While perusing through the Small business Watchdog blog this morning, I came across this post on a delay for the new Form I-9 rule. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office announced that recent changes to the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) have been delayed for a comment period until April 3rd. On and after this date, employers will need to start using the new form when verifying employees. All employers are required to verify an employee's eligibility to work in the United States. Within three days of...

Lately, sustainability and green business has been a hot topic amongst small businesses. By conserving energy, not only do small businesses reduce their carbon footprint, but also reduce their energy consumption and their operating costs. In our monthly Idea Exchange, where we pose questions to the Community about various topics, as well as the content, features or services provided by Business.gov, we asked members to;Share Your Energy Saving Tips- Her-s what our members had to say about how they greened their small business: Environmentally...

For MaryAnn Shank, entrepreneurship is in her blood. She started her first of several businesses in the 1980s and currently runs BusinessFinance-One Inc. out of her home in California. She is also a business plan writer, a web coach, and a blogger While managing her online business full time, Ms. Shank is an active member of the Business.gov Community. She often shares tips on starting a business and business writing as BusPlanMaster. In this interview, Ms. Shank talks about her passion for entrepreneurship and advises others to start only...

They say it takes a village to raise a child; we say it takes a community to run a small business. If you haven't already visited, or if you've visited but haven't had a chance to look around, we'd like to introduce you to the