Posts by Edwin Bevens

Last week’s Brexit vote has been the top headline in every news source; here, economists and business leaders discuss how it will affect small businesses and entrepreneurs. While automation is becoming a bigger factor in the overall economy, human labor is becoming a mark of luxury, a sign of the personal touch in a world…

The IRS is finding that audits are an ineffective way to close the “tax gap” with small businesses, and in 2015 recouped its smallest total from audits in 13 years. A survey found that two-thirds of small business owners think taking a vacation is good for their business, but only 25% actually did so. Google…

Online reviews are more and more prevalent, and yet often trusted less and less. Some businesses are actively working to undermine the system, while others embrace it with all its absurdities. Sometimes you have to fire the customer. Here’s how to identify which ones are a problem, and how to handle the situation. The bookstore…

The SBA helps teach the basics of being a business owner to veterans, service members, and their spouses through the Boots to Business: Reboot program. Nice guys can finish first, as a wide range of studies has found. More people are familiar with companies like Uber and AirBnB than the actual industry they’re a part…

Head of the US Small Business Administration Maria Contreras-Sweet talked in an interview about the importance of improving entrepreneurs’ access to capital. People have turned to the crowds for help raising money, and now small businesses are going to the crowds for help making business decisions, using crowdsourcing to replace the focus group. The new…

A good business name matters, so avoid these four major business name mistakes, including difficult spelling and ambiguity. There are nearly 300,000 licensed pharmacists working in the US, many still with independent pharmacies holding off the national chains. This interview with an independent pharmacist looks at the challenges of the business. According to an extensive…