In case you were wondering, yes, there is an ideal place to start your small business. According to a new survey from the Kauffman Foundation and Thumbtack.com, Texas, Idaho, Oklahoma and Utah are the most small business-friendly states. BLOG POSTS | Lesa Mitchell: Two Big Ones, Off the Shelf We've done a pretty good job of harvesting research, but in an economic crunch, why not try to do more? To illustrate the upside, here are two stories of "shelf technologies" that got turned into startup companies -- and what it took to do it. | | Karen Leland: Could Your Small Business Benefit From a Strategic Off-Site This Spring? While off-site strategy and planning sessions are often considered the purview of Fortune 500 companies, small businesses can benefit tremendously from a focused foray out of the office. | | Penny C. Sansevieri: How to Increase Your Newsletter Visibility by 100% Newsletters are a great way to stay in front of your audience, but I'm amazed by how many people still have no idea how to manage their own newsletter. | | Stuart Wall: Too Many Marketing Options, Too Little Time: What's an SMB to Do? Today's small business owners are faced with a seemingly endless parade of online marketing vendors. So how do you separate hype from reality and choose the right marketing platform? | | Chris Johnson: Fresh Start For Seamless Founded in 2000, Seamless flourished in the post dot com era as a web-based food delivery service, was acquired six years ago, and then spun out again last year. The spin out came with new capital and a renewed focus on product (think mobile) and innovation (think more mobile). It's a fresh start -- a born again startup. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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