid out in the Recovery Act. Our SBDC offices received information from our District SBA office that is surely good news not only for small business owners, but for our lenders too. On Monday, March 16, President Obama announced that the US Treasury Department will commit up…
There is a whole series of commercials, based on the idea that hotel staff people are going out of their way to be extra nice to travelers who are going to review them online. I’ve got some random thoughts from that. 1. You are getting reviewed online, right now. Whether you know it or not, people…
Each Friday, I open the Brag Basket for the weekend. It’s designed as a fun place for you to share your projects and accomplishments. But you can also cheer for other people, give shout outs, congratulate, and even give someone a well-deserved pat on the back. The Brag Basket is open for everyone, whether from…
Angela Maiers was kind enough to share a copy of Classroom Habitudes with me. It’s her book on how to teach 21st Century learning habits and attitudes, exactly as described on the cover.So, why is a small business site reviewing a book that, on first glance, appears to be for teachers? Isn’t part of your…
Need to receive faxes without a fax machine? My sister needs this for her small business. So I did a quick poll on Twitter, looking for services that would receive a fax and send it as an email. Here are the suggestions, from real small biz people using these services for their needs. www.myfax.com –…
How do you tell if a blog is right for your small business? What if you’ve heard of blogs, but aren’t sure what it means? For today’s Small Biz 100, we’re going to go over some small business blog basics. First, what is a blog? It’s a special type of website, one that is designed…
Each Friday, I open the Brag Basket for the weekend. It’s designed as a fun place for you to share your projects and accomplishments. But you can also cheer for other people, give shout outs, congratulate, and even give someone a well-deserved pat on the back. The Brag Basket is open for everyone, whether from…
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