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SBA’s Most Popular Blogs of 2012: Steps to Starting a Business, Writing a Business Plan, and More

by Stephen Morris, Community Moderator

  • Created: December 19, 2012, 3:11 pm
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Now that 2012 is coming to a close, we are looking back at the past year here at SBA. We’ve posted a lot of articles – based on questions we receive from small business owners – but these are the top 10 topics that you liked the most (by number of views):

10.       Starting a Freelance Business – How to Take Care of Legal, Tax and Contractual Paperwork

10,635 views

9.         How to Set a Marketing Budget that Fits your Business Goals and Provides a High Return on Investment

11,647 views

8.         6 Business Tax Credits and Deductions to Take Advantage of Before New Year’s Day

12,283 views

7.         Laid Off and Want to Start a Business? Self-Employment Assistance Programs May Help

13,177 views

6.         How to Start a Small Construction or General Contracting Business

13,691 views

5.         How to Open a Small Business Bank Account Online

14,102 views

4.         The Difference Between a Trade Name and a Trademark – And Why You Can’t Overlook Either

15,927 views

3.         Startup Cost Tax Deductions – How to Write Off the Expense of Starting Your Business

16,710 views

2.         Building a Business Plan – New SBA Online Tool Can Help You Get Started

18,078 views

And your number one most read blog of 2012 is…

1.         Starting a Business? 10 Steps Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know

33,578 views

 

 

About the Author

Stephen Morris is online media coordinator for the U.S. Small Business Administration where he manages digital outreach to the small business community.

Tags: Official SBA News and Views, Open For Business, Mentoring and Training, SBA News and Views, Starting

Comments

Teachers Insurance Specialists | Window Shopper | 5/31/2013 - 6:01 pm

SBa.gov has been a great resource for me. All of these articles are great
resources for new and continuing business owners that just aren't sure how to
handle certain business issues. One of my favorite reads from last years is
"Starting a Business? 10 Steps Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know."
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BridgetH | Window Shopper | 1/3/2013 - 8:47 pm

My favorites were 3 and 1.
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erictran | Window Shopper | 12/20/2012 - 1:58 am

Thank you for the summarization. The posts 1 4 9 are extremely useful for my
business. I look forward for more posts from you
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eldinezz | Window Shopper | 12/19/2012 - 4:32 pm

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