Topic: Karen Klein
Thinking about starting your own business in 2010? There are several ways to get into business ownership, each with its own pros and cons, says Michael Eisenberg, a certified public accountant in Los Angeles who has worked with small business owners for ...
While some economic news has been improving over the past months, unemployment remains at record highs, with more individuals searching for jobs right now than at any time in recent decades. Small business owners who plan to hire in 2010 can capitalize ...
Nobody likes asking -- or answering -- tough questions. But sometimes that's just what small business owners need to do with their clients, and year's end is a good time to do it, says Scott Messer, a principal and coach at Sales ...
IDC recently updated its forecast for cloud computing, saying the technology is due to grow 26 percent over the next four years and that softtware-as-a-service will continue to lead the charge. Karen E. Klein, writing for BusinessWeek, offers some pros and cons ...
And when that happens, it often triggers what attorney Michael A. Gold, of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro in Los Angeles, calls a "business divorce. " From outstanding tax liability to business debt and unearthed financial irregularities, these breakups can be every bit as ...
The U.S. Homeland Security Dept. under the Obama Administration has continued a Bush-era policy of focusing on employers when enforcing immigration laws. Aleicia Latimer is associate general counsel at AlphaStaff Group, a Florida-based payroll, benefits, and human resources outsourcer serving small ...
It's almost becoming a cliche to predict that entrepreneurs will lead the U.S. out of recession and into a new clean-energy economy. But what compels those smallest of companies to invent and innovate, given the odds against success? For Bob ...
During the early years of the Internet, there was furious competition for Web site domain names, accompanied by lawsuits and huge sums paid for well-known names. Last year the buying and selling of Web site domains amounted to a $77 million enterprise ...
The debate on proposed tax rate increases for the country's wealthiest people has just begun, and the potential increases would not happen until 2011. Still, tax experts say it is not too early for small business owners to think about defensive ...
Small businesses without national brands are perhaps most vulnerable to rumors, complaints, and bad blood spread about them through blogs, online review sites, and Webzines. But some entrepreneurs are unaware of what their customers -- and critics -- are saying about them on the ...
