Often one of the great mysteries of owning a business is something we don’t want to deal with at all: taxes and regulatory fees. These unavoidable facts of life can be an intimidating source of stress and confusion for many entrepreneurs and, as this graphic from ChamberofCommerce.com clearly illustrates, there are some surprisingly unfair burdens put on those least equipped to handle this: the smallest businesses in the United States. [Read more...]
The Great Recession of the late 2000s has left a sizable wake of change in its path of destruction and mayhem. On the eve of losing their homes to foreclosure, people are throwing big parties and drawing wonderful doodles with Sharpie markers all throughout. Music stores, DVD, video, and game rental stores have all but gone the way of the dinosaur, and men have been wearing the same 5-pack of Hanes underwear way too long. The effects of the recession on individual small businesses vary, but there have been some industries who have weathered the downturn surprisingly well. [Read more...]
