No Longer a Curiosity

As banks tightened standards on small business loans, peer-to-peer lending has stepped in to fill the demand.

Go Ahead, Take the Deduction!

Do you take the home office deduction? New rules are making it easier for home-based businesses to do so.

In Limbo

What happens to small government contractors awaiting decisions on defense spending cuts?

Useless Business Help

Thousands of Americans are scammed out of millions annually in work-at-home scams. A look inside one investigation.

Pricey Penalties

Do you owe your employees or contractors a tax form for 2012? Get with it or face a tough penalty.

Main St Meets Hollywood

Does your business have the chops to star on reality TV?

Protect Yourself

Some proactive ways to prevent identity theft, from CatalogChoice:

Restrict access to your social media profiles. Pay close attention to your privacy settings and the information you post.

Don't give out your zip code at the register. Your zip code allows retailers to easily find your entire address so they can send you mail.

Make it difficult to unlock your smartphones and tablets. If your mobile device goes wandering, someone else might be a simple finger swipe away from information meant for your eyes only. Be it a PIN, a clever password or zigzag swipe pattern, use it!

Stop the flood of junk mail. After the holiday season, enormous amounts of unsolicited mail fill our mailboxes. Reduce the amount of junk mail you receive with our free opt-out service.

Update Pa$$_w0rDz! There is no better time to update passwords than the beginning of a new year. Create strong, complex passwords that are difficult to hack, even for a professional.