How Newt Gingrich Benefits From His S Corporation
The structure is not often used by someone whose income comes from writing books, giving talks and doing consulting work.

Why Would a Plumber Need Social Media?
One reader thinks social media marketing is a waste of time for most "blue collar" small businesses. Does anyone disagree?

Citibank Tries a New Approach to Small-Business Lending
The bank will provide most of the capital but the funds will actually be dispersed by a small-business advisory firm.

Have You Had Success Hiring Independent Contractors?
If you don't understand the rules, it's easy to get into trouble.

What I Take Out of the Business
As I entered the last week of 2011, I had more than $300,000 in cash on hand, plenty of work lined up for the coming year, and a dilemma: Who gets the money?

Doing the Math on Disappointed Customers
First there are the referrals that you lose. Then all of the referrals from the referrals.

Running the Numbers: Controlling Labor Costs
Should I pay people what they deserve - or just enough so that they don't leave? It's easy to let payroll get out of control and suck up all of the profit in the company.

Does Google+ Offer Businesses an Edge?
One advantage: it does make it easier to treat different customers differently.

This Week in Small Business: A Twitter Lesson
What should McDonald's have done differently on Twitter - or was disaster inevitable?

Running the Numbers: Making Sense of Our Costs
Until recently, I didn't have time to micromanage our expenses. Now I'm trying to figure out where to start.