While the government says that its doing its working hard to create more jobs, in fact, in many places small business entrepreneurs are under→

Chicago Tribune: A few years ago, Kris Swanberg, having been laid-off from her job as a Chicago Public School teacher, remembered she received an→

The Federal Trade Commission recently proposed a do-not-track privacy mechanism, which, if instated, could prevent online advertisers from profiting off of data derived from→

According to Ars Technica, the US government is preparing to appoint a privacy czar and introduce legislation to address growing concerns over Internet privacy.→

photo credit: Andres Rueda Small Biz Trends: Your business can’t survive if you don’t have enough money coming in to pay your bills. Having→

BusinessWeek: The impetus to regulate online marketing may be gathering steam. On June 18 a House of Representatives subcommittee held a hearing to take→

CNNMoney.com: For toymakers, the world changes on Aug. 14. That’s the day a new regulation takes effect that small manufacturers say could force them→

photo credit: kevindooley In business there comes a time when we have to put certain policies and boundaries into effect, but how do you→

photo credit: Josh Thompson The new economic stimulus law signed by the president on Feb. 17—the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009—gives small→

arstechnica: The proliferation of widespread Internet access has enabled everyone and their dog to start a website, but not every one is filled with→

CNNMoney.com: Entrepreneur and venture capitalist Karen Mills has been chosen by President-elect Obama to head the Small Business Administration. Mills is currently president of→

Startup Spark: President Bush appointed a new chief of the Small Business Administration (SBA). The thing is, for the third time in a row,→

U.S. News: How much do entrepreneurs need to fear regulation? It turns out that you can be punished for being an entrepreneur inadvertently. According→

Fortune Small Business: Q: I have a business on the side. Everything is done from my apartment where I live in South Carolina. I→

Reuters: In 2006, William Witcher’s company did virtually no business with the federal government. Last year, his Walpole, Massachusetts-based Minuteman Trucks Inc., sold some→

FSB Magazine: With consumers screaming about abuses, more than 30 states have enacted laws banning gift cards and certificates with short expiration periods and→

TechCrunch: California may require websites to provide access to visually impaired users under ruling made in the long running case of the National Federation→

Inc.: The House Small Business Committee approved two bills aimed at boosting federal microloans and global trade programs for smaller businesses. The Microloan Amendments→

Fortune Small Business: In 45 years, George Margolin has patented 26 inventions, including a front-screen projection system (1964) that Hollywood used for special effects→

Inc.: Texas and Maine recently joined a growing list of states that have enacted legislation to ease regulatory burdens on smaller businesses. Last week,→