While joblessness is on the upswing and reports show that employers shed jobs in March, new data reveal that small firms are hiring.
"It has to be tough to grow a business in this economic climate. It's like being a goldfish swimming upstream into a fire hose," said Michael Alter, president of payroll processing firm SurePayroll. "Yet, despite the odds against them, the SurePayroll small business scorecard data shows definitively that small businesses have been increasing their payrolls."
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Taking Care Of Tax Business
Small business owners represent the fastest-growing segment of professionals in this country. Regardless of the industry, these entrepreneurs have their hands full everyday adhering to a business plan, managing daily cash flow, negotiating credit lines, overseeing operations and ensuring their overall business turns a profit.
The deadline to file one's taxes is fast approaching and keeping up with changes in the tax code can be both time-consuming and confusing. Following is a sampling of tips taken from the The Ernst & Young Tax Guide 2008 that apply to the busy small business owner.
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Four Oregon cities make list of best places to live, start company
Four Oregon cities have been tabbed by a business magazine as being among the top 100 places to live and start a company.
Portland, Corvallis, Eugene and Bend made the list compiled by Fortune Small Business. Salem did not.
Portland ranked sixth, trailing Bellevue; Georgetown, Texas; Buford, Ga.; Marina del Rey, Calif.; and Bethesda, Md.
Corvallis was 48th, Bend was 87th and Eugene was 96th.
The magazine gave cities a score for the ability to launch a business and a score for the city's livability.
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