Cap and Trade

Looks like there's a chance that Cap and Trade may not pass.  That's a great thing!

National Feberadtion of Independant Business

The Natiaon Federation of Independant Business is a great resource for the small business owner and the self employed.

Keep current

If your self employed or not you should subscribe to publications that stay current with your industry. This has always been a good idea but its becoming an essential one. There are currently thousands of new requlations being voted on in congress for business in general across the board. Staying current will help keep you a head of the game.

Advertising

Small business owners usually need to save money any place they can so here are some places that you can advertise for free:
Craigs List
Usfreeads (Link to right of this blog)
Walmart Classifieds (Walmart.oodle.com)
Backpage.com

New Websites

If you have a small business and create a new website you may want to look at "Google Web Master Tools" and "Ping O Matic" on the web. Those should help you start to get some traffic to you sites.