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Some 40 percent of small businesses say money they're owed is trickling in, while the Freelancers Union says half its members struggled to get paid last year. Getting paid for invoices is slower going than it has been in years for small business, says a new survey by the National Federation of Independent Business . Manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual revenue received payments an average of 48 days after invoicing in 2011

New tools to help with social media, a $100 billion Facebook valuation, how your business can survive disasters, Spotify comes to the U.S., and more. Be social, but get organized

Facebook Vibes, the Google+ baby experiment, the best summer employees, and more. Facebook venturing into music? Mashable reports the social networking site may be looking to build a music service called Facebook Vibes.

One common approach with seasoned Angel Investors, known as "convertible debt," can be a sweetheart deal for the angel, but the question is, Is it good for the entrepreneur? Convertible debt is the best of both worlds for the angel investor, but is it for the entrepreneur? The risk for an angel investor is they invest money in an entrepreneur's business and find the company's stock is worth nothing in a few years and they lose their money.

Twitter hosts town hall meeting, App store hits 15 billion sold, Facebook fights back, and more. President Obama tweets

You probably wouldn’t expect The University of Southern Mississippi to be accepting national awards among top marketers from American Express or Coca Cola, but in June, the university’s president, Dr. Martha Saunders , took home its second Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Silver Anvil Award, as well as several Silver Anvil Awards of Excellence. While the daunting task of branding a University is a far cry from branding a small business, I jumped at the opportunity to learn a few things from the woman who increased Southern Miss’s national media coverage by over 800 percent, web traffic by 107 percent, the alumni association by more than a 1,000 members beyond its goals and freshmen enrollment by 14 percent

With business on the rocks, Susan Southerland was cutting back on everything. Could she really fire her best pal?

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MySpace sold to ad network, more Google+ news, small business loan troubles, and more. MySpace sold for $35 million

The Fast Company reader's essential rundown of who's breaking into and shaking up your tech space--updated all day. Skanz Are Wearable Business Cards/Social Network The New York Consumer Electronic Week conference will outfit all attendees with a QR-code wristband that activities a sophisticated business card-like app called Skanz. In addition to basic info, Skanz is a mini-social network that facilitates offline interacting after the conference--in other words, no more trying to cram even more URLs and social media IDs onto increasingly tinier slivers of what was once called a business card (for more business-card ditching strategies, see our post from SXSW)

As a business owner you may be a great salesperson but a lousy sales manager. So remove yourself from the equation by hiring a self-directed salesperson.

In defense of Groupon, tech investors, small business hiring, a new mobile payment app worth knowing about, and how to handle a request for a raise. The Rib Man responds.

A trademark can be just as valuable as a large client, so it's of utmost importance that businesses find competent means for protection. Here are four tips for keeping your trademark safe from harm. Little icons have big implications

Grouponone of the fastest growing companies everhas proven the formula works with its estimated $750 million IPO. Can still you break into the crowded daily deals space?