Professor Shane has been trying to minimize the impact of small business in our economy for the past few years. He is at it yet again in a post at Small Business Trends. Most people forget that the majority of businesses fail within six years, leaving them with zero revenues." Census. Nor should it be. MORE >>

Tweet As a small business owner who was once a journalist, when I read Taking Mom And Pop To The Cleaners on the Huffington Post, I think I know how that happens, why it’s bad, and why it’s also unlikely to change. The thing small business owners have most in common is not having very much in common. think so. MORE >>

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Biz ladies: how to brand your business on a budget – [link]. Go Ahead, Raise Your Business’s Prices – [link]. 25 Super Common SEO Mistakes – [link]. MORE >>

Denny Dennis, senior fellow with the NFIB Research Foundation, let me know a while back that he was working on a new small business survey looking at the impact of the recession on credit. The NFIB released the report "Small Business Credit in a Deep Recession" today. The most frequent change was increased interest rates. MORE >>

There are six distinct organizational paths for entrepreneurs: lifestyle business , small business, scalable startup, buyable startup, large company, and social entrepreneur. For policy makers, the first order of business is to methodically think through which of these entrepreneurial paths they want to help and grow. MORE >>