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Best and Worst State Tax Systems for Entrepreneurship, Small Business

Your state's tax rate can affect your small businesses success

A new study highlights the difference between each state’s tax rate

By C. Daniel Baker

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Be ready for business! 

When publicity strikes, you may get a surge in foot traffic or web traffic. If you have a brick and mortar business, get ready by bringing on extra temporary staff, and ordering extra product. Get your web site ready by creating landing pages and email captures so you can keep in touch with all of your new customers even after they've come and gone. Offer a coupon for new e-mail list subscribers, then send over your newsletter and let them know what's new with your business each month.

6 Ways to Use Foursquare to Market Your Business

How your brand can use the location-based check-ins app

BlackEnterprise.com provides tips to marketing your business on the location-based check-ins application Foursquare.

By S. Lynn Cooper

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Verizon Offers “Your Money, Your Business and Your Life” Webinar

Tips and insights to strike the right financial balance in your life

The latest free webinar from Verizon’s small business team will feature Jean Chatzky, financial…

By C. Daniel Baker

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Credit Supply & Approval Rate on Small Business Loans Expected to Increase

Credit Supply and Approval Rate on Small Business Loans Expected to Increase

Most optimistic forecast for lending in the survey’s 3 year history

Small businesses is expected to pick up the pace of investing and hiring in the…

By C. Daniel Baker

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UBR Spotlight: David Steward, CEO of Nation’s Largest Black-Owned Business

More on the entrepreneurs, business strategies and economic news featured on The Urban Business Roundtable

This week on The Urban Business Roundtable, Renita D. Young speaks with David L. Steward,…

By Pepper Miller

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The American Dream: The Brandon Davis Story

American Dream's Magazine Editor-in-Chief Brandon Davis speaks with Ebony.com

How many people go after their dreams and actually attain them?

By Sasha King

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ABA Offers Tips for Small Business Owners: Assessing Your Banking Relationship

Assessing Your Small Business Banking Relationship

Seven key questions small business owners should ask themselves about their bank

Now that tax season is done, it’s a good time for small business owners to…

By C. Daniel Baker

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Donna James Steps down as Chairperson of the National Women’s Business Council

Donna James Steps Down as Chairperson of National Women’s Business Council

Under Donna's leadership, the NWBC has played a vital role in helping women entrepreneurs

Donna A. James, a White House appointee, will be stepping down from her role as…

By C. Daniel Baker

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Working on a master plan? Today's the day to pitch it!

Last Chance To Enter to Compete for $10,000

Business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs have until 5:00 p.m. today, April 15, to submit entries for the Black Enterprise Elevator Pitch Competition.

Today is the last day for entries into the 2013 Black Enterprise Elevator Pitch Competition.…

By Alfred Edmond, Jr.

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Rihanna to Launch RiRi Woo with M.A.C Cosmetics

RiRi gets her M.A.C on....

Can this be a successful venture for RiRi?

By Cedric 'Big Ced' Thornton

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