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Obama's Budget to Cut Small Business by 45%
By Jason Beahm | Last updated on
We recently wrote that it looked as if the Obama administration is planning to gut the Small Business Administration. We now know that President Obama does in...
New SBA 8(a) Certification Rules
By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on
The first overhaul of the Small Business Administration 8(a) Business Development Program has been completed, with revisions to the SBA 8(a) program taking...
How to Evaluate a Franchise: Top 3 Tips
By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on
Deciding whether or not to invest in a franchise is a big decision that requires a lot of leg work. Franchise business plans are designed to lure you in and...
Calif. Merchants Can't Ask for Customers' Zips
By Jason Beahm | Last updated on
"One cookbook and one set of wine glasses. That will be $120.17. What is your ZIP code?" "My ZIP code? Why do you need that?" "We put it in the computer for...
Congress to Gut Small Business Administration?
By Jason Beahm | Last updated on
Not the Small Business Administration! It's sad but true. We live in a time of budget cuts, and Karen Mills, the head of the SBA was asked to look into the...
Women-Owned Small Business Rule Enacted
By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on
For women, small business may be a chance to work in a female-friendly workplace. But for many of those women, small business is also difficult to see to...