Finding the Most Business-Friendly States in the Nation

According to a recent survey, these three states are the friendliest in the nation to small businesses. Thumbtack.com, a Website that connects users to local help available for hire, in partnership with the Kauffman Foundation conducted a two-month-long survey of more than 6,000 small business owners across the country on regulation and the economy.

Retirement Planning When You’re the Boss

You are never too young or too old to create a succession plan for the business you have worked so hard to cultivate. Oftentimes business owners either have a plan that is too outdated to use, or haven’t even sat down to create a model of what their business will look like once they hand over the reins.

Disaster Happens, How to Protect Your Business

Whether it’s a hurricane, tornado, earthquake, wild fire or any other natural or manmade disaster being prepared will enable you to get your business back up and running smoothly and quickly.

Entrepreneur Taking 'Spark and Hustle’ Across Country

Tory Johnson is working to help other entrepreneurs and wannabe business owners take their own leaps of faith. Next week, the author and business owner will kick off a 20-city “Spark & Hustle” tour, speaking to women and men across the country about how to turn their passion into something more. Two years ago she began the tour with just one event, which grew to eight events in 2011, and this year will go nationwide.

Tips for Deducting Entertainment Expenses

There are so many rules governing tax deductions, but the area riddled the most with rules is entertainment. And the IRS loves to audit this line item on a business tax return—here’s how to avoid raising eyebrows.