TheDailyDust.co.uk:
A house featured on Grand Designs is to be given away to one lucky Twitterer.The ‘Underground’ house won plaudits when it featured on the TV series in 2007 but has failed to sell due to the detumescent property market, which is why owner Tim Bawtree, 38, hit upon the idea of giving it away on [...]

USA Today:
Here are some ways to grow, prudently:
Get bigger clients: One of the best ways to grow your business is to work with people and companies with more resources than those you work with now.
For instance, I know a real estate agent in Los Angeles who used to sell homes, but he didn’t start [...]

MyFox Austin:
Small business bookkeeping software is a powerful tool. Are you moving up from a manual system or maybe you’re ready to begin doing the bookkeeping yourself rather than having it done outside. Maybe you’re setting up a bookkeeping business yourself. In any of these cases, the software you choose can help your business grow. [...]

QSR magazine:
* Check that existing business continuity contingency plans address long-term absenteeism rates. In particular, check to see if core business activities can be sustained over several weeks with only a minimal workforce available.
* Identify your company’s essential functions, which might include accounting, payroll, and information technology, and the individuals who perform them. The absence [...]

Ecommerce Journal:
If you are new to the Internet business and money making online, you can try to set up an AdSense niche blog with a comfort at your home to gain extra income. Here are four simple steps in implement it.
The first step is to get a niche. You should be focused on a [...]

Emediawire:
An online programme leading to the award of a Master of Laws in Chinese Business Law by the Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK) is available for global enrollment. Holders of a Master’s degree recognized by the University may complete the programme within 12 months.
Commencing in April this year, the programme is the first [...]

La Voz Nueva:
If you don’t have a Social Security number but still owe Uncle Sam a tax return, Tri Tax Income Tax Service will prepare a W-7 form for you at no charge. That’s right — free!
“For many hardworking people without a Social Security number, the process of obtaining an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) [...]

What Works For Business:
1. Get the right software. Don’t even think about keeping your books manually or with spreadsheets. Low-cost, easy-to-use financial software for small business such as QuickBooks, or the free version QuickBooks Simple Start (both at www.intuit.com) are perfect for keeping everything in order. New web-based solutions such as Netbooks are also great.
2. [...]

U.S. News & World Report:
1. Take a chance. The riskiest decision you make can be the most rewarding and gratifying.
2. There’s no crystal ball. Take big leaps to learn about yourself as an entrepreneur and a decision-maker.
3. Once you make a decision, be confident with it and move forward. Don’t look back.
4. Stop worrying. You [...]

WIBW:
If tax forms make your blood pressure spike - and your income is under $90,000 - then you’re in luck.
Together, the VITA program and AARP’s Tax-Aide program make the largest free tax assistance center in the Midwest. People of all ages can receive help with their income taxes.
More than 100 trained volunteers offer income [...]

Isnare.com:
1. Don’t Do It if You Don’t Love it. You’re only going to succeed if you love what you’re doing. Your love for your business is what keeps you going even when things look bleak or, worse yet, boring. Your passion it what gets you out of bed everyday to face what it sometimes thankless [...]

PRWeb:
In an unusual twist to the usual Valentine’s Day Gift ideas, this online marketing training firm is giving away a completely free online package including 10 videos. The training shows small business owners easy to implement strategies for increasing and automating lead generation, and boosting sales conversion, all with web-based techniques.
http://www.TakeYourBusinessOnline.com.au co-founder and online [...]

New Business Ideas:
Learn how to start a soap making business and you can make a serious part-time income. Problem is though that lots of other people have the same idea. Trick is most of those people aren’t thinking about marketing. They just want to make soap and hope somebody buys it. Here’s the deal.
Before you [...]

Washington Post:
As the biggest-ever high school graduating class gets ready to head off to college in the midst of an economic slump, the scramble for tuition — not to mention room and board, books, and airfare home — is on.
Private scholarships account for 7% of all grants awarded, and they average just under $2,000. [...]

By LeaRae Keyes - Nurse Entrepreneur Network:
It may seem counter intuitive to start a business during a recession. However, there are a number of reasons why this could be a great time for you to launch your nurse entrepreneur start up business.
Many hospitals in my part of the country, the Midwest, are laying off [...]

Newsday:
Small-business owners can easily get so buried in the daily minutiae of running a business and trying to survive that they often don’t give much thought to retirement planning for themselves or their employees.
In fact, many entrepreneurs may even think they’re just too small to offer a 401(k) retirement plan, which allows participants to set [...]

New York Times:
Your home is probably your largest and most important investment — not to mention that it’s also the roof over your head. Here’s how to make sure you get the right coverage. While plans may vary from insurer to insurer, a standard homeowner’s policy generally has four components.
* Coverage For The Structure - [...]

Ecommerce Journal:
1. Choosing the right niche market – you should choose a niche market that is in a growth market and has demands. People mostly interested to buy the website that is in a niche that can generate traffic and has products that they can promote within the niche.
How to find the correct niche [...]

BusinessBurrito:
Office Supplies
First up on this list of tax write offs is office supplies. From copy paper to paper clips, office supplies are considered the cost of doing business, and are tax deductible.
Automobile Expenses
If you own a company vehicle that’s used primarily for business, you can deduct it in several ways:
- As a capital expense for [...]

Wisconsin Law Journal:
Making the decision and really committing to it could be the most important issues for a lawyer when starting a private practice.
There are practical considerations – budget, location, billing – but making that initial decision could be the biggest, said Deborah A. Blommer, who taught a course at Marquette University Law School on [...]