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What the Drop in Self-Employment Means - The number of Americans who were self-employed dropped in August to the lowest level in eight years, showing the economic recovery is not strong enough to nurture new businesses

Obama Plans Business Tax Cuts, Spending to Aid Growth - President Barack Obama is proposing to expand tax cuts for businesses and boost federal spending on the nation?s transportation system to help bolster an economy that?s losing jobs heading into the November congressional elections.

Special Report: A Guide to Self-Employment -

Schumer Asks Fed to Limit Pitching of Business Cards - The senator wants the Federal Reserve to look more closely at credit-card issuers marketing business cards to consumers

Credit Card Reform: No Fix for Small Biz -

Why Small Business Can't Get Financing - Small companies are desperate for growth capital, but banks and investors remain cautious, says Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project's John Paglia

On Deck Capital Targets Businesses Banks Won't Touch - The online lending service is thriving by making loans to struggling small companies. Its founder wants to turn it into a matchmaking system for business borrowers and lenders

A Conversation with Loopt's Sam Altman - The mobile software company's 25-year-old co-founder and chief executive talks about Facebook Places, Apple's iPad, and the challenges of persuading small businesses to advertise

Crafting a Career in Eco-Chic Jewelry - Tragedy led Goldman Sachs analyst Monique Péan to make jewelry as a form of therapy. Now Michelle Obama wears her pieces

Five Steps to Better Crisis Communications - Drawing on his working experience with food producers affected by recalls, Carmine Gallo offers pointers on dealing with an industry-wide crisis

Five Rules for Collecting Late Payments - To increase your odds of getting paid, act quickly. Maintaining a credit policy can help you avoid getting into the situation, experts say

U.A.E. Is in Final Stages of Enacting Laws to Boost Investment - The United Arab Emirates is in the final stages of enacting new laws and updating existing regulations to boost investor confidence in the second-largest economy in the Persian Gulf, Minister of Economy Sultan Bin Saeed al-Mansouri was cited as saying by the WAM news agency.

Sell the Product or the Entire Company - The would-be seller should hire savvy representation and consider bringing on investors or borrowing money, experts say

Ideas Wanted: Multinationals Open Doors to Entrepreneurs - Giants such as GE and PepsiCo are sponsoring competitions that let startups strut their stuff

Small Businesses Skip the Health-Care Tax Credit - Insurance brokers say response is low because the value of the benefit declines quickly for companies that pay average annual wages of more than $25,000 or employ more than 25 workers

Why It's Getting Harder to Hire Foreign Workers - Federal agencies in charge of employment visas are making them harder to get, advocacy groups say