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The MicroEnterprise Journal

P.O. Box 41

Sidney , NY 13838

www.microenterprisejournal.com

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The MicroEnterprise Journal is the nation's only business news source for microbusinesses - firms with fewer than five employees, which comprise over 90% of all U.S. firms.

Dawn Rivers Baker

Editor/Publisher, The MicroEnterprise Journal / Member since 2009

Dawn is an award-winning small business journalist who specializes in policy and economic analysis and research reviews on microbusinesses (firms with fewer than five employees). She writes and publishes The MicroEnterprise Journal and blogs at The Journal Blog.

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    When the Going Gets Tough, Should the Tough Start a Business? Maybe Not

    Dawn Rivers Baker

    Dec 22, 2009 - Interestingly, there is other recent research (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, 2009 assessment for the U.S.) that has found that "opportunity entrepreneurship" trumps "necessity entrepreneurship" even during a recession. So, you're right that most of the people who start businesses really are entrepreneurs and are ready to endure what they have to. For the few who are looking to replace income, even temporarily while they wait for that new job to come through for them, business ownerships is

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    Twas the Night Before Christmas-Small Biz Style

    Dawn Rivers Baker

    Dec 16, 2009 - Twas the night before Christmas, and all ‘round the ‘Net Not a guru was tweeting or linking in yet The spammers spammed mightily, fully of good cheer, In hopes of more scams in the coming New Year. The microbiz owners were snug in their beds, While marketing seminars danced in their heads, And I, in Joe Boxers (Spouse wore them, as well), Had just nodded off for a somnolent spell. When out in the street there arose quite a clash Like a driver who'd not swapped his Clunker for Cash I

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    Use Those Business Cards!

    Dawn Rivers Baker

    Dec 8, 2009 - If you're like most small business owners, you know all about working leads and chasing those sales.   Even if you think you're not all that good at it, you are probably conscientious about it. After all, that's our bread and butter, isn't it? If we can't find enough leads and close enough sales, we're out of business, aren't we?   So you probably think there's not much I can say about the all-important art of following up that you need to hear, right?   But I'm not talking about

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