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The Latest Questions Small Businesses Are Asking

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The local Small Business Development Center office is a resource that can assist with the venture feasibility process. What is meant by “company culture” and how is it important to my business? Company culture is defined as the shared values, beliefs and practices of company employees including management.

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LLC Costs and Fees You Need to Know as a Small Business Owner

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A limited liability company (LLC) is a popular business structure for small businesses thanks to its ease of operations, tax advantages, and liability protection for its owners. A registered agent can be you, a trusted employee, or your corporate attorney or accountant. In Oregon, it’s called corporate activity tax.

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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

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This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. So, you’re a small or medium-sized business, and you want to build a Facebook, mobile or web app. Image credits: Flickr, goincase.

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Can you Do Well by Doing Good? The Data Say Yes

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At Palo Alto Software we are dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and small businesses in Oregon where we are based, as well as across the world where we serve our free content and tools and sell our products. How do you, as an entrepreneur or small business, decide where to focus? Ask your employees.

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#TrackThis Episode 4: How Do You Measure Happiness?

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Happy employees are more productive, and they’ll make your company better. Money spent on employee happiness is money well spent! Matt : Hi, and welcome to episode number four of #TrackThis, small business tracking tips from CEOs. Really today and this week, what we want to talk about is happy employees.

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It’s Not All Progress in the World of Business—Although We’re Making Strides

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In an article for Politico, Seattle venture capitalist Nick Hanauer writes that the United States is doing its middle class workers and the overall economy a disservice by allowing lax overtime laws, which exclude the majority of American employees from receiving the time-and-a-half compensation they used to in the 1970s.

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How Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) Can Help Your Business

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UW-Madison Small Business Development Center (SBDC) celebrating SBDC Day. Starting a new small business? Looking for some professional consulting to help you think through your business plan or your strategies for growth? Your local Small Business Development Center (SBDC) can help.