Small Business

Five entrepreneurs reveal their No. 1 role model in business and the insight that led to a bottom-line benefit.

If business is thriving and you’re looking to hire your first employee, follow these steps from The Small Business Administration.

Check out the The Small Business Administration’s 10-point plan for starting a business.

According to a 2009 study by Sageworks, these small business fields are indeed lucrative. Take a look.

Here are the 10 states with the worst tax systems for small business owners this year, according to The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council's Business Tax Index 2011.

The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council’s “Business Tax Index 2010” ranks the states from best to worst in terms of the costs of their tax systems on entrepreneurship and small business. The Index pulls together 16 different tax measures, and combines those into one tax score that allows the 50 states and District of Columbia to be compared and ranked. Here are this year’s worst 10 state tax systems, according to the study. | WATCH

Today the music products industry is a multi-billion dollar monster. The National Association of Music Merchants, which represents the industry, has been around since 1901, and has grown from being just for piano makers, to the sellers of music and sound products made around the world. By Suzanne Zionts

The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council's 2010 Survival Index ranked these states as the worst policy environments for small business owners.

From finding temporary work space to getting help filling out tedious (but important) legal forms, there are a slew of online tools to help small businesses save time and money.