Small Business

RIP hashtags? And how many eggs are in your basket, really? Here are some of the LOL-inducing, insightful and character-limited words of wisdom that helped me run my business this week.

A new study shows that S corporations and partnerships pay the first-and-second highest effective rates of any type of business entity in the United States.

Every small business that spends money for research and development (R&D) for new products should be aware of the IRS tax credit that could substantially reduce their tax liability.

Boston Beer Company founder Jim Koch, the maker of Samuel Adams beer, helps small businesses in the food, beverage and hospitality industries grow their businesses through microloans and one-on-one coaching.

Joint Committee on Taxation releases lengthy tax-code analysis and wish-list, including more than 1,300 suggestions from the public.

As dry weather and intense heat continues in California, regulations protecting fish and wildlife are forcing farmers to make do with only 20% of water resources.

According to Capital One’s second quarter small business survey, small business owners across the country are experiencing better financial conditions, but are still not eager to hire more staff.

As an entrepreneur who built three businesses from scratch, GoDaddy.com's Bob Parsons says he learned his most valuable lessons from ‘practical experience, not from any business school.’ Here’s a crash course on best practices for growing your business from the creator of the web domain superstore.

Many types of professionals -- doctors, lawyers, architects, accountants, engineers, public relations people, and more -- start their companies as sole practitioners. And sometimes they decide to take the next step. Should you?

Having a staff on payroll can seem very commonplace as well as essential to running a small business, but many owners get in trouble with Uncle Sam because they don’t understand the complexity of payroll tax law. 

Reno, Nevada-based Brewer’s Cabinet took to Facebook to warn other restaurants about a patron who left before paying the tab.

Inc.com looks at the social media etiquette rules for workplace relationships.

Entrepreneur.com on whether Instagram’s new 15-second video function will be the end of Vine, which is owned by social media competitor Twitter.

Most businesses still aren't sure exactly how much they buy into the notion that social media is a crucial component of their business.

In the five years since Apple launched its App Store, 6 million tech entrepreneurs have signed on to try their hand at developing the next best thing.

There’s never been a better time to be a small business owner looking to market your business. The number of tools available to marketers is dizzying. Best of all, most of them are inexpensive. Here are five marketing technologies we think every small business could benefit from.

Video marketing can take up a lot of time and resources – but it could pay off in the end. Find out how one company’s viral videos led to thousands of sales.

Z-Burger founder Peter Tabibian says the restaurant is serving free burgers each day during the shutdown to all furloughed government officials in the Washington D.C. area from 11:00-1:00 pm and 5:00-7:00 pm.

The Internet will attract 21% more ad spending each year on its way to gobbling 22.1% of the total market by 2014, according to latest ZenithOptimedia projections.

Enterprise cloud computer Salesforce.com has inked a deal to buy Buddy Media, which helps brands manage their social media programs, for $689 million.