Today's "highest" #franchise idea: Medical Marijuana Superstores! Seriously. http://ping.fm/fPhhg New on AllBusiness

#SMBIndex is an Intuit "town hall" on small business hiring. Some interesting questions and perspectives http://ping.fm/ferwi #AllBusiness

AllBusiness' Keith Girard wonders whether changes in #Congress mean they'll finally listen to #SmallBusiness http://ping.fm/9uWLu

If you're too big to fail: great! If you need a microloan, cool. But beware the #SmallBusiness financing "dead zone" http://ping.fm/Cc9ax #AllBusiness.com

Tech start-up optimism shines bright @Launch Conference - but are we looking at a bubble? http://ping.fm/sX6uT #l11 #AllBusiness

Wanna buy a #franchise but not willing to quit your day job? Get the skinny on part-time franchises @AllBusiness.com http://ping.fm/hw6cS

Telecommuters: Top 10 must-have tech tools - from #Skype to #VPNs - from work-at-home expert Jake Widman http://ping.fm/DPVc3 #AllBusiness

New HP ProBook notebooks make me wonder - what makes a #SmallBusiness laptop? http://ping.fm/whPIi

New on AllBusiness: How to tell if your #SmallBusiness is ready to cut the cord on telephone landlines go all cellular http://ping.fm/JtrvB

Need to set up a home office, but don't have much $$$? New AllBusiness podcast features Linsey Knerl to tell you how http://ping.fm/z4wQc

NY Times says new iPad competitors will help push tablets into more #SmallBusiness uses http://nyti.ms/ePGteU No duh.

AllBusiness' Keith Girard says #SmallBusinesses need customers, not #deficit reduction battles http://ping.fm/0rWf2

Does the #Mac have a place in #SmallBusiness? New AllBusiness video says Yes, but it would help if #Apple tried harder http://ping.fm/ksay0

AllBusiness' Rieva Lesonsky says #franchises offer important lessons to ALL #SmallBusinesses http://ping.fm/2USkm

Don't give up the ship! From slashing costs to reviving marketing, AllBusiness offers 7 ways to save a dying #SmallBusiness http://ping.fm/cHPhb

Forget the trap. AllBusiness shows you the new Microsoft Arc Mouse, the Apple Magic mouse and the best of the rest http://ping.fm/seh3B

New #SHINE movie about #entrepreneurs premieres in front of enthusiastic #SmallBusiness audience in Seattle http://ping.fm/i7jNA

Snow Days don't have to be slow days. AllBusiness has 10 ways to help your #SmallBusiness when you're stuck at home http://ping.fm/PblmG

Wall Street Journal's #SmallBusiness Report is out today - including info on +/- of running a company with your spouse http://ping.fm/CZK6N

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! AllBusiness celebrates with 14 ways to make customers love your small business http://ping.fm/QwvCh

AllBusiness' Rieva Lesonsky says #entrepreneurs need to be leaders -- and that means "trusting your gut" http://ping.fm/pQYOV

AllBusiness says #Crowdsourcing offers #SmallBusiness big savings, but warns to beware the dark side! http://ping.fm/jQMZQ

So, what does HP's new Touchpad tablet offer #SmallBusiness? Quite a bit - especially if you're already an HP shop. http://ping.fm/fXaoI

AllBusiness' Ivan Schneider hands out the 10 Keys To Protecting Your #SmallBusiness Data. Our latest slideshow! http://ping.fm/e1NiR

New HP marketing campaign will use tune from Walk On The Wild Side. Do they know what it's about?

HP TouchSmart adds some bells and whistles, but apps and other stuff look very iPad-like

HP Touchpad's best features need a Pre too.

HP Palm Touchpad looks really cool and powerful. But is it enough to challenge iPad?

Full house inside for HP Palm event. Hope the delay isn't long ;-)

Waiting in long line to enter HP Palm announcement. Hope it's not a harbinger.

More evidence that #smallbusiness lending is improving. The Wall St. Journal says banks are trying harder. http://ping.fm/4qjUL Really?

Family business succession is tricky. New AllBusiness video shows how it worked for Jersey Shore amusement park owners http://ping.fm/kC5u4

Gene Marks says Microsoft will win the #SmallBusiness cloud war - mostly because it already won the Office war http://ping.fm/3lUQP

RT with working link: AllBusiness posts 40 reasons why buying a franchise might be the best way to start a business http://ping.fm/gnKsL

Pssst, wanna buy a franchise? AllBusiness serves up 40 reasons why it just might be the best way to start a #smallbusiness http://ping.fm/3os2t

#AllBusiness' Rieva Lesonsky interviews Marsha Collier on how social-media-based customer service is the new marketing http://ping.fm/JeQs1

AllBusiness slideshow: 15 top entrepreneurs - from Bezos to Zuckerman - share their wisdom and inspiration. In cool B&W! http://ping.fm/cV0iA

#AllBusiness' 3-part #SmallBusiness credit series: How to extend credit, create a credit policy, and collect past-due bills http://ping.fm/EsNIe

#Obama proposes tax relief for @SmallBusiness - and announces Startup America to boost #entrepreneurship http://ping.fm/VddMU

End your staffing woes. #AllBusiness presents 12 exclusive videos by #SmallBusiness #HR expert Noel Perkins. http://ping.fm/0FE37