Many Gadgets, Many Risks Small companies are giving their employees a lot of leeway with gadgets.  Letting workers use personal laptops, tablets and c...

If You Want to Beat ‘Em, Learn From ‘Em First Sound research for your new business starts with looking closely at your competitors.  Dave ran across a...

Small Business Optimism Ticks Up Slightly Listen as Dave summarizes the latest NFIB index.  While up slightly, the overall index remains at recessiona...

Looming Tax Hike Motivates Owners to Sell Why you should sell your business before the end of 2012.  Listen as Dave discusses a Texas small business o...

For Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey, These Days It’s Hip to Be Square Inc. The founder of Twitter is shaking-up the credit card industry with a Square tha...

Hiring Plans Plunge: Small Business Optimism Drops 0.1 The monthly “Optimism Index” from NFIB is out for September, and it isn’t very optimistic.  Lis...

Economic Headwinds Listen as Dave gives his summary and grade for our economy.  Tomorrow, we will be voting in the most important election of our life...

Economic News Summary September 2012 You may want to listen to the old buffalo Springfield song “For What It’s Worth.”  “There is something happening ...

How much should I pay for PR services? This is a bit of a different news item. Listen as Dave talks about the benefits and costs of a PR campaign.  Pu...

Small Businesses Push Congress for Tax Certainty To end some of the political uncertainty, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to the President...