Thanks to the Internet, we can find out with a click of a button if anyone has had a bad experience with a product, a service, a small business or a local professional. But what if you have a strong suspicion that a negative online review about your business is bogus?... More >>

Here is 12 of the dumbest entrepreneurial moves - all are easily avoidable with a little common sense and 'street smarts'. More >>

Last week's column on 'When Retail Arbitrage Isn't Legal' generated lots of fan mail, mostly from readers who have been doing this for some time and were shocked - shocked! - to find out that there might be some laws that pertain to this new and (as yet) untested field of e-commerce. More >>

One of the hottest concepts in online retail right now is "retail arbitrage" - buying goods retail and then reselling them online for even more money. The idea is that people who cannot buy these items in their local stores will pay a premium over the retail price to buy them online. Which is all well and good, until you bump into a manufacturer that already has an established distribution system... More >>

I had the honor of speaking...on two topics of great interest to eBay sellers and e-merchants generally: (1) The 'Legal and Tax Aspects of Your Business on eBay'; and (2) 'Answers to the Most Common Business Questions When Selling on eBay.' ...Here are some 'cutting-edge' tax issues facing eBay sellers today... More >>

"I run a small service business. The past several months I've been busy enough, but I'm getting a lot fewer jobs than I did this time last year when my phone was ringing off the hook. I know the economy's tough, and people just don't have the money they used to, but I'm worried that this is not just a short-term situation but a more permanent decline in my business. What can I do to turn the situation around?" More >>

I am a lawyer who works in a small town in the Midwest. A tornado struck last week, for the first time in over 30 years, and my office was destroyed. More >>

My two brothers and I have run a successful service business for over 20 years, which we run as a 'C' corporation... When we started this business, the limited liability company (LLC) was not available as an option for small business. We thought several times about converting our business into an LLC, but the time just never seemed to be right. More >>

As the economy continues to struggle I see an ongoing tragedy in the business world. Professionals who have valuable and significant products and services to offer aren't able to create exposure and demand due budget constraints. Fewer people have a strong budget to get their information out in a consistent and meaningful way. More >>

Thanks to a new law in California, the days of selling online without having to pay sales tax are numbered.

Since 2008, a number of states have attempted to impose their sales taxes on Internet commerce, most of which involves sales across state (and often national) boundaries. More >>