Friday Memos
- 25 tax tips for entrepreneurs that you may not know about. [BusinessWeek]
- New Zogby poll finds 63% of Americans think entrepreneurs will lead the U.S. to a better future. That’s much more than they trust the news media, government or large corporations. [WeMedia.com]
- 75 “Outrageously Creative” tips for saving money and growing your business. [SmallBizTrends]
- SBA’s new stricter “goodwill” lending rule upsets some business owners. They want to know why SBA is making it harder for entrepreneurs to borrow money during the credit crunch. [Washington Post]
- Self-employed women spend more time with kids and on household chores than women working for someone else, according to a study released by the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy. Self-employed women also spend more time taking care of the kids and work 10 hours less per week than self-employed men. [SBA Office of Advocacy]
- Some malls are battling the recession by attracting locally owned businesses instead of national chains. [WSJ]
- The U.S. government should be giving billions to venture capitalists to invest in start-up entrepreneurs right now, not bailing out big companies, NY Times columnist Thomas Friedman argues. [NYT]
Any other important or interesting small-business items we missed this week?