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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/10

The Small Business Blog

Getting by with skeleton staff : Small business owners are still whittling away at their payroll, but the deluge of pink slips on Main Street is slowing down.

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How to Launch (and Maintain) a Successful E-Commerce Business

Success

When selecting a platform , you’ll want to ask: What are the monthly subscription fees and credit card processing fees? Avoid putting this person on the payroll if you can, because then you’ll have to wade through a lot of red tape related to taxes, insurance, benefits and the like. How user-friendly is the back-end?