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Will The Marketplace Fairness Act Affect Your Small Business?

Up and Running

Many online-based small business owners, however, are not that interested in the political dealings of the Marketplace Fairness Act, and are instead wondering how this legislation will impact them, what they have to do to comply with the new act, and when they have to comply by.

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The Top 4 Cities To Start A Business In This Year

YoungUpstarts

It’s true, there are many cities in the country that are better for small businesses than others. This piece will list the best of these cities, helping you achieve business success. Atlanta is a fantastic city to start a small business in. All in all, it’s a very business-friendly city to begin your journey in.

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The Public can Help Small Business

The Entrepreneurial Mind

The latest nationwide poll of small-business owners by the National Federation of Independent Business supports what I am hearing from the entrepreneurs I work with in Middle Tennessee. The NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism lost 3.2 We also know that regulation has been choking small businesses.

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The Best Places to Start a Business in 2015

Up and Running

Other reasons to start a business here include a decreasing crime rate ; a great climate for winter sports enthusiasts; Colorado’s top ten rating for small business friendliness; and, according to the Denver Chamber of Commerce, the second most educated workforce in the country. Nashville, Tennessee.

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Does Your Small Business Need Workers’ Compensation Insurance?

YoungUpstarts

These include Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri (all businesses except construction), Tennessee (if not construction, coal mining, or trades), West Virginia (if agriculture), In Florida, if you have an agricultural business and have six (6) or more employees and twelve (12) or more seasonal employees , you must carry workers’ compensation insurance.

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Entrepreneurship Under Attack

The Entrepreneurial Mind

While politicians in Washington love to give speeches touting how small businesses are the engines for job growth, revving up IRS audits of small business is like putting sugar in the gas tank. The administration needs to rethink a strategy that we can audit our way to creating new jobs."

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

We opted for an extremely simple business name that features no ambiguity about what we do and what we offer to clients. NSN Lookup was a high-volume search phrase for National Stock Numbers used by Governments and there was a low difficulty score in achieving a high ranking in Google Search Results. Photo Credit: Clare Jones.

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