Small Business Success Blog

Business owners are often stuck in the “work until you drop” model and cannot think about how to grow their businesses. Here are four common barriers that hold small business owners back from scaling their fledgling companies. 

Back taxes can have serious consequences for a small business. They accrue interest and penalties, so your tax debt can quickly snowball. The IRS will hold any tax refund your business is entitled to until the past-due taxes are paid.

Although the ongoing efforts of Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has cast doubt on the controversial law’s future, the IRS’ stance is clear. At the close of 2017, the Affordable Care Act still stands – and the IRS has sophisticated support systems in place to fully enforce it.

Small business owners are overwhelmingly optimistic: 69 percent of respondents reported feeling optimistic about the next six months for their company.

No one (not even accountants) looks forward to tax time—but there are steps you can take to make the process less painful.

This year’s SCORE honorees and their mentors have diverse business interests and experience, and together, they exemplify the spirit of small business.

For small businesses, one late-paying customer could mean the difference between success and failure. Not only are late payments a big problem for small business, but the problem is getting worse.

Follow these 4 tips for success collecting market and competitive research for your business, both now and in the future.

102 small businesses are the winners of the 2017 American Small Business Championship, SCORE’s fourth annual competition in collaboration with Sam’s Club. Meet some of them.

May is an exciting month for SCORE since we celebrate Small Business Month and National Small Business Week April 30 through May 6.